Calif. Agents Speak Out
Frustration and anger are boiling over in Californias independent agent community among those who say they feel political inaction, an insurance commissioner who despises the industry and poorly planned deregulation of the workers compensation system have conspired to create chaos for insurers and employers in the state.
Recently, Californias State Compensation Insurance Fund, a non-profit workers comp state agency that acts as the assigned risk market, and the states insurance commissioner, John Garamendi, have been embroiled in a legal battle over regulation of the fund.
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