August 31, 2006

• State Dems, Safeco Battling Over Company's Use of Credit Scores
• Experts: Gas Prices a Factor in Insurance Fraud Car Fires
• California Insurers Oppose Giving Punitive Damages to State
• Sequoia Insurance Deploys Web-Based Claims Processing Center
• Census: New Mexicans Held onto Health Insurance in 2005
• Arizona Working to Reduce Number of Uninsured

August 30, 2006

• San Diego Contractor Ordered to Pay $475,000 to State Fund
• Safeco Sells U-District Complex to University of Washington
• Arrowhead General Offers Online Quotes for Accountants Liability
• Climate Change Will Limit Ability to Control Wildland Fires, Scientists Say
• WKF&C Agency Opens New Regional Office in Southern California
• Pinnacol Assurance Named One of Nation's Best for Workers Over 50

August 29, 2006

• Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Insure U
• New Assistant Attorney General To Help Washington Combat Fraud
• Colorado Issues Emergency Cease and Desist Order
• Hail, Torrential Rain, Wind Gusts Pound Pueblo
• GOP Senate Challenger McGavick Reveals Drunken Driving Incident

August 28, 2006

• Latin American Agents Will Wait and See How Auto Regs Affect Customers
• California Lawmakers Enter Final Days of 2005-06 Session
• Child Drownings Believed High among Immigrants
• Risk Management Solutions Analyzes Calif. Wildfire Data
• Pacific Coast E&S Offers Liquor Liability Program
• Washington Agents-Brokers Host Annual Conference in Spokane

August 25, 2006

• Washington Governor Declares Wildfire Emergency
• Worst Red Tide in Years Hits Puget Sound
• Unigard Insurance Awards 12 Scholarships
• Calif. State Fund Offers Credit Extension for Heat Waves
• Phoenix Man Sentenced for Defrauding Workman's Comp Fund
• Continental Marine Offers Ocean Marine Product
• Beecher Carlson Appoints Suter Senior Vice President
• Producer School to be Held in Sacramento in September

August 24, 2006

• San Francisco Corporate Officer Arrested for 49 Felony Counts
• San Diego Contractor to Pay State Fund $456,000
• Nevada Benefits Firm Appeals $1 Million-Plus in Fines
• Heritage General Agency Offers Semi-Exclusive Homeowner Coverage
• Fox Joins E.L.M. as Account Manager

August 23, 2006

• Chubb Reduces California Auto Rates An Average of 34 Percent
• EIG Mutual Holding Files Plan to Convert from Mutual to Stock Company
• Two Riverside Residents Arrested for Grand Theft, Perjury
• WCF General Counsel Dennis Lloyd Honored for Service
• Calif. State Fund Eureka Employees Raise Funds for Cancer Society
• Reed Group Releases White Paper on Return to Work Guidelines

August 22, 2006

• Insurance Costs Stop Volunteer Doctors in Idaho
• Insurance Industry Foundation Hosts 9th Annual Volunteer Week
• Bechtel Won't Get San Jose Airport Job Because of Insurance Issues
• Gray-Stone & Co. Acquires Cascade General Agency/ Amstar E&S
• Zack Cooper Merges with RA Higgins to Develop Senior Pro Program
• Baldwin Resource Group Adds Seattle Pacific University Dean to Board

August 21, 2006

• Judge Rules Against Private Ambulance Company Serving Spokane
• Wyoming Court Says Skiers May Assume Risk of Riding Lifts
• King Insurance Offers California Agents Errors and Omissions Program
• Abram Interstate Offers New Owner Builder C.O.C. Policy
• Wise, of Builders & Tradesmen's Insurance Services, Dies
• Warren G. Bender's Katt Celebrates 50 Years in Industry

August 18, 2006

• Allstate Drops Alaska Earthquake Coverage
• California Workers' Comp Rate Filing Submitted
• State Farm Files for Rate Reduction
• Safeco Launches Instant Auto Endorsement Processing
• Continental Risk Moves Location

August 17, 2006

• Calif. Commissioner Calls Court Ruling on Auto Regs a Victory
• Employers Insurance Doubles Workers' Comp Market Share
• Bliss & Glennon Offers Garage Market
• Professional Program Insurance Offers Medispa Program
• Scully Joins Colemont's San Francisco Office

August 16, 2006

• Hawaii Seeks Order to Liquidate Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty
• Calif. Governor, Commissioner Propose Legislation To Oversee State Fund
• Associations Oppose Eliminating Contingent Commissions

August 15, 2006

• Arizona Puts the Heat on Insurers for Wildfire Protection
• Colorado Court: Drivers Not Liable for Hitting Animals in Road
• Provo Withdraws Federal Disaster Aid Application
• Report Warns of More Frequent Coastal Flooding and Rising Sea Levels
• Calif. Blue Cross Spent 78.9 Percent of Premium on Patients In 2004-05

August 14, 2006

• Safeco Announces $250 Million Share Repurchase
• Agents Association Accuses Garamendi of Using Office to Win Votes
• Attorney Suggests Parishioners Contribute to Settlement
• Workers at Catholic Healthcare West Reach Tentative Deal

August 11, 2006

• California Imposes New Ethics Regulations on Broker-Agents
• Safeco Announces Share Repurchase Increase, Declares Dividend
• Washington Military Policyholders to Share in Settlement
• Reece Joins Baldwin Resource Group

August 10, 2006

• Judge Denies California Insurers' Lawsuit to Stop Auto Rate Regs
• California State Fund Receives $566,000 in Restitution for Fraud
• Calif. Approves USAA's 8 Percent Auto Rate Reduction, Insurers Not Surprised
• Health Officials: E. Coli Believed Traced to a Wendy's Lettuce
• Study to Look at Extreme Heat's Impact on Californians' Health
• Durazo Named Manager at Mills Insurance
• Nine Players - Including Agent - in World Series of Poker

August 9, 2006

• California Study Examines Medical Access in the Wake of Reforms
• Hawaii Becomes First State to Order Anti-Viral Flu Drugs
• Thousands of Passengers Stranded after LAX Equipment Malfunction
• Hawaii Seeking Comments on Hurricane Retrofits
• Arrowhead General Offers Market for Auto/Extra Heavy Trucks and Tractors

August 8, 2006

• California Couple Sentenced for Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud
• Some Utah Legislators Plan Measures on Illegal Immigration
• Insurance Poll Reveals Misconceptions about Renter's Insurance
• IES Continues to Expand Online Quoting
• Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Hosts Golf Tournament

August 7, 2006

• Colorado Consumers Part of Alleged Military Insurance Scam
• Former Agent Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Grand Theft
• California State Fund Hosts Heat Illness Prevention Seminars
• Mercury General Announces Second Quarter Results

August 4, 2006

• Washington Issues Multiple Enforcement Actions
• Alaska-Regulated Insurance Plans Must Cover Colon Cancer Tests
• USAA Insurance Seeks Approval for 22 Percent Rate Decrease
• Associated Builders and Contractors Members Receive $200,000
• Nas Sets Higher Limits for Computer/Technology Liability
• AmCom Offers Contractors' Property and Inland Marine Coverage
• Rorke Promoted to Claims Manager for California State Fund
• Crump Names Sienkiewicz Property Broker

August 3, 2006

• Pinnacle Entertainment Files Lawsuit Against Three Insurers
• San Jose Resident Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
• The Drive Group Opens Colorado Data Center
• Arrowhead Adds New Standard for Specialty Contractors Package Program
• The Standard Names LaFlamme San Francisco Office Manager

August 2, 2006

• Western Agents Blast Insurers for Settlements Restricting Compensation
• Safeco Reports Strong Profitability in Second Quarter
• New Mexico Insurance Official is Formally Fired
• Granddaughter of Safeco Founder Sues Former CEO Mike McGavick and Board
• Poll: Democrats Leading in Six California 'Down Ticket' Races
• Boggs Joins Colemont's Fresno Office

August 1, 2006

• Washington Employers Invited to Join Workers' Comp Pilot
• Abacus Names Ace American Carrier for Online Foreign Production Coverage
• Cambridge General Agency Offers Home Inspectors Program in Calif.
• Builders Insurance Hires Two Safety Specialists for Reno, Nev., Office
• Arrowhead General Names Sedillo CFO
• Oregon Offers Insurance Wildfire Summit Workshops