California Comp Insurers Won’t See Insurance Guarantee Assessment, a First in 20 Years January 14, 2019 By Don Jergler California worker’s compensation insurers and their customers are getting a bit of a break this year. The California Insurance Guarantee...
Wildfires, Dynamex Dominate California Wholesaler Conference January 8, 2019 By Don Jergler Wildfires and the Dynamex decision. Those two topics dominated discussions at an insurance wholesaler conference this week. The California Wholesaler...
5 Lessons to Take Away from the California Wildfires January 7, 2019 By Don Jergler The California wildfires of 2018 were devastating, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, costing numerous lives and destroying thousands of...
Western Region Could See Action on Disaster Mitigation, Independent Contractors, Workers’ Comp January 7, 2019 By Don Jergler Most eyeballs were on California during the midterm elections in November, with polar opposite candidates facing off in the race...
Southern California City Asking Residents for Suggestions on Battling Climate Change January 3, 2019 By Don Jergler The city of Long Beach, Calif. is soliciting help from its citizens to come up with a plan to deal...
Insurance Journal West’s Top Stories for 2018: California Commissioner Race, Hawaii Lava, Wildfire Losses December 31, 2018 By Don Jergler Another year down, and too many fascinating news headlines to count. Hawaii’s lava, the race for California insurance commissioner, and...
5 Lessons to Take Away from the California Wildfires December 28, 2018 By Don Jergler The California wildfires of 2018 were devastating, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, costing numerous lives and destroying thousands of...
California Commissioner Pushing Insurer Fossil Fuel Divestment to The End December 20, 2018 By Don Jergler California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones continues to push the fossil fuel divestment hot button right to the end of the...
Annual IICF Week of Giving Puts ‘Face on Insurance’ December 17, 2018 By Don Jergler Hundreds of volunteers attending an insurance conference in Chicago, Ill., took a chunk of their free time writing thank you...
Official Figure on Insured Losses for 2018 California Wildfires Reaches $9B December 12, 2018 By Don Jergler The official tally for insured losses from this year’s major California wildfires is $9.05 billion – for now. California Insurance...