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Key topics at the event included the talent gap, rising costs, extreme weather, connecting and caring.

Travelers' Joan Woodward details a new initiative focused on mental health and wellbeing in the workplace in the latest DigIn podcast.

A new study asked insurance providers their thoughts on claims, risk, AI, climate change and more.

Joan Woodward of the Travelers Institute discusses the shifting dynamics of the modern workplace and the importance of focusing on mental well-being.

Before the wildfires, California decided to pass on reinsurance costs to policyholders. After the fires, California is considering catastrophe bonds to help shore up the state's insurer of last resort. A consumer advocate says these measures concentrate too much risk locally and do not improve home insurance availability.

Sure, an embedded software insurtech, started on an airplane.

Regulator says it will rule urgently; Consumer Watchdog says insurer must disclose more information to justify an increase.

(Bloomberg) --State Farm, the largest home insurer in California, is asking for an emergency rate hike from state regulators as it warns that multibillion-dollar payouts from the Los Angeles wildfires threaten its balance sheet and the broader insurance market.

Terms of home insurance policies and rising construction costs will affect how those who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires can rebuild.

California had the most natural disasters over the 20 year period according to a study from MoneyGeek.

Embedded insurance is breaking down barriers to coverage.

Tech companies Wuuii and ZestyAI enhance underwriting with risk evaluation capabilities.

The legislation would permit a state government conduit issuer to sell bonds to bolster the last-resort FAIR Plan in the wake of Los Angeles-area wildfires.

The recovery of local governments and utilities from hurricanes Helene and Milton continues but the outlook for next season and beyond is troubling.

Nevada is the state with the most car thefts, based on a study from Tires Easy.

Members whose districts include Altadena and Pacific Palisades are behind the measure, which calls for an initial 180-day forbearance period.

A round up of announcements and actions by the state's insurance regulator, a consumer advocate and an industry trade association.

The California-based insurtech uses AI-powered models and property-specific data to address all perils, including wildfire, severe convective storms and non-weather water.

After the California wildfires, other state governments are reacting to wildfire mitigation and related insurance coverage issues, proposing bills or announcing plans for action.

The state's insurance crisis, worsened by the L.A. wildfires, has people talking about measures including mitigating risk, price signaling and even moving residents out of risky areas.