Berkshire units settle California WC dispute

Berkshire Hathaway's Applied Underwriters unit has reached a
settlement with California regulators that will let it resume
selling a novel form of workers' compensation insurance that
has been the subject of court cases and administrative orders in
several states.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones hailed the
settlement as "a significant victory in protecting California
businesses from sophisticated bait and switch marketing
tactics" in a statement describing the agreement released
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