Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Files $30M ‘Poaching’ Suit Against Wellington Insurance May 14, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida-based managing general agency has filed a $30 million poaching lawsuit against three former executives and the agency they...
Group Sues California Commissioner over Public Records of Dealings with Insurance Executives February 18, 2020 A non-profit consumer group announced on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit to compel California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and...
New Mexico Explains Role in Enabling Applied Underwriters Sale October 24, 2019 By Don Jergler The growing drama behind the $920 million sale of Berkshire Hathaway-owned Applied Underwriters to its founder Steven Menzies got another...
Applied Underwriters Responds to California Department of Insurance Effort to Halt Sale October 23, 2019 Applied Underwriters executives have responded to efforts by the California Department of Insurance to halt the sale of one of...
California Balks at Applied Underwriters Sale, Questions Subsidiary’s Move to New Mexico October 21, 2019 By Don Jergler The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary...
Consumer Watchdog: California Commissioner’s Calendar Suggests He Made Contact in ‘Pay to Play’ September 19, 2019 Calendar entries and documents show that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, not his fundraiser, made first contact with an agent...
California Insurance Commissioner’s Applied Underwriters Decision Challenged over Campaign Contributions August 7, 2019 By Don Jergler A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in cases involving workers’ comp...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Applied Underwriters Settles Workers’ Comp Dispute with New York July 19, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Applied Underwriters will voluntarily halt the selling of a reinsurance-based, loss-sensitive workers’ compensation product in New York...
Consumer Group Gives California Insurance Commissioner to Month’s End for Contributions Records July 18, 2019 A watchdog group has given California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara until July 31 to produce public records related to meetings...
Sale of Applied Underwriters Still Under Review; Cayman Islands Insurer Likely Involved July 1, 2019 By Don Jergler It appears that the Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation unit Applied Underwriters is being sold in a large acquisition, which likely...