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...
Sun Valley Climate Conference’s Broad Agenda: Wildfires, Military, Insurance, Resilience August 1, 2019 By Don Jergler Washington had a record 1,850 responses to wildfires on Department of Natural Resources lands last year. Over the last five...
Report: Written Worker’s Comp Premium in California to Fall by $1B in 2019 July 31, 2019 By Don Jergler Expect workers’ compensation insurance rates in California to continue to fall, with total written premium expected to drop by $1...
Big Cannabis Bills That Await California Lawmakers Include Banking and Hemp Products July 23, 2019 By Don Jergler Next month could be big for California’s cannabis industry. Among legislation introduced last session by state lawmakers was a bill...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change July 18, 2019 By Don Jergler Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you...
Cyber Alert: New Era in Privacy Liability to Begin. California’s Data Privacy Law Could Be Game-Changer July 15, 2019 By Don Jergler As the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), is set to begin Jan. 1, 2020,...
Expert: Sophisticated Cannabis Operations Want Higher Limits, Customizations July 11, 2019 By Don Jergler Erich Bublitz has seen a significant transformation in his clients’ needs in just a year. Increasingly cannabis businesses are coming...
Southern California Quakes Push Interest in Coverage July 9, 2019 By Don Jergler Visits to the California Earthquake Authority website reportedly increased by nearly 10 times normal following the largest earthquakes to hit...
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...
Anxiety, Policy Limits Rising Ahead of California’s Sweeping Data Privacy Law July 1, 2019 By Don Jergler Robert L. Wallan’s clients are keeping him quite busy as they fret about the implementation next year of the nation’s...