California Wine Country Fire Began Near Damaged PG&E Tower, 2,000 Flee October 28, 2019 By Stephen Lam GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire that forced some 2,000 people to flee homes in Northern California’s wine country on...
California Blackouts Spread South as Fire Risk Follows the Wind October 25, 2019 By Mark Chediak, David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan Even as winds subside in Northern California and PG&E Corp. prepares to restore electricity, blackouts are spreading south in a...
Californians Endure Blackouts Again as Wildfire Threat Increases October 24, 2019 By Mark Chediak, David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan California utilities are once again cutting electricity to prevent wildfires, in the first stage of a mass blackout that could...
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...