Embracing AI in Insurance: Balancing Efficiency and Data Security

While generative AI tools offer immense benefits, they also come with legal risks. Insurance brokers, producers, and account executives need to be aware.
November 7, 2023 Education & Training Liability Technology California

Insurtech Funding Hits Record High in Q3 with Over $1 Billion, Dominated by P&C Sector

The global insurtech sector surpassed US$1.1 billion in new funding during the third quarter of 2023. This growth represented a 19.8% increase.
November 7, 2023 Insurance Industry Life & Health Property Technology California Massachusetts

Navigating Through the Vines: Assessing the Current State of Winery Insurance Market in California

While certain geographies are experiencing a tightening of P&C capacity, especially in California, wineries in the region are feeling the sting more than most due to extreme weather events.
October 30, 2023 Insurance Industry Property California

California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Small Business Owners

Erin Lee McCarroll, 49, of Laguna Beach, California, was arraigned on 27 felony counts including grand theft and forgery after a California Department of Insurance investigation.
October 24, 2023 Fraud Liability Workers' Compensation California

Hot Sauce Plaintiff Goes Cold on False Advertising Claim

For reasons unknown, California hot sauce aficionado Phillip White asked a federal court to dismiss his entire lawsuit over Texas Pete hot sauce.
October 13, 2023 Liability Litigation California North Carolina Texas

Woman Faces Fraud Charges After Racking Up More Than $1.5M in Fake Claims

Ms. Conaway’s first fraudulent invoice claimed she was hospitalized in Arizona and she received just over $10,000 in payment from the insurance company. After this apparent success, Ms. Conaway went on to file claims using forged invoices for hospitalizations in Florida and California.
October 5, 2023 Fraud Arizona California Florida

Property Insurers’ Exodus Presents Challenges and Opportunities

The exodus of some insurers from states badly affected by catastrophic climate-related events represents an opportunity for the carriers that remain, but comes with a need to understand the potential effect it has on customer perceptions, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Home Insurance Study.
October 4, 2023 Catastrophe Property Risk Management California Florida Louisiana

Tesla Owners Must Arbitrate False Advertising Claims over Autopilot Feature

A California federal judge has ruled that a group of people who own cars made by Tesla Inc TSLA.O must pursue claims that the company misled the public about its autopilot features in individual arbitration rather than court.
October 3, 2023 Auto Litigation Technology California

California’s New Firefighting Ally is Artificial Intelligence

Firefighters want every leg up they can get to knock out a blaze before it becomes an inferno. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode -- artificial intelligence.
September 28, 2023 Property Technology California

California Governor Vetoes Self-Driving Truck Bill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.
September 25, 2023 Legislation & Regulation California

How Proposition 103 Worsens Risk Crisis in California

California is not the only U.S. state struggling with insurance availability and affordability, but -- as described in a new Triple-I Issues Brief -- its problems are exacerbated by a three-decades-old legislative measure that severely constrains insurers’ ability to profitably insure property in the state.
September 25, 2023 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Underwriting California

California Insurance Commissioner Strikes Unwritten Agreement with Industry to Revive Home Insurance Coverage

After a summer that saw many of California’s top home insurers pull back from the state market, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Thursday that he struck a deal with the insurance industry to encourage new coverage in the state.
September 22, 2023 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation California

Climate Change’s Toll on Homeowners and Insurance

Millions of American homeowners are confronting a growing financial dilemma as climate change-driven wildfires and floods push their home insurance rates to unprecedented levels. The situation is compounded when insurers decide to withdraw coverage.
September 21, 2023 Insurance Industry Property California Florida Kentucky Louisiana South Dakota

More Layoffs Coming in Insurance Industry Without Reform

San Francisco might not be the only California colossus in a so-called ‘doom loop.’ The property and casualty insurance market is experiencing a crisis of its own, and the consequences are dire for the entire state economy.
September 20, 2023 Legislation & Regulation Property California

California’s Home Insurance Deal Deadline Passes

A rumored legislative deal aimed at keeping home insurance companies from bailing on California is dead now that the deadline for a bill has passed.
September 15, 2023 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Property California
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