Climate Risk Facing Insurers | CTE in Spotlight at Pro Football Hall of Fame | Fox & Goose Celebrates 50 Years

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Former California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones explains the climate risk facing the insurance sector. Also, the brain disorder CTE is a focus in this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. Finally, Fox & Goose Public House celebrates 50 years.

Climate Risk Facing Insurers

The wildfires in Los Angeles are on pace to rival the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in state history. And the continued threat of extreme fire behavior is straining the property insurance market. Dave Jones was the California Insurance Commissioner from 2011 to 2019 and is now the director of the Climate Risk Initiative Center at UC Berkeley School of Law. He joins Insight to discuss potential rate increases, how this impacts California’s FAIR Plan - which is a last resort for many property owners, as well as what can be done in the long term to make insurance affordable and available across the country.

CTE in Spotlight at Pro Football Hall of Fame

The brain disorder CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is a focus in this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. Voters will decide whether former Kansas City Chiefs great Jim Tyrer should receive the honor posthumously. In 1980, Tyrer was removed as a Hall of Fame candidate after he killed his wife in a murder-suicide. Decades later, many believe - including Tyrer’s children and in-laws - that he suffered from a severe case of CTE. Kevin Patrick Allen is a former journalist and filmmaker behind the documentary A Good Man - The Jim Tyrer Story and joins us with more about what this Hall of Fame vote signals about CTE awareness in football and contact sports.

Fox & Goose Celebrates 50 Years

Fox & Goose Public House has long been a legendary Sacramento pub and music venue, serving up classic English dishes while listening to some of the best local music. And this week, they’re celebrating a huge milestone since they first opened their doors in 1975. Owner Peter Monson and General Manager Demi Grant join Insight ahead of their 50th anniversary party that is open to the public on Friday Jan. 17 from 4pm to 10pm.