Thousands Could Be Affected by PG&E’s Latest Planned Power Cutoffs October 23, 2019 People in more than 180,000 homes and businesses in California could find themselves in the dark as Pacific Gas &...
Travelers Profit Misses on Higher Reserves for Claims October 22, 2019 Insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as it bolstered its reserves to cover asbestos-related and...
Viewpoint: What Do Power Outages, Wildfires, and Vaping Bans Have in Common? October 21, 2019 By Chantal Roberts At the outset, power outages, wildfires, and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to...
Florida Timber Farmers Face Tough Choices Year After Michael October 14, 2019 By Bobby Caina Calvan BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. — The sunsets are a sight to behold in Joe Leonard’s neck of the woods these days. A...
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...