Hawaii will soon provide drivers the option to select “X” as their gender on licenses. Democratic Gov. David Ige was expected to sign the bill aimed at reducing discrimination against transgender and gender fluid people, Hawaii News Now reported. The …
A law firm says it has filed a $6 million claim against the city of Phoenix in the death of a man who was shot by police officers investigating a string of armed robberies. News media was sent a copy …
Meteorologists say a new wave of hot, dry weather is expected to fuel a wildfire burning on the Kenai Peninsula, and continued smoke and record-breaking temperatures are predicted for the Fourth of July holiday week across south-central Alaska. A wildfire …
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. isn’t poised to win a quick escape from a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying female employees less than their male counterparts. A California state court judge said in a tentative ruling last week that the …
It appears that the Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation unit Applied Underwriters is being sold in a large acquisition, which likely involves Cayman Islands-based United Insurance Co. A spokesman for the Applied confirmed that a deal is in the works, but …
A closely watched wildfire law proposed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would exempt a new safety board from some of the state’s government transparency laws. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board would advise the state’s utility regulator and help set the …
PG&E Corp. is lobbying for legislation that would allow the bankrupt California utility giant to securitize some of its profits to pay for past wildfire liabilities, people familiar with the matter said. PG&E was pressing California Governor Gavin Newsom and …
Robert L. Wallan’s clients are keeping him quite busy as they fret about the implementation next year of the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, which gives California consumers more control over their personal data. Wallan, a partner in Pillsbury …
RT Specialty has added Matt Bernal to its property practice group as a vice president. Bernal is based out of the San Francisco, Calif., office. He has 15 years of property insurance experience. His previous position was with Hiscox, where …
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jonathan Lee vice president of catastrophe modeling and business analytics. Lee will be based in the San Diego, Calif., office and oversee the catastrophe management function for Alliant Underwriting Solutions, including portfolio management, modeling …
