Content from Don Jergler
Prop. 103 vs. Self-Driving Cars Revving Up in California
Way back in 1988 it probably seemed like the idea of self-driving vehicles was about as far off as flying cars or hovercraft. That was the year California voters enacted Proposition 103, giving an ...
Marijuana and Workers Comp
There are some who believe medical marijuana and the workplace are a potent mix just waiting to be stirred as increasingly more states approve the herb and its derivatives for medicinal use. Not only ...
Viewpoint: Underwriting, Acronyms and Climate Change
Floating together in a muck of alphabet soup the insurance industry, the government and the scientific community can be assured success in at least one thing amid their combined efforts to deal with ...
Cost of Uninsured Motorists Continues to Climb: IRC
There hasn't been much ground gained in the battle to reduce the number of uninsured motorists on the road, according to a new industry report. And experts don't fully understand why a solution to ...
UnitedHealth’s $173M Fine May Be a Warning to P/C Insurers
A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with the Unfair Business Practices Act, the Unfair Insurance Practices ...
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers: State-by-State Analysis
The highly thought-of share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry. "We try not to make it a battle," ...
Another Climate Report Outlines Business Risks, Insurance Pitfalls
"Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States," a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will ...
Climate Change Bottom-Line Talk Grows, S&P Director Says
Companies and governments worldwide are changing their behaviors and examining their risks in the face of climate change, a managing director for Standard & Poor's said as he held up the ...