Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027 September 10, 2026 Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate...
Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California September 10, 2026 By Attila Toth For the first time in three years, capacity is returning to the California homeowners insurance market. The clearest evidence is...
Intense Los Angeles Heat to Send State’s Power Demand Soaring September 9, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik California faces a short but sharp rise in temperatures that will boost electricity demand as unusually warm nights offer little...
Partner Perspective Turning MGA Growth into Staying Power Presented by Vertafore The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner September 8, 2026 By Don Jergler The wildfires that plagued Washington for nearly half the summer put new Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and her office to...
Hurricane Lowell Brings Heavy Rains as It Passes West of Hawaii September 8, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Lowell passed west of Hawaii, where heavy rains may cause hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. Lowell, with...
People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant’s Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP September 8, 2026 Vivace Insurance Partners Appoints Fenig as CEO Vivace Insurance Partners named Cordell Fenig CEO of Vivace Americas. Fenig was promoted...
Arizona Group Home Provider in Scandal Escapes Penalties for Boy’s Death September 8, 2026 By Jacques Billeaud The staff caring for Jakob Blodgett said he already had been sneaking candy and refused to take his insulin. An...
Viewpoint: How Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk, Coverage September 7, 2026 By Ian Stewart I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started...
Pabst Offers $20K Reward for Missing Beer in California Truck Heist September 4, 2026 By Dee-Ann Durbin Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it’s offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO...
SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend September 4, 2026 SAIF is distributing a $50 million dividend to its policyholders. The board of the Oregon not-for-profit workers’ compensation provider declared...