California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Continued to Fall Last Year, Report Shows June 16, 2020 California workers’ compensation total direct written premium continued to decline in 2019, falling 7.0% to a five-year low of $11.42...
California Has Now Recorded More Than 5,000 COVID-19 Deaths June 16, 2020 California has recorded more than 5,000 COVID-19 deaths as cases continue to climb in several parts of the state. The...
Man Hospitalized After Fatal Las Vegas Fire Suing Building Owner June 16, 2020 A 48-year-old man hospitalized since December after being injured in a downtown Las Vegas apartment fire that killed six people...
Genstar Capital Exits Remaining Stake in Palomar in California June 15, 2020 Genstar Capital announced on Monday it has exited its remaining stake in specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings Inc. in La...
Parents File Another Suit Against University of Utah in Student’s Death June 15, 2020 The parents of a University of Utah student who was shot and killed on campus in 2018 filed another lawsuit...
Alaska Company Paying $1.3M in Fraud Case Involving Former Employee June 15, 2020 A subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation has agreed to pay $1.3 million in a deal with the U.S. Department...
Judge Limits California Governor’s Emergency Rule-Making June 15, 2020 By Don Thompson A California judge has sided with Republican legislators who said Gov. Gavin Newsom overstepped his powers with dozens of emergency...
Topa Insurance in California Names Chang Vice President June 12, 2020 Topa Insurance Co. in Calabasas, Calif., has named Olive Chang vice president of reinsurance. Chang has oversight of reinsurance placements...
Cannabis Cultivation Market Expanding, But Insurance Might be a Headwind June 11, 2020 By Don Jergler The cannabis cultivation market in the U.S. continues to expand, though COVID-19 will affect or is affecting the majority of...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Worldwide’s Ives Sees Cannabis Time in Dog Years June 11, 2020 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how...