Insurance industry employees from around the region are competing on the diamond for a good cause Thursday.
In recent years, insurers like Allstate, American National, The Hartford and State Farm have stopped renewing policies or issuing new policies for California homeowners.
Insurance industry experts point to several factors driving these changes. Building costs are through the roof, up 40 percent over the last four years.
As investigators continue to determine the motives and mindset that allegedly prompted Luigi Mangione to gun down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York nearly two weeks ago, there is concern among some criminologists about the long-term impacts that public assassination could cause.
Fury, anger and resentment toward the health care industry have exploded in the public rhetoric in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing
The policy would have seen the insurance provider predetermine the time allowed for anesthesia care during a surgery or procedure and cover care only over that period.