A new study on California workers’ compensation shows the cost of self-insurance is 14% to 28% less than a traditional workers’ comp policy. It should be noted that the study was commissioned by the California Self-Insurer’s Security Fund, and it …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing policyholders, a move he says will help at least 800,000 homes in wildfire disaster areas in Northern and Southern California. The commissioner’s action is …
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Sheryl Marshall as a principal within the firm’s moving & storage practice. Marshall will be based in Napa, Calif., and report to John Sames, senior vice president. Marshall is responsible for new business …
Note: This has been updated with FAIR Plan comments below. Changes to the insurance plan offered by California’s property insurer of last resort could possibly go into effect as early as the next few months – that is if no …
Premium volume from homeowners polices written by California’s surplus lines industry, although still small, has doubled over the past four years, seemingly pushed by an increase in wildfires in the state. Some experts believe that the surplus lines share of …
Insurers can no longer put off addressing the impact of climate change on their underwriting, pricing, and investment decisions, as well as their bottom lines, a recent analysis from Deloitte asserts. “The escalating frequency and severity of extreme weather-related events …
The Doctors Co. has promoted Marco Vanderlaan to chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Vanderlaan succeeds David Preimesberger, who assumes new roles as senior vice president for strategic planning and chief ethics officer. Vanderlaan has held a variety of …
He’s only 30, and newly married, but Courtland Winegar may have already amassed enough time in the wholesale industry to be considered a veteran in the space. Winegar, a transportation specialist at Crouse & Associates Insurance Services in Sacramento, Calif., …
On the tail-end of what turned out to be an extremely risky year for cannabis companies, one must wonder what 2020 has in store for a quasi-legal industry that is contending with a vaping crisis, contentious politics at all levels …
CAC Specialty has named Chelley Schaper senior vice president in Denver Colo. Schaper has more than 20 years of experience, including 16 years at Lockton working with complex risk accounts, with a specialization in the real estate industry. Most recently, …
