California Legislators Approve $21 Billion Liability Fund for Utilities July 12, 2019 By Jim Christie California lawmakers approved legislation on Thursday to create a $21 billion fund to help utilities in the state pay for...
PG&E Pushes for Tax-Exempt Bond Bill for Fire Claims July 12, 2019 By Scott Deveau, Mark Chediak and Jeffrey Taylor PG&E Corp. is lobbying California legislators to allow it to issue tax-exempt bonds to help pay for past and future...
California Regulators Seek to Curb Misinformation About Earthquake Insurance July 12, 2019 The recent earthquakes that pummeled neighborhoods in Ridgecrest and Trona in Southern California have led to reports that some insurers...
AssuredPartners Acquires RIS Insurance Services July 12, 2019 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired RIS Insurance Services of Anacortes, Wash. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The team of...
Brit Global Specialty USA Adds Swiss Re’s Zillgitt, Redstone’s Magee July 12, 2019 Brit Global Specialty USA has named Garick Zillgitt as vice president, Primary General Liability, and Justin Magee as vice president,...
Copperpoint Names Mooney Vice President and Underwriting Head in California July 12, 2019 CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Mark Mooney vice president and head of underwriting for California. Mooney will be based at...
Expert: Sophisticated Cannabis Operations Want Higher Limits, Customizations July 11, 2019 By Don Jergler Erich Bublitz has seen a significant transformation in his clients’ needs in just a year. Increasingly cannabis businesses are coming...
NTSB: 2 Skydivers Joined Doomed Hawaii Flight at Last Minute July 11, 2019 By Caleb Jones The National Transportation Safety Board says two skydivers made a last-minute decision to board the Hawaii plane that crashed and...
CSAA in California Names Goldstein Executive Vice President July 11, 2019 Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Linda Goldstein executive vice president in customer experience and marketing. Goldstein leads...
Judge Wants PG&E to Respond to Report It Knew Faulty Lines Could Cause Wildfires July 10, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat PG&E Corp. was ordered by a federal judge overseeing its probation to respond to a Wall Street Journal story claiming...