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Tornadoes Destroyed Several Homes in Southeastern Utah
Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 7:40 PM |
Arkansas Pain Management Clinic and Hospital Settle Retaliation Lawsuit
Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA), a Mountain Home, Arkansas pain management clinic, and Baxter Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital, will pay $350,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 4:46 PM |
EPA Settles Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations With St. Louis Companies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Orlando Askins, Askins Development Group LLC, and Shaw Holding Group LLC to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. According to EPA, since at least 2015, Askins …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 4:37 PM |
World Acquires Indiana’s Dunway and Hoosier
World Insurance Associates announced it acquired the business of Dunaway Insurance Agency of New Palestine, Indiana and Hoosier Insurance Agency of Bloomfield, Indiana on June 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dunaway was founded in 1979 and …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 4:32 PM |
Camp Mystic Parents Pushed for Camp Safety Laws. But Their Pain Remains.
Matthew Childress arrived at Matt’s El Rancho, an Austin restaurant, on Sept. 4 with mixed feelings of anticipation and grief. He greeted the other parents with hugs. This group had largely been strangers two months earlier, before they learned that …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 4:25 PM |
EU Likely to Miss Latest UN Deadline to Submit Climate Pledge
The European Union is likely to miss the latest deadline set by the United Nations to submit a climate pledge before the end of this month, with member states split over how best to cut emissions. Instead of presenting a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 3:15 PM |
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 174,000 Tesla Model Y Cars Over Door Handle Failures
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla TSLA.O Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can become inoperative. NHTSA said it …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 2:03 PM |
People Moves: CRC Group Names Paris CRO, USG Adds Smith as Broker
The CRC Group, based in Charlotte, has named Brennan Paris chief revenue officer of CRC Specialty. Brennan will also remain president of CRC Select, CRC Specialty’s binding operations, the company announced. Paris will oversee revenue growth for CRC Specialty’s brokerage, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 1:58 PM |
SEC ‘Prioritizing’ Trump’s Push to Cull Quarterly Reporting
Wall Street’s main regulator said it is “prioritizing” a proposal from Donald Trump to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports, after the president again stepped into a long-running debate over transparency in American capitalism. The Securities and Exchange Commission …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 1:52 PM |
Amica Mutual Signs With Penn State Athletics
Amica Mutual Insurance Co. has signed a multiyear partnership with Penn State Athletics and its fanbase of an estimated 15 million people nationwide, Amica will be the official auto, home and life insurance partner of Penn State Athletics. The deal …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 1:00 PM |
West News Archives - Insurance Journal
Tornadoes Destroyed Several Homes in Southeastern Utah
Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 7:40 PM |
California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Oil Production
California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel prices in …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
California Commissioner Pushes for Wildfire Recovery Bill, Other Legislation
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign several wildfire and health-related bills that have passed the Legislature and are now awaiting the governor’s approval. “They reflect our collective responsibility to help individuals, communities, and businesses …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 9:35 PM |
Medical Costs Double in California Comp Claims With Functional Restoration Programs
Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims, a new study shows. A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute out this week examines FRPs, multidisciplinary treatments aimed …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 8:32 PM |
California Extending Cap-And-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals
California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks. The Democrat-dominated Legislature …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 4:32 PM |
California Roofing Contractor Must Pay $2M in Unpaid Wages, Damages
A federal court ordered a Northern California-based roofing contractor to pay $1.9 million in back wages and damages to 158 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation reportedly found the employer failed to pay required overtime rates to workers. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 5:00 AM |
HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $5 Million Dividend for Policyholders
The Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. board of directors declared a $5 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. It is the second consecutive year HEMIC issued a dividend this level. HEMIC will have returned more than $58 million in dividends …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 5:00 AM |
California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based discrimination. The brief, filed as …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 4:04 PM |
California Court Rules LA Retailer Illegally Sold Credit Insurance
The California Second District Court of Appeals found that a retail store chain illegally sold credit insurance to its customers. The California Department of Justice charged Adir International LLC (dba Curacao), and its owner Ron Azarkman of unlawfully profiting from …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 5:00 AM |
California’s Paradise Still Recovering From Wildfire 7 Years Ago
Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream shop recently opened around the corner from …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 5:00 AM |
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