The Fourth District Court of Appeal says the California Department of Insurance’s administrative law judges and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara do not have the authority to decide breach of contract …
“The big takeaway from this is that under Insurance Code section 11737, the Commissioner has the authority to review pretty much anything that affects what the insured pays for insurance,” …
Attorneys representing the California Department of Insurance and The Travelers will be in a Los Angeles courtroom next month to continue a nearly four-year-old dispute over what the Department says …
The purported sale of Applied Underwriters and its insurance company subsidiaries by Berkshire Hathaway to company founder Steve Menzies may not be a done deal after all. Berkshire reported the …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara or his special counsel have for the second time refused to adopt an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that is widely seen as averse to …
The imbroglio encompassing embattled California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his numerous favorable decisions concerning the Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp Program continues. Lara accepted money from individuals with ties to Applied …
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is facing new challenges by Applied Underwriters over his actions in the workers’ comp appeals filed by Oceanside and RDR Builders. The Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) …
Workers’ Comp Executive is pleased to announce that the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) is recognizing the publication for its continued excellence in covering the controversies surrounding Applied Underwriters and …