Lara Sued Over Applied Underwriters Case Reversals
A writ to strike down California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s overturning of decisions has been filed by two employers in San Francisco Superior Court. The comes on the heels of …
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Applied Underwriters Losing, Settling Multiple EquityComp Disputes
The California Department of Insurance’s hearing bureau is making its way through a backlog of cases filed by former insureds in Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp program, but progress is fleeting. New …
Travelers Sues To Overturn CDI Ruling
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to overturn a decision by former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. Jones found that its large deductible …
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Applied Underwriters Loses On Arbitration – Again
The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District says Applied Underwriters cannot force a former insured under its controversial EquityComp program to settle its disputes in arbitration. This is …
Applied Underwriters Appeals Again To California Supreme Court
Applied Underwriters, a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) subsidiary, is again petitioning the California Supreme Court in one of its many pieces of litigation with former insured’s of its Applied Underwriters’ …
Top Workers’ Comp Stories of 2018
Every year the first issue of the Workers’ Comp Executive includes a “Top Stories” item covering the hottest topics from the past year. Some years, the top stories might be …
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Court Publishes Luxor Cabs – Decision Is Now Citable
In what has to be a major blow to Applied Underwriters, certainly in California, the First District Court of Appeal has published its previous decision in Luxor Cabs. In a …
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Applied Underwriters’ EquityComp RPA Voided Thrice Over
The California Department of Insurance handed down another set of decisions – this time a trio of cases – holding that Applied Underwriters’ unfiled and unapproved reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) …