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Understanding the Real Impact of Wildfire Smoke
During the week of June 5, the Northeast United States found itself coated in orange smoke and smog stemming from the ongoing wildfires in eastern Canada. It was an unusual experience for those ...
Insurers Have Their Say
California's growing availability crisis is poised to get worse unless changes to ratemaking beyond the introduction of forward-looking catastrophe modeling take hold. Carrier executives delivered ...
Safer From Wildfires
Commissioner Lara's new regulation, California Code of Regulations Section 2644.9. Consideration of Mitigation Factors; Wildfire Risk Models, effective Oct. 14, 2022, required those insurers that ...
Are Winds of Change Blowing on California Insurance Law?
It would be wrong to assume that California regulators and lawmakers are only now starting to ponder what to do about a potential insurance crisis in the wildfire-prone state. A state of urgency has ...
Claims Pros Warned About Confirmation Bias and Inflated Line Items
GARDEN GROVE, California—The charred remains of a dog found among the ruins of a house that was destroyed in a sudden fire added an air of legitimacy to the insurance claim. For sure, homeowners ...
3 Emerging Risks to Watch: The Rise of Robotics, Infrastructure Spending, Vehicle Subscriptions
Years ago, it may have been hard to imagine a time when robots could have nine-to-five jobs and handle household chores, drivers could subscribe to luxury vehicle features like heated seats, and big ...
Fun Equals Risk. Sigh.
Those in the insurance industry tend to view everything through a lens of risk and responsibility. Sure, that game/sport/amusement/party looks like a good time, but what horrible thing could happen? ...
Six Strategies That Take Weeks Off Your Hiring Process
Do you think your hiring process takes too long? Have issues with timing cost you time, money and the chance to hire top talent? One of the first lessons I learned as a young recruiter was, "Time ...