California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Increase Homeowners Coverage Options November 14, 2019 California’s property insurer of last resort will soon be offering more homeowners coverage options as directed by the state’s insurance...
California Agent Arrested for Allegedly Leaving Client Uninsured in 2018 Mudslides November 12, 2019 California Department of Insurance detectives this week arrested insurance agent Mark Lynch, 40, on 13 felony counts of grand theft,...
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 Insurance Agent Arrested for Identity Theft And Forgery October 22, 2019 Insurance agent Richard Valdriz, 52, has been charged with thirteen felony counts including identity theft, forgery, and grand theft after...
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...
California Export List Hearing for Surplus Lines Slated for November October 11, 2019 Parametric earthquake coverage and terrorism coverage are among the potential items on the 2019 Export List hearing being held next...
Man Sentenced to 2 Years for $250K Insurance Fraud Scheme in California October 7, 2019 Kenneth X. Huang, 41, was sentenced last week to two years in federal prison, three years supervised release, and ordered...
Mercury Paying $41M in Decades-Long Court Battle With California Insurance Department October 2, 2019 Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $41 million to end a two-decade long battle with the California...
Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Grand Theft September 30, 2019 Ex-insurance agent Yolanda De La Torre, 35, of Whittier, Calif., was arrested on Friday on one felony count of grand...