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Self-Driving Cars and Your Insurance

A small but growing number of vehicles on U.S. roads can operate without human control in defined conditions, ...
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Top 10 New Laws and Regulations Affecting California Employers

With 2026 now upon us, so is a slew of new laws and regulations that affect California businesses. ...
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‘Stealth’ Health Plan Cost Drivers Employers Can’t Ignore

As employers face rapidly rising health insurance costs for their employees, industry pundits are increasingly urging benefit leaders ...

Voluntary Benefits Are No Longer Optional

With health insurance costs continuing to climb, many employers are finding that standard medical coverage alone doesn’t offer ...

How to Deal with an OSHA Inspection after an Employee Complaint

OSHA will inspect a workplace for a variety of reasons. These include following a worker injury and always ...

Cumulative Trauma Claims Driving Workers’ Comp Costs

One of the largest writers of workers’ compensation insurance in California recently sounded the alarm about the growth ...

Wildfire Disclosure Rule for Home Sales Takes Effect

If you’re selling a home in a high-risk wildfire area of California built before 2010, you now face ...

You’re Responsible for Employees Driving on the Job

Many business owners don’t think twice when asking a worker to run to the office supply store, to ...
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Join Jeff Okrepkie at the S.A.F.E. Virtual Summit: Strategies Against Fraud

George Petersen Insurance Agency's very own Jeff Okrepkie, Commercial Producer, will be featured as a panelist at the upcoming ...

Health Insurers Pledge to Simplify Prior Authorization

In a major announcement, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) said that more than 50 major insurers — including ...

Don’t Wait for a Leak to Replace Your Roof

It’s one of the biggest and most costly mistakes homeowners make: They pay no mind to an aging ...

Calculating the Cost of Workplace Injuries

It’s no secret that workplace accidents can cost your company dearly. There’s not only the loss of an ...

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