West News for September 2005 MiniCo Names Schick as CFO Calif. Court Strikes Down Persistency Discount Law Stewart Title of California Venturing Into P/C Market with SIFS Launch ACIC Disappointed by Court’s Ruling Regarding Driver Discounts NAS Insurance Services’ EPLI Covers Employee Identity Theft and Genetic Makeup Discriminations Calif. Commissioner Warns Residents of Dangers from ‘Fake Insurance’ Reliant General Insurance Services Adds New Marketing Reps Integro Adds Two in San Francisco Flood Insurance Rises In Sacramento Katie Freeman Insurance Services Makes San Diego Staff Changes Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group Founder Honored as Top Boss Safeco Estimates Katrina After-Tax Losses at $78M Carter Joins Chopra Insurance Superior Access Insurance Services Opens New Irvine Facility Insurance Commissioner Candidate to Keynote American Agents Alliance Convention Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Introduces National Course of Construction/Builders Risk Program Colo. Democrats Question Claims That Auto Insurance Rates Have Declined Oregon Says Employers will Pay $33.4M Less in Workers’ Comp Fees Calif. May Lower Quake Insurance Rates in Wake of Katrina Vido to Head New San Diego Office of SullivanCurtisMonroe California Raisin Growers Try To Save Crops After Early Storm Hawaii To Receive New Flood Insurer Advantage Names New CFO Avila Joins David Morse & Associates Hawaii Workers’ Comp Claims Declining Pair of Quakes Hit North of LA; No Damages Reported Burns & Wilcox Ltd. Named Sanderson Underwriter in Reno Office ACIC Opposes Proposed California Department of Insurance Regulations ACIC Asks Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign Safety Bills JetBlue Airliner Survives Emergency Landing at LAX; No Injuries Reported Santa Rosa State Fund Office Raises $5K for Katrina Victims Bates Promoted to Assistant Vice President at McFall General CA Division of Workers’ Comp Hosting Spanish Workshop for Workers Carey Promoted to VP/Manager at Western Security Surplus Calif. State Fund to Collect $66,355 in Fraud Case NIIA Names Schellin President Pierson Appointed at AGA Crooms Joins Torrance-based Keenan FEMA Tightens Policy on Flood Safety Sloan Mason Announces New Program for Sewer & Water Main Contractors Former San Francisco Insurance Agent Arraigned for Embezzlement Heat Waves Could Hurt California’s Energy Grid Tolentino Joins Burns & Wilcox Burns & Wilcox of San Francisco Moves McFall General Appointed by Penn America to Write in Ore., Wash., Idaho NAS Insurance Services Enhances Managed Care E&O Insurance Preston Joins All Risks, Ltd. AIA Says Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction Recommendation Demonstrates Reforms are Working Restaurant Insurance Corp. Partners With The Hartford Former Calif. Agent Sentenced for Selling Fraudulent Policies Goltra & Associates Insurance Brokers Joins United Agencies Experts Warn Ariz. Residents Against Buying ‘Flood Cars’ for Sale New Mexico, Washington State Associations Honored with L.P. McCord Education Award Zapien’s Appraisals Inc. Joins Frontier Adjusters National Franchise Word & Brown Companies Adds Website Links to Red Cross WCIRB Makes Amended Filing Denniston Joins Lockton Cos. Alliance Offers New Programs at 2005 Conference & Expo 21st Century Insurance Group Announces Quarterly Dividend AARIS Employees Raise Nearly $179,000 for Katrina Relief Efforts AIA Pleased with Results of 2005 Calif. Legislative Session IBA West Urges CDI To Change Producer Name Regulations AIA Urges Calif. Gov. to Veto Legislation Unraveling 2004 Comp Reforms Zurich Opens Denver Office to Strengthen Local Ties The Noble Group, Thoits Insurance Team Up Colo. Residents Settle Wildfire Lawsuit with Energy Provider Nev. Lawmakers Concerned about Public Employee Benefit Program WCIRB to Propose 5.2% Decrease In Pure Premium Rates Effective Jan. 1 Whitaker Joins Kibble & Prentice Union General Announces Appointment with Penn-America Sherman Joins Burns & Wilcox, New Mexico as an Underwriter Wash. Man Sentenced for Defrauding L&I in Workers’ Comp Scam Llorente Investigations to Manage Special Investigative Unit for Alaska National Insurance Company Dougherty Joins Woodruff-Sawyer Insurex Announces Additional 15% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates California Workers’ Comp Bill Tabled Zenith Announces Three-for-Two Stock Split and Quarterly Dividend Alliance Raising Funds for Hurricane Katrina Victims Workers’ Compensation Gives Nevada Business Incentives Quirk & Co. Opens Pacific Northwest Branch in Washington Abram Interstate Offers Course of Construction, Builders Risk Bonding Co. Sides with Contractor in Sewer Plant Dispute Insurance Cos. Pushing Colo. Mountain Residents to Firescape Farmers Claims Teams Assisting Katrina Victims Fireman’s Fund Declares Moratorium On Policy Cancellations for Hurricane Katrina Victims Kibble & Prentice Joins RiskProNet Property Claim Services and I.I.I. Rank Fire Losses Allstate Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $120 Million So. Calif. Quake Registers 4.8; No Injuries, Damages Washington’s L&I Proposes 3.8 Percent Boost in 2006 Workers’ Comp Rates Ndiforchu Joins QualCorp Inc. Francis Joins Baldwin Resource Group West News Archives
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