Monthly Archives: <span>January 2020</span>

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Jewish Community Center Market Detail: The Redwoods Group (redwoodsgroup.com) began insuring Jewish community centers in 2006 is the only mission-aligned insurance partner serving JCCs, Jewish federations and Jewish camps. The Redwoods Group offers JCCs the following lines of coverage: general …

What About Your Exposure?

As an insurance agent or broker, you have, above all else, a singular mission: to make certain insureds are adequately covered against exposure to loss or, at the very least, to help clients understand their liabilities and how they can …

California Insurance Wholesalers Look at Gig Economy Law

A sweeping California gig economy law was the focus of a lot of the talk this year during an annual insurance wholesalers conference. Assembly Bill 5, California’s gig worker law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September and effective …

California Sleep Apnea Company Pays $37.5M to Settle Kickback Lawsuits

ResMed, a San Diego, Calif.-based company that sells sleep apnea machines, will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it provided kickbacks to obtain customer referrals, federal prosecutors announced in mid-January. The settlement covers five whistleblower lawsuits filed on behalf …

CIWA Conference Hit on Array of Topics

California has a big year of issues ahead, including passing a massive budget through the Legislature, dealing with the fallout from wildfires in recent years, homelessness, and tackling climate change. Those were among the issues addressed by John Norwood, an …

7 Confirmed Tornadoes in Phoenix Metro Area Last Year

The National Weather Service reports there were seven confirmed tornadoes in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pinal counties last year, the most in nearly five decades. Meteorologists say last year’s total is second only to the 10 confirmed tornadoes that hit the …

Colorado Couple Will Get $50K After Dog Housing Lawsuit

The U.S. attorney’s office has ordered a Colorado homeowner’s association to pay $50,000 to a couple after they violated the Fair Housing Act by failing to allow a woman to stay in the complex with her emotional support dog. A …

Industry Calls On Florida Lawmakers to Reform Lawsuit Abuse

Florida lawmakers are considering a number of insurance-focused issues over the course of the 60-day 2020 Legislative Session that started Jan. 14. At the top of the list for industry and consumer advocates are reforms to curb what they say …

Study: Petrochemicals Boom Would Boost Greenhouse Gases

A multi-billion dollar boom in petrochemical plants proposed along the U.S. Gulf Coast could pump as much greenhouse gas into the air as 131 coal-fired power plants by 2030, according to a study released by University of Texas researchers. The …

Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis

With nearly 5% of Oklahoma’s population ages 12 and older abusing or misusing painkillers, the state leads the nation in non-medical use of painkillers, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The AG’s office has reported that: Between 2006 and 2012, …