September 6, 2021
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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In this Issue

• Features
  Judge: California Ridesharing Law Is Unconstitutional
  A judge has struck down a California ballot measure that exempted...
• Features
  Wyoming Marijuana Signature Effort to Begin in Early September
  Wyoming marijuana advocates plan to begin circulating petitions in...
• Features
  Former California Agent Allegedly Stole $1.2M from Elderly Consumers
  Formerly licensed insurance agent Robert Stoddard, 66, of San...

National Coverage

• Features
  Insurance Industry Keeping Up With an Energy Market in Transition
  Last year was a wild one for the energy sector. There were, of...
• Editor's Note
  Riding the Commercial Lines Price Wave
  There's no question that commercial lines premiums have accelerated...
• Features
  With Federal Legalization Expected, Cannabis Insurers Get Ready
  Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in...
• Features
  ‘Hey, Insurance Industry: What About Us?’ Ask Small Businesses as Satisfaction Wanes
  Insurance carriers and agents may want to pay more attention to small...
• Features
  White House, Big Tech, Insurers Vow to ‘Raise the Bar’ on Cybersecurity
  The U.S. government in late August said it would work with the...
• Features
  Cyber Underwriting Changes: Is It Too Little, Too Late?
  With primary rate changes approaching 50% and underwriting questions...
• Features
  Veterinarian-Turned-Insurance-Pro Sees Practitioners Thriving But Stressed
  The country's veterinarians have weathered the pandemic better than...
• Features
  Veterinarians Are Tired, Short-Staffed and Burned Out
  During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's...
• Features
  P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Net Income 28% in First Half of Year: AM Best
  The U.S. property/casualty industry grew its net underwriting income...
• Features
  56% of Insurance Companies Plan to Hire Within the Year: Jacobson
  In the next 12 months, 56% of insurance companies plan to increase...
• Features
  Reinsurance Prices Expected to Harden at Jan. 2022 Renewals
  Global reinsurers' underwriting performance will continue to improve...
• Features
  ESG and the Future of Energy
  One area receiving increased scrutiny by underwriters are ESG related...
• Features
  Insuring Commercial Drones: Liability or Opportunity?
  Developments in drone technology are often heralded as having the...
• Features
  How the Pandemic Changed Employment (And How That’s Here to Stay)
  No one needs to be told how rough 2020 was. But perhaps organizations...
• Features
  Unintended Consequences
  Sometimes, in responding to coverage requests or loss exposure...
• Features
  No One Buys Based on Price
  In virtually every independent insurance agent survey that I've ever...
• Features
  Merger & Acquisition State of the Industry
  The merger and acquisition arena has never been this busy. All deals...
• Features
  What Are Insurance Consumers Looking for Now?
  Unprecedented events have created an environment of profound...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Contractors Market Detail: Insura Prime Insurance Brokerage Inc....
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Dennis Cook has been appointed president of IronHealth's...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Arthur J. Gallagher, Willis Re Arthur J. Gallagher & Co....
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Forget Cars "I hate cars, I don't trust people driving them,...