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		<title>Kim and Allen Lead Voting in California Insurance Commissioner Primary</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/06/03/872274.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance affordability]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen led voting in Tuesday&#8217;s race for California insurance commissioner, making them the current favorites to advance to the Nov. 3 primary. However, insurance agent Stacy A. Korsgaden, R, was running a close third. The &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim Into $2M Suit for Contractor Interference</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/05/28/871536.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Mutual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a potential $2 million award against a contractor after a jury found it intentionally interfered with the insurance contract and caused &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Insurance Commissioner Race Has Diverse Field Amid &#8216;Insurance Crisis&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/04/23/866956.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[107720]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Department of Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The race for the California Insurance Commissioner post has drawn 11 candidates covering several parties, and backgrounds that include two insurance agents, a former broker, a state legislator and a former state legislator. Addressing the state&#8217;s &#8220;insurance crisis,&#8221; which took &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hail a Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storms, Allianz Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/04/02/864394.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms become more common and damaging, popping up in new places, a new report shows.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Carriers Using AI for Claims but Adoption Is Fragmented, Report Shows</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2026/03/23/862425.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Excitement about adopting artificial intelligence technology is palpable in the insurance industry, but the reality is that while most carriers use AI, few use the technology at more than a small scale&#8211;and the vast majority of adjusters say AI needs &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nine Claims Trends to Watch Through the Rest of 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/03/13/861869.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claims trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crawford & Company]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Catastrophe, resilience, automation, digital transformation, personalization of the claims experience, talent strategies, operational flexibility—there are a mouthful of trends to talk about in the still-young year. A new report from Crawford &#38; Company forecasts trends that will be reshaping the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Carriers Using AI for Claims but Adoption Is Fragmented, Report Shows</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/03/10/861186.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Excitement about adopting artificial intelligence technology is palpable in the insurance industry, but the reality is that while most carriers use artificial intelligence technology, few use AI at more than a small scale— and the vast majority of adjusters say &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Structural Shift&#8217; Occurring in California Surplus Lines</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/02/11/857803.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catastrophe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAIR Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L.A. wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Surplus Line Association of California]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also played a part in an ongoing reshaping of California&#8217;s surplus lines market, according to a new report. The state&#8217;s surplus &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Poll: Most Americans Believe Cities Will Be Lost to Rising Sea Levels</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/01/23/855338.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aon plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea level rise]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Many Americans believe climate change climate change is likely to cause some cities to be lost to rising sea levels, and they also expect mass displacement of people and serious damage to the global economy, a new poll shows. A &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/01/15/854565.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excess & surpluss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAIR Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gallagher Re]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insured losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L.A. wildfires]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed more than 16,000 properties and have generated more than $22 billion in claims so far. A one-year &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Severity Was Up, But Will Falling Claims Volume Impact the Profession?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/12/31/852745.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claims frequency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[claims severity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verisk]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The average claim severity during the third quarter 2025 could turn out to be one of the highest quarterly amounts in recent history, however the quarter will produce the lowest claim volume in five years—continuing a trend of decreased catastrophe &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/12/29/852334.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L.A. wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[California&#8217;s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal&#8217;s Western region this year. It was a year that saw several major insurers draw back from writing homeowners policies in the state, prompting the state&#8217;s insurance &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Report: Climate Change, Weather Impacts on Household Budgets Up to $900 Yearly</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/12/05/849961.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uzbekistan]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A working paper from three well-known economists shows the impacts of global warming and particularly extreme weather on the budgets of American households is up to $900 per year. The paper was authored by former Treasury Department officials Kimberley Clausing, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Does Quiet Hurricane Season Mean Lack of Experience for Adjusters?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2025/11/26/849209.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2025 atlantic hurricane season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[claims adjusters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleepy storm season]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A lack of bad weather isn&#8217;t always a good thing. It looks like the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is wrapping up in quiet fashion—aside from Hurricane Melissa, which caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica before impacting the surrounding area—without any U.S. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Best Agency to Work For – West Region: Kulchin Ross</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/10/24/845096.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best agency to work for]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kulchin Ross Insurance Services LLC]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm Being pleasant may not sound like it&#8217;s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2025/10/06/842442.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Being pleasant may not sound like it&#8217;s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making sales, but it&#8217;s among the core philosophies at Kulchin Ross Insurance Services LLC. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/09/09/838581.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L.A. wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAIC Climate Disclosure Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural catastrophes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Conservancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years ago, the response could be thought of as something akin to a collective shrug. There wasn&#8217;t much to say. Insurance &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Surplus Lines Take-Up Soars as Brokers Work to Find Coverage for Clients</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/07/15/831751.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Admitted carriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insured losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State farm]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers facing higher rates and lack of options in traditional markets are going for alternatives. One choice is the surplus lines &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Climate Group Says State Farm Rate Hike to Cost California Homeowners $1,000</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/06/13/827210.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Farm rate hike]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A report from a climate activist group says State Farm&#8217;s rate increases, if approved, would cost the average California homeowner more than $1,000. State Farm upped its rate request in May, a week after getting the OK for a large &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Zurich Offers &#8216;Roadmap&#8217; to Prep Businesses, Governments for Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/05/02/822252.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 14:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attribution Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Korea wildfires]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A new paper from Zurich calls out an &#8220;alarmingly bleak&#8221; outlook thanks to climate change driving the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and increasing the likelihood of natural catastrophes. However, the paper takes an optimistic stance that there are &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Westfield Is Implementing AI in Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2025/04/08/818885.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Midwest News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[generative AI]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Identifying the needs and pain points of customers and then developing solutions to better service them and other company partners—those are the most important promises that artificial intelligence and new technologies hold for those overseeing an ongoing transformation at Westfield. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>State Farm Has Paid Out $2.5 Billion for LA Wildfires</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/03/28/817636.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the carrier reported paying out weeks earlier. &#8220;As of March 28, we&#8217;ve received more than 12,300 total claims related to the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Study: Economic Uncertainty Diverting Executive Attention From Sustainability</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/03/28/817499.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the economy stupid, and it seems that a lot of executives are using their brain power on their current worries rather than on the climate concerns of tomorrow—despite those concerns materializing in the here and now. Executives are focused &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Insurance Commissioner Provisionally OKs State Farm&#8217;s 22% Rate Request</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/03/14/815708.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara provisionally approved State Farm&#8217;s request for a 22% interim homeowners insurance rate hike, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday. The approval depends on whether the company can justify the rate increase with data &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2B</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/03/04/814206.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher &#38; Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion. Andy Barrengos, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Woodruff Sawyer, will operate under the direction of Peter Doyle, head of Gallagher&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US GDP Could Take a Big Hit From Climate Change by 2100, Study Shows</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/02/28/813720.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A working paper from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the distribution of changes in gross domestic product in the year 2100 resulting from changes in temperature. And it could be bad, really bad—or hopefully not so bad, if &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Approves FAIR Plan Request to Assess Insurers $1B for Wildfire Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/02/11/811676.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California FAIR Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles wildfires]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a California FAIR Plan request for a $1 billion assessment on admitted market insurers to cover claims from the Los Angeles wildfires. The FAIR Plan reported it has paid more than $914 million to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Climate Risks Again Top List of Risk Manager Worries</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/02/07/810930.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Climate risks, disruptive technology and geopolitical instability are what worry risk managers most, according to a joint survey from the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries. The 18th Annual Emerging Risk Survey is an online questionnaire prompting risk &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>USAA Becomes 3rd Insurer to Report $1B-Plus in Claims So Far for LA Wildfires</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2025/02/05/810841.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[USAA has paid out more than $1 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires, making it the third insurer to report $1 billion or more in payouts for the destructive blazes that burned thousands of properties. The company, which is among &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurance Payouts at $4 Billion and Counting for LA Wildfires</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/01/30/810252.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Jergler]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Preliminary data show insurance companies have paid out more than $4 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes earlier this month. The picture &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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