September 29, 2006

• California Association Launches Attack on Garamendi Regulations
• Hawaii's JP Schmidt: There's Opportunity in the Pacific
• California Anticipates Lowering Workers' Comp Rates
• Pacific Coast E&S Offers Business Auto Market
• 3rd Bag of Tainted Spinach Linked to Calif. Plant
• New Mexico Commission Seeks New Insurance Superintendent

September 28, 2006

• Safeco Plans to List on the New York Stock Exchange
• Settlement Reached in Woman's Death at Spokane Parking Garage
• Residents Worry as SoCal Fire Moves Toward Mountain Homes
• Court Rules Hurt Prison Guard Not Entitled to Workers' Comp
• Oregon Employers To Pay Less for Workers' Comp in 2007
• Idaho Fire Crews Turn to Starting Fires as Season Ends

September 27, 2006

• Officials Seek Voluntary Evacuations for Dwellers near Large Wildfire
• York Insurance Services Invests in Southern California Risk Management
• Mercator Risk Services Expands with San Francisco Office

September 26, 2006

• Colorado Agent Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering
• Hawaii Web Site To Educate Homeowners on Hurricane Retrofits
• Espanola Agent Charged with Bilking Clients of $52,000
• IES Introduces Education Insurance Program
• Nigohosian Joins Western Insurance Agents Association's Team
• Horn Appointed as Mitchell's VP of Industry Relations

September 25, 2006

• Safeco to Lay Off, Reassign 240 Workers
• San Diego Drivers May See $20 Million in Auto Rate Reductions
• Countrywide Launches Auto Insurance Product in Arizona
• Twelve Arrested for Overbilling Insurers, Fraud
• Western Security Offers Market, 17.5 Percent Commission

September 22, 2006

• Court Approves Transfer of Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty
• Alaska Workers' Comp Reforms Lower Rates
• Alameda County Suspects Arrested for Fraud, Conspiracy, Grand Theft
• Safeco to Host Webcast to Discuss Q3 Results
• Web site Helps Arizona Consumers Get Smart about Insurance
• RMS Forecast Factors in El Nino Cycle
• Pinnacol Assurance Honored as "Top Company"
• El Camino CPCU Receives Circle of Excellence Award

September 21, 2006

• More than 2,200 Auto Claims Filed after Southern N.M. Storm
• California AG Sues Automakers for Global Warming Damages
• Wash. Report Reveals Cost of the Uninsured More than $550 Million
• Clayton to Head West Coast Operations from Los Angeles

September 20, 2006

• Hawaii Hurricane-Prepared Homeowners to Get Grant
• Oregon Credit Scoring Measure Picks Up National Endorsement
• Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Workers' Comp BIll
• Calif. State Fund To Host Restaurant Supervisor Safety Training
• Five Vice Presidents Take New Positions at Blue Shield of California
• Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com Partners with InsWeb

September 19, 2006

• Tampering Not Suspected in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Spinach
• Former Beverly Hills Agents Sentenced for Felony Grand Theft
• Salazar Seeks Federal Disaster Loans for Farmers Who Lost Wells
• Orange County Association Changes Phone Number
• Avreco and The Park Group Open San Diego Office
• Integro San Francisco Office Welcomes Starnes
• Employers Direct Web Site to Sell Workers' Comp Directly to Consumers

September 18, 2006

• California Company Recalling Bagged Spinach due to U.S. E. coli Outbreak
• Hail Damages Vehicles, Homes in Southern New Mexico
• Insurer Association Urges Veto of Calif. Punitive Damages Bill
• Abram Interstate Offers a High Value Vacant Dwelling Program
• PWIB Names Guzman Assistant Vice President
• Agency Management Resource Group Hosts Agribusiness Conference
• Calif. State Fund Hosts Emergency Preparedness in the Workforce Workshop

September 15, 2006

• Two Calif. Insurers File For Rate Reductions
• L&I Director Resigns to Head Washington Health Care Association
• Calif. Workers' Comp Rating Bureau Proposes Rate Decrease
• Calif. State Fund Appoints Tudor President
• Eaton Professional Names Aldana Assistant Broker

September 14, 2006

• Judge: Landowners Cannot Sue Forest Service Over Lost Homes
• San Diego Couple Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud
• Preferred Employers Insurance Joins Trusted Choice Network
• NM Public Regulation Commission Provides Information For Flood Damage

September 13, 2006

• Buyer found for Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Ltd.
• California Governor Signs Bill to Increase Minimum Wage
• Insurers Urge Calif. to Drop Proposed Rate of Return Regulations
• Oregon Seeks to Revoke Agent's License for Fraud
• Snow is Good, but Southern Ore. Ski Area Needs Green
• Brandt Named Manager for Calif. State Compensation Insurance Fund

September 12, 2006

• Roseville Broker Arrested for Grand Theft, Forgery and Insurance Fraud
• Businesses Help Bring Down Hawaii Workers' Comp Insurance Rates
• Western Agents Upset Brokers Working Against Compensation Agreements
• GEICO to Hire More Than 600 for Tucson Office
• PGI Commercial Opens California Office
• Yates & Associates Names Vo Underwriter/Broker

September 11, 2006

• Kulongoski Floats Insurance Fee to Fund Oregon State Police
• Oregon Voters to Decide on Credit Scoring for Insurance
• CRM Holdings to Acquire Embarcadero Insurance
• Hull & Co. Offers Residential Contractors Coverage in Calif.
• Builders & Tradesmen's Offers One-Shot Builders Risk Program
• Commodore Insurance Opens Las Vegas Office
• Oregon Mutual Names Patterson VP-General Counsel

September 8, 2006

• Employers Insurance Group Cuts Calif. Workers' Comp Costs
• Medical Liability Insurer Sold by Washington Commissioner
• Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires
• Millions of Young Adult Risk-Takers Uncovered
• Former NFL Star Terrell Davis Sues Insurer over Emmy Fracas
• Thousands Hawaii Residents Affected in Freeway Accident

September 7, 2006

• Farmers Vows to Appeal California Court Ruling
• Wyoming Proposes Cuts in Workers' Comp Premiums
• Hawaii Captive Insurance Chief Receives Award
• 19 Suspects Arrested for Auto Body Insurance Fraud
• NAS Introduces Turnkey EPLI Reinsurance Program
• Crump Opens Denver Branch Office

September 6, 2006

• State Farm Files for Double-Digit Homeowners Rate Decrease
• Hawaii to Host Hearing to Clarify Payments to Claimants' Attorneys
• State Patrol Veteran Hired for Washington Anti-Fraud Unit
• San Diego Contractor To Pay Calif. State Fund $119,000
• Colemont Insurance Brokers Opens Phoenix Office
• California Legislature Takes Action on Workers' Comp, Punitive Damages
• Insurance Watchdog Petitions California Commissioner to Bar 'Outlaw' Insurer

September 5, 2006

• Election-Year Politics Dominate California, Association Says
• Oregon Regulator: Credit Scoring, Other Issues Better Handled by States
• Insurer's Policies for Churchgoers Attract Christians
• Provo Recovering From Storm Damage
• Sequoia Introduces Risk Management Package for Commercial Middle Market
• Wyoming Buys Vaccines for Children

September 1, 2006

• California Assembly Fails to Pass Flood Bill
• California Strengthens Teen Driver Laws
• Washington Proposes 2 Percent Cut in Workers' Compensation Rates
• Bass Underwriters Offers New Markets in California
• Arrowhead Appoints Chipp Marketing Representative
• California Land and Title Association Encourages Commissioner to Withdraw Regulations
• M.H. Ross Finds New Carrier for Travel Coverage