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People Moves: EPIC in California Names Daley President, Western Region Private Client Leader
Jun 6 2023 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants named Kevin Daley president, Western Region private client leader. Daley has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently as president of field...
New California Admitted Homeowners Program
Jun 5 2023 // San Diego, CA., June 05, 2023 —First Cap Property Insurance Solutions, a San Diego, CA based MGU recently announced a new homeowner’s program for California. The program offers HO3, DP3, HO6, HO4 and...
Business Moves
Jun 5 2023 // Midwest G&G Independent Insurance, Robbins Insurance Group G&G Independent Insurance has acquired Branson, Missouri-based Robbins Insurance Group. G&G has been serving the insurance needs of clients in Missouri...
California Workers’ Comp Written Premium was 14% Above 2021
Jun 5 2023 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its Quarterly Experience Report, an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of Dec. 31, 2022. Highlights of the report...
Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $220K from Clients Including Late Art Dealer
Jun 5 2023 // John Philip Ryan, 64, of Yucca Valley, California, was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $220,000 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to two felony counts of financial elder abuse and grand theft of...
Viewpoint: California Needs Regulatory Reform and Quick Rate Review to Halt Personal Lines Meltdown
Jun 2 2023 // The regulation of property/casualty insurance in California has been an epic failure—look no further than the state of the market for personal automobile and homeowners insurance. California Insurance Commissioner...
Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against PG&E Energy in Fatal California Wildfire
Jun 2 2023 // A California judge dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by its equipment that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people, including an...
California Awards $8M for Community Resilience Projects
Jun 2 2023 // The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research announced $8 million in project awards through Round I of the Adaptation Planning Grant. The grant, funded through Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021-2022 climate...
Climate Change, Wildfire Risk and State Farm’s California Decision
Jun 1 2023 // Several reasons were given within State Farm’s announcement last week the carrier was no longer writing new personal or business property/casualty policies in California – including a challenging reinsurance...
State Farm’s California Halt Reflects Overall Poor Underwriting Experience, Ratings Agency Says
May 31 2023 // State Farm’s announcement last week that the carrier was no longer writing new personal or business property/casualty policies in California “reflects the poor underwriting experience for California...
Prop 103’s Author Isn’t the Final Word on What Prop 103 Says
May 31 2023 // It’s been 35 years since Californians voted by a narrow majority to pass Proposition 103, completely overhauling how the nation’s largest state regulates the business of insurance. That’s an awfully long...
California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires
May 31 2023 // Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious...
Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Class Action Over Carbon Neutral Claims
May 31 2023 // Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf...
Judge in Montana Case Says Fire Retardant Drops Polluting Streams But Allows Use to Continue
May 30 2023 // A judge ruled that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red...
California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources
May 30 2023 // California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric...
Jury Says Google Owes Sonos $32.5M in Smart-Speaker Patent Case
May 30 2023 // Alphabet Inc’s Google must pay $32.5 million in damages for infringing one of smart-speaker maker Sonos Inc’s patents in its wireless audio devices, a San Francisco federal jury decided on Friday. The case is...
State Farm Stops Taking New Applications for Business, Personal Lines P/C in California
May 27 2023 // An insurer group was quick to respond over the weekend after State Farm announced it will cease accepting new applications for business and personal lines property/casualty in California to deal with increased risks and...
Inszone Acquires Specialty Contractors Insurance Services California
May 26 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Specialty Contractors Insurance Services. Specialty Contractors Insurance Services has predominantly served business owners and contractors. It is headquartered in Sacramento,...
California Commissioner Issues Decision on Workers’ Comp Regulatory Filing
May 26 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a decision this week regarding the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Sept. 1, 2023 regulatory filing. The Commissioner approved...
California Department of Insurance Bans Sender of Misleading Wildfire Mailers
May 26 2023 // A California Department of Insurance investigation into misleading mailers on insurance claims following wildfires led to a ban of public adjuster and California Recovery Group owner Argen Youssefi of Glendale. The...
