Some Changes to California’s FAIR Plan Could Go into Effect Early Next Year December 2, 2019 By Don Jergler Note: This has been updated with FAIR Plan comments below. Changes to the insurance plan offered by California’s property insurer...
PG&E Says Blackouts Limited California Fires Despite One Likely Failure December 2, 2019 By Don Thompson The nation’s largest utility said Friday that its distribution lines haven’t sparked any major wildfires since it began shutting off...
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Confirmed on Southern Oregon Coast December 2, 2019 A small earthquake hit Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast, shaking the small community. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed...
Government Assistance After Alaska Quake Could Top $400M December 2, 2019 Alaska officials estimate state and federal assistance following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that rocked parts of south-central Alaska last year...
Charter Bus Passengers Injured in Colorado Accident December 2, 2019 A charter bus carrying at least 50 people rolled over on a slick highway in southern Colorado, injuring some of...
Beazley Names Karimali Executive Risk Underwriter in California December 2, 2019 Beazley has named Rozina Karimali executive risk underwriter within the cyber and executive risk division. Karimali is based in San...
Winds in the Sierras Reach 94 Mph Ahead of Big Snow Storm November 27, 2019 By Scott Sonner Dangerous winds in the Sierra toppled a semi-trailer truck, downed power lines and closed a stretch of highway in Southern...
Oregon High Court Rules .09% Not Enough to Convict for Drunken Driving November 27, 2019 The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a driver whose blood alcohol content registered .09% nearly two hours after he...
Dive Boat on Which 34 Died in Southern California Exempt From Safety Rules November 27, 2019 The diving boat that caught fire on Labor Day off Southern California, killing 34 people, was among hundreds of small...
Wildfire Crisis is Roiling California’s Insurance Market November 27, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky, Prashant Gopal and Noah Buhayar Lauris Bye, a homebuilding industry veteran who moved to Southern California’s wildfire-prone hills decades ago, felt confident about the newly...