California Cannabis Market on Track to Hit $3.1B, Report Shows August 15, 2019 By Don Jergler After briefly faltering a year ago, California’s massive cannabis industry seems to be regaining steam. Cannabis sales in the Golden...
Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement August 15, 2019 By Don Jergler Arch Specialty Insurance Co. is arguing in a recently filed a lawsuit that it shouldn’t have to cover the University...
Execs: Wholesalers at Center of Topa Plans After Acquisition of California Insurer August 9, 2019 By Don Jergler Two key executives involved in the acquisition of Topa Insurance Group by Altamont Capital Partners who spoke about the deal...
Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act Would Reduce Gaps, Expert Says August 8, 2019 By Don Jergler Chris Boden is stoked about the potential of a recently introduced bill in Congress that would create a safe harbor...
California Insurance Commissioner’s Applied Underwriters Decision Challenged over Campaign Contributions August 7, 2019 By Don Jergler A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in cases involving workers’ comp...
Sun Valley Climate Conference’s Broad Agenda: Wildfires, Military, Insurance, Resilience August 1, 2019 By Don Jergler Washington had a record 1,850 responses to wildfires on Department of Natural Resources lands last year. Over the last five...
Report: Written Worker’s Comp Premium in California to Fall by $1B in 2019 July 31, 2019 By Don Jergler Expect workers’ compensation insurance rates in California to continue to fall, with total written premium expected to drop by $1...
Big Cannabis Bills That Await California Lawmakers Include Banking and Hemp Products July 23, 2019 By Don Jergler Next month could be big for California’s cannabis industry. Among legislation introduced last session by state lawmakers was a bill...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change July 18, 2019 By Don Jergler Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you...
Cyber Alert: New Era in Privacy Liability to Begin. California’s Data Privacy Law Could Be Game-Changer July 15, 2019 By Don Jergler As the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), is set to begin Jan. 1, 2020,...