Conference: California Workers’ Comp Should Embrace Innovation September 16, 2019 By Don Jergler The workers’ compensation market apparently needs to do some catching up where it concerns technology. “Historically we’ve been really slow...
PG&E Says It Will File Reorganization Plan in Less Than a Month August 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau PG&E Corp. says it expects to file its plan for reorganization with the bankruptcy court by Sept. 9 and sees...
Moody’s Links with Four Twenty Seven to Price Climate Risk: Leonid Bershidsky July 26, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in...
California May Boost Rules for Homes at High Wildfire Risk April 24, 2019 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Years of increasingly deadly California wildfires spurred lawmakers to consider regulations Tuesday that would toughen local governments’...
PG&E Gets Approval to Pay Employees $350 Million to Meet Safety Goals After Wildfires April 24, 2019 By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp can pay employees up to $350 million in bonuses this year to spur them to...
Washington State Considers Raising Insurance Tax to Help Fight Wildfires April 15, 2019 By Nicholas K. Geranios With an increasing number of forest fires scorching portions of Washington each year, the Legislature is considering a proposal to...
Investigators Pin Thomas Fire on Southern California Power Lines March 18, 2019 By Christopher Weber One of the largest fires in California history was sparked by Southern California Edison power lines that came into contact...
California Wildfires Left Toxic Threats Behind March 13, 2019 By Sharon Bernstein PARADISE, Calif. — As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the California town of Paradise to ash, air pollution researcher Keith Bein...
Investors Ignored PG&E Warning About Disasters January 17, 2019 By Molly Smith, Emily Chasan and Janine Wolf PG&E Corp. told investors repeatedly that weather-related disasters were a risk, but many didn’t pay enough attention until the company...
Report: Fire-Resistant Homes Don’t Have to Cost a Fortune November 28, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Homes in wildfire-prone areas around the U.S. could be built to better withstand blazes without increasing the cost of construction,...