California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced on July 1, 2010 that insurers in his state had sold about 20% of the assets the industry holds in the 50 companies that the California Department of Insurance ("CDI") has identified as doing business with Iran's nuclear, energy and defense sectors.
California insurers divest $400 million in Iran-related assets
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