California Governor Signs Act to Create Smoke Damage Presumption

California Governor Signs Act to Create Smoke Damage Presumption

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation establishing standards for investigating, testing and restoring smoke-damaged homes. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1795, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Mike Gipson and sponsored by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, creates a presumption that smoke damage within a wildfire impact area resulted from …

Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned

Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, set up by Iran to manage requests of passage in the Strait of Hormuz, published on Monday an updated list of 77 vessels “violating Iranian protocols for the Strait of Hormuz.” Concerns over global energy supply have deepened after the latest attacks around oil transit routes in the Strait of …

AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16

AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leaders, customer experience leaders, claims managers and more. This event will spotlight solutions that aim to change the …

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company, both domiciled in West Des Moines, IA and collectively known as Farm Bureau Property …