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On June 10, 2025, Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill No. 9 into law. In light of the passage of the bill, on July 8, 2025, the Connecticut Insurance Department (Department) issued Bulletin PC-93-25, addressed to “all...more
Wildfires in California are occurring with greater frequency, causing more destruction, and increasingly igniting in unexpected locations and at unforeseen times. Since the 1970s, the length of the wildfire season in western...more
On February 25, 2025, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin expanding the previously announced one-year moratorium preventing homeowners insurance cancellations and non-renewals to those affected by...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, fires alter the landscape of California insurance, an expert’s...more
Senate Bill 35 would amend O.C.G.A. § 33-24-46 to increase the notice period that insurance companies must provide to homeowners before non-renewing a property insurance policy from 30 to 60 days. The Bill made it out of the...more
Our hearts are with all of the fire victims in this devastating time. This advice is not new, but it bears re-circulating due to the current crisis: Maximizing Homeowner Insurance Coverage Benefits After a Fire....more
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have suffered losses due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires. Below we offer some guidance to those affected by these devastating fires to pursue and preserve their rights to...more
One practice that has plagued the insurance industry in recent years has been contractors soliciting homeowners to make insurance claims after a hailstorm, for example, and then obtaining an assignment of rights to the claim...more