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USDA’s Wildfire Indemnity Program Offers Possible Drought Assistance for California Farmers

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. California officials are bracing for the potential of another drought and an …

California Bill Aimed at Property Insurance in Communities Investing in Wildfire Prevention

Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin County, has introduced Assembly Bill 3258, which would require property insurance providers to take into consideration local government investments in wildfire prevention when determining insurance rates. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and a group of Legislators …

California Public Utilities Commission Fines PG&E $2.1B over Wildfires

The California Public Utilities Commission has issued an administrative law judge decision imposing $2.137 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the utility’s role in the catastrophic 2017 and 2018 wildfires. If PG&E agrees to the modified …

The Hilb Group Acquires Assets of Rhode Island’s D.F. Dwyer & Associates

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired certain assets of Rhode Island-based D. F. Dwyer & Associates LLC (DFD). The transaction became effective February 1, 2020. Based in Newport, R.I., DFD provides a full range of property and casualty insurance …

Reckless Drivers Could Lose Vehicles Under New NYC Law

New York City drivers who get five camera-issued red light tickets or 15 camera-issued speeding tickets in a 12-month period will have to take a traffic safety course or risk losing their vehicles under a bill signed by Mayor Bill …

Former Neon Exec Conway Joins TigerRisk’s Bermuda Reinsurance, Retro Teams

TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced it has appointed Christopher Conway to a newly created senior role strategically positioned across both TigerRisk’s Reinsurance and Retro teams in Bermuda. Conway will report to Alex Bridges, partner and head …

California Father And Son Charged With Auto Insurance Fraud

A father and son from California have been charged with felony counts of auto insurance fraud after allegedly falsifying an insurance claim in order to receive an undeserved payout from an insurance company. The charges were filed this week against …

Arizona Court Rules Workers’ Comp OK for Cops’ High-Stress Situations

An Arizona court ruling stemming from a sheriff’s deputy’s encounter with a shotgun-wielding man says law enforcement officers can claim workers’ compensation benefits if diagnosed with PTSD or other mental conditions because of extraordinary high stressful incidents on the job. …

Fired Arizona State University Associate Athletic Director Files $1.5M Claim

A former senior associate athletics director at Arizona State has filed a $1.5 million claim against the university over his firing last December. David Cohen said in his claim – which is the precursor to a lawsuit – that an …

The Hagar Group, Bruening Insurance Agency Join Renaissance Alliance in Florida

Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has added two new independent insurance agencies to its Florida network. The new agencies include Bruening Insurance Agency of Weston, Fla., and The Hagar Group of Inverness, Fla. Bruening …