Containment Increased on Massive Wildfire, 640 Structures Destroyed August 5, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now...
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico August 5, 2024 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of...
Hawaiian Electric Settles Fire Claims as Part of $4 Billion Deal August 2, 2024 By Mark Chediak The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased August 2, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the...
Captain in California Scuba Boat Fire Must Pay $32K to Families of 3 of 34 People Killed August 2, 2024 By Stefanie Dazio and Jaimie Ding A scuba dive boat captain was ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the...
OSHA Cites Construction Company in Deadly Idaho Airport Hangar Collapse August 2, 2024 Federal safety investigators cited a construction company in the deadly collapse of an Idaho airport hangar, saying it exercised a...
Colorado Man Sentenced for Role in $268K Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme August 2, 2024 A Colorado man who aided a former insurance claims adjuster in an auto insurance claims scheme was sentenced this week....
Toilet Paper and Flat Tires: The Strange Ways Californians Ignite Wildfires August 2, 2024 Of all the insidious threats faced by wildland firefighters — extreme heat, desiccated forests, unpredictable fire behavior and a nearly...
Claim on Seized Hemp Shipment Barred, Showing Trickiness of Coverage August 1, 2024 By William Rabb International treaties preempt state-based legal actions, giving an air transport company an escape from claims on what a hemp producer...
Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door August 1, 2024 By Susanne Sclafane When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information...