The topic of a recent California insurance department workshop was the potential use of catastrophe modeling in ratemaking, but carrier representatives and consumers took the opportunity to air concerns about other problems in the state’s insurance market. The state’s growing …
A California fund to encourage wildfire innovation and lower the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfire is getting a $25 million boost. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group made a $25 million commitment to the California Wildfire Innovation Fund, a …
In the annals of how the pandemic changed things, toss in a positive tale from insurer CSAA Insurance Group. Walnut Creek, California-based CSAA, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of insurance to AAA Members through AAA …
CSAA Insurance Group in California announced a commitment to achieving a 50% reduction in carbon emissions and carbon neutrality by 2025 on the heels of the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance report. The report details progress across …
California, which has seen its eight largest recorded wildfires since 2017, is in a “heightened state of alert,” according to a new report that calls for urgent policy actions. The report was released on Wednesday and also discussed in a …
CSAA Insurance Group announced new promotions to lead its product management division and newly formed Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office. Laurna Castillo was named senior vice president of state product management and Rick Lanter senior vice president of product strategy and …
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Julie Brown executive vice president of commercial insurance. Brown will be responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand, launched in 2020 to provide commercial insurance solutions for the …
An insurtech managing general agency focused on commercial auto insurance has raised $16 million in new Series A financing, a climate-risk related platform has $4.2 million in new seed financing, and a home insurance reciprocal and MGA focused on catastrophe-prone …
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Andrea Hecht executive vice president and chief financial officer, and promoted Chief Risk Officer Jeff Huebner to executive vice president. Hecht leads the company’s finance division and is responsible for the accounting, …
CSAA Insurance Group has named Ryan Vigus executive vice president, personal lines product, and Eric Ummel, executive vice president, commercial lines product. Vigus leads CSAA’s auto and home personal lines. His team develops and manages insurance products that serve the …
