August 2, 2021
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Top 100 P/C Agencies; Markets: Recreation & Leisure, Condos; Special Supplement: The Florida Issue

In this Issue

• Features
  Officials: Lightning Likely Caused 2020 California Forest Fire
  A lightning strike likely ignited a 2020 wildfire in California's...
• Features
  California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Benchmark
  California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara adopted and issued...
• Features
  Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say
  Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of...
• Features
  PG&E in California Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires
  California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on it would...
• Features
  Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
  Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern...
• Features
  Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling
  Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of...
• Features
  $5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit
  A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they...
• Features
  California Healthcare Provider Paying $37M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
  Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services and two of its...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Congratulations Top 100 Agencies
  This year marks the 17th annual publication of Insurance Journal's...
• Features
  Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID
  COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers' compensation...
• Features
  First Half 2021 Natural Disaster Insured Losses Reach 10-Year High
  Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42...
• Features
  Global P/C Industry Sees Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years but Inflation Headwinds Loom
  Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the...
• Features
  Wells Media Executive Chairman Awarded Association’s Icon Award
  The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA)...
• Features
  Recreational Vehicle Rental Site Outdoorsy to Expand Its Insurance Division
  Recreational vehicle rental marketplace Outdoorsy said it will use...
• Features
  Recreational Vehicles On the Road
  RV ownership has reached record levels, according to the RV Industry...
• Features
  A Look at Possible Coverage Implications of the Champlain Towers Condominium Collapse
  I'm finding it difficult to write an insurance piece about the recent...
• Features
  Is a Fence a Fence?
  A question that often arises in homeowners insurance is whether a...
• Features
  New Producer Hiring: The 3D Interview
  Most people date for six to 12 months before they ever consider...
• Features
  Economic Recovery Brings Opportunity to Agents Who are Ready
  Do you remember the first time you rode a roller coaster? I do, and I...
• Features
  Overcoming the Challenges of COVID-19
  COVID-19 has thrown the insurance industry a steady stream of...
• Features
  How Homeowners Insurers Can Prepare for the Cannabis Era
  Talk about a growth market. Since Colorado and Washington became the...
• Features
  Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
  The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Habitational Market Detail: Insurance Specialty Group's (ISG)...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Further strengthening its captive solutions and sharing...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Seeto, Pattern Two insurtech managing general agencies plan...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Wildfires and Solar Panels "Obviously, solar projects need to be...