July 17, 2023 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Volume II

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In this Issue

• Features
  California Sits Far Atop National EV Policy Scorecard List
  California ranked first in strengthening policies to enable...
• Features
  California Workers’ Comp Insurer Combined Losses and Expenses in 2022 Were $15B
  The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California...
• Features
  Washington Proposed Rule Beefs up Refinery Worker Protections
  The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is...
• Features
  Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places
  Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  ‘Climate-Washing’ Litigation
  Challenges to corporate climate commitments, claims about product...
• Features
  Report: US Lacks Comprehensive Cybercrime Data
  The United States lacks comprehensive cybercrime data and monitoring...
• Features
  US Insurance Market Forecast to Withstand Losses From Large Hurricane This Year: Fitch Report
  With ample capital, Fitch Ratings' latest annual 'U.S. Hurricane...
• Features
  Lightning to Blame for $952M in Homeowners Claims in 2022
  Claims involving lightning in 2022 resulted in homeowners insurance...
• Features
  More Than 17 Million Properties Face Substantial Flood Risk: Study
  More than half of the U.S. population resides in a county that is...
• Features
  Climate Change Leads to ‘Arctic Opening,’ Creating Key Emerging Risk: Swiss Re
  Climate change is the cause of a key emerging risk identified by...
• Features
  Hail and Wind from Thunderstorms Caused $5.5 Billion in Damage, KCC Says
  Severe weather created when a stationary front trapped warm, humid...
• Features
  Workers’ Comp and Mental Health: Panel Examines Why Worker Wellbeing Matters
  American workers are struggling. Employee stress has reached record...
• Features
  Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist
  Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for...
• Features
  The Vital Role of Crop Insurance: Protecting Farmers, Ensuring Food Security, and Strengthening Rural Economies
  Crop insurance is more than just a risk management tool for farmers...
• Features
  E&O Claim Frequency Is Increasing
  Through my recent discussions with clients and carriers, it is clear...
• Features
  ‘Better Late Than Never?’ Not So Fast.
  A general contractor hired a company to place a dumpster at a job...
• Features
  The Bank Soundness Question: What It Means for Agents
  Many independent agents have watched with concern as a small number...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan,...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  East World Insurance Associates, Bryant Asset Protection, B. R....
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Titan Submersible "If there were aspects of the design or...