Update: the Governor of California, signed Senate Bill 1121 on September 23, 2018, ratifying the amendments described below.

On August 31, 2018, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1121, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).  The CCPA, which contains the broadest consumer data privacy protections

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On June 4, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced that he approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy (“CannaBOP”) in California. In announcing the approval, Commissioner Jones stated, “This first-of-its-kind Cannabis Business Owners Policy or CannaBOP program will make it easier for more insurers to enter the market and fill

On Wednesday, the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research hosted a webinar entitled “Weeding Through the Unique Insurance Needs of the Cannabis Industry.” The webinar kicked off with comments from Dave Jones, Commissioner of the California Department of Insurance. Commissioner Jones reiterated the California Department’s commitment to supporting the

Prior to the 1990’s Bellefonte Reinsurance Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 903 F.2d910 (2d Cir. 1990) (“Bellefonte”) decision, the insurance/reinsurance industry operated under the assumption that expenses in addition to loss, unless explicitly excluded, were included coverages under facultative reinsurance certificates. The Bellefonte decision,

In a letter sent to California insurers on 4/20, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reiterated his call for insurers to file rates and forms for insurance products for the California cannabis industry. In an effort to allay fears about potential pushback or legal consequence based on the fact that cannabis

The wildfires raging in Northern California are already the worst in the state’s history.  The risk of cataclysmic fires is greater in Southern California, but the elements (fierce winds, high temperatures, and low humidity) conspired  to create this conflagration.

Containment figures are finally increasing for these massive wildfires that continue