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29 10, 2020

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Koelewyn of Pacific AG Embraced Cannabis Insurance from the Start

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Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …

29 10, 2020

Scientists Want New Framework for Understanding California Wildfire Costs, Risks

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A new report out shows challenges current fire management policies in California, proposes a new framework for understanding the total cost of wildfire in the state and suggests that health impacts from smoke my represent substantial costs that are not …

29 10, 2020

California Street Racer Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft

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Michael Lynn Cooper, 55, of Ontario, Calif., was charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft after allegedly misrepresenting the facts of a collision to his insurance company to receive a payout after he was street racing. …

30 10, 2020

Why It’s a Good Time for Insurtechs to Be Thinking About Mergers

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The drumbeat for insurtechs to pursue a merger, acquisition or partnership is getting louder, with the number likely to substantially grow in the months ahead, an insurance industry expert believes. “InsurTech is reaching a point where [startups] must decide whether …

28 10, 2020

California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation

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Claims adjuster, Agop Sarafian, 65, of La Crescenta, Calif., and chiropractor, Shahe Topjian, D.C. 65, of Granada Hills, Calif., were arrested on felony insurance fraud charges after allegedly conspiring to defraud Sarafian’s employer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, by setting …

28 10, 2020

Insurers Again Battled Many California Bills, but a Fight Last Year Was Biggest Recent Victory

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The election is nearly here, and while it’s been quite a year all around, things could have been worse for the insurance industry. When the year started, insurance industry lobbyists were facing a big battle, and not just COVID-19. As …

30 10, 2020

How Government Plans to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Free for Every American

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Federal health officials Wednesday issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved. The regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, …

28 10, 2020

Hurricane Zeta Slams Louisiana With High Winds, Storm Surge

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Oct 28 06:10 PM. Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday with 110-mile-per-hour (175 kph) winds and what government trackers called “a life-threatening storm surge,” the third hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast state this year. Zeta’s extremely dangerous …

30 10, 2020

Republicans Eye ‘Jackhammer’ to Reform Tech Liability While Democrats Grab ‘Scalpel’

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Big Tech’s decisions to block some posts and videos while letting other content viewed as inflammatory proliferate have drawn the ire of Republicans and Democrats alike, raising the prospect that a 24-year-old U.S. law that fostered the internet’s explosion will …

28 10, 2020

CoreLogic Engaged in Takeover Talks With CoStar, Warburg

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CoreLogic Inc. is in discussions with CoStar Group Inc. and a consortium consisting of Warburg Pincus and GTCR about a potential takeover, valuing the company at more than $80 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. CoStar …