January 22, 2024 Specialty Markets Directory, Winter Edition

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In this Issue

• Features
  Washington Commissioner’s Fines Include Order to Stop Selling Insurance, $50K Fine
  Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued several fines...
• Features
  Oregon Judge Refuses to Dismiss 2015 Climate Lawsuit Filed by Youth
  A judge in Oregon rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to...
• Features
  Lawsuit Says Compensation Delayed for Victims of Worst Wildfire in New Mexico History
  A new lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Emergency Management...
• Features
  Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona Declares $15M Dividend
  The board of Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona declared a dividend...
• Features
  2024 Oregon Consumer Laws Include Protections for Homeowners Dealing with Wildfire
  Consumer protections for homeowners dealing with wildfire-related...
• Features
  Google Must Bargain With YouTube Worker Union
  Alphabet Inc's Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Workplace Stress
  Work-related stress and worker burnout is a critical topic in today's...
• Features
  Higher Auto Claims, More Frequent Accidents Continue to Outpace Premium Hikes
  As claim severity rises, U.S. personal auto results are on the...
• Features
  Trends in Auto Thefts Add to Rising Claim Costs
  Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto...
• Features
  Changing Risks Shape the Future of Agency E&O: Webinar
  While today's insurance agency errors and omissions (E&O) market...
• Features
  A Return to Balance: Brokers Say Reinsurance Renewals Were ‘Stable’
  This year's January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as...
• Features
  Do Regulators, Insureds and Agents Understand How Reciprocal Carriers and Some New MGAs Work?
  I recently read an article regarding how the U.S. Senate wants to...
• Features
  Illinois Supreme Court Applies ‘RTFP!’ Principle to Faulty Workmanship Claims
  As reported by attorney Randy Maniloff in his Coverage Opinions...
• Features
  A Deep Dive into the Diligent Effort (Search) Requirement
  The excess and surplus lines insurance market is a rapidly-growing...
• Features
  A Woman’s Place Is in the Construction Insurance Space
  As workplace barriers for minority groups have been challenged,...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National London-based Rokstone, the Aventum Group's re/insurance MGA,...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Confie, Acceptance Insurance Confie has added Acceptance...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Auto Severity "Workplace patterns have changed post-pandemic with...