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Kin Bringing Home and Property Insurance to Arizona

Kin is expanding into Arizona, marking the digital insurer’s first move into the U.S. Southwest. Kin is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focused on the growing homeowners insurance market. It is a licensed carrier that offers coverage through its reciprocal exchanges …

People Moves: Cooper Named WCIRB EVP and Chief Actuary

Sean Cooper has been named executive vice president and chief actuary at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California, headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Cooper succeeds Dave Bellusci, who retired from the WCIRB after 33 years. Cooper has more than …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. Robert Cohen and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Benchmark is …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Podcasts

The world of cannabis podcasts is as varied as it is broad. Some podcasts focus on the best ways to consume. Others have a business focus. There are podcasts focused almost solely on data, podcasts with a venture capital bent, …

California Man Paralyzed from Police Run-In Gets $20M Settlement

A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state`s history, officials announced. Gregory Gross, an Army veteran who …

Insurers Sue Energy Corporation Blamed for Helping Start Colorado Wildfire

Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado`s most destructive wildfire in 2021. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, a few weeks after investigators announced that a sparking …

California Insurance Commissioner Issues Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Rate Filing Decision

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a decision regarding the workers’ compensation insurance pure premium rate filing that average $1.46 per $100 of payroll, 2.6% below the average of the approved September 1, 2022 advisory pure premium rates. The Workers’ …

Landslide Tears Apart Luxury Homes on Southern California Peninsula

A landslide tore apart luxury homes on Southern California`s Palos Verdes Peninsula this week, leaving a confused jumble of collapsed roofs, shattered walls, tilted chimneys and decks dangling over an adjacent canyon. The slide in the Los Angeles County city …

People Moves: LP Insurance Services in Nevada Names Steelman COO

LP Insurance Services, headquartered in Reno, Nev., promoted Trinity Steelman to chief operating officer. Founding COO, Joe Wyatt, retired on July 1. Steelman is responsible for the daily operations throughout the LP Insurance footprint. She continues to lead the employee …

12 Southern California Homes Evacuated After Ground Shifts

Twelve homes were evacuated in a Los Angeles-area city after a major ground shift put them at risk of collapse, officials said. Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, visited Rolling Hills Estates, a city 19 …

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