West News for October 2008
- Study: California Earthquake Could Cause $200 Billion in Losses
- Nevada Cap on Medical Damage Awards Draws Criticism
- San Mateo County To Sue Lehman Brothers
- Northwest Could Learn From 2004 Indonesian Tsunami
- IMA of Colorado Appoints Harvath Commercial Lines Division Manager
- Former Nevada Regulator Joins Western Insurance Co.
- Burke Joins Colemont’s California Operations as Senior VP
- Heart Device Maker Recalls Implant
- Idaho Bridge Collapses, Investigation Starts
- Aon Consulting Worldwide Appoints Health and Benefits Practice Leader
- California Change to Construction Contracts Could Increase Litigation
- Abram Interstate Offers Nonstandard Auto Program in California
- California State Compensation Insurance Fund Opens Green Campus
- EPIC Appoints Elliott Principal in Los Angeles
- Atlas Insurance Appoints Tsutsui Business Consultant, Client Consulting Group
- Survey: Insurance Agent Salaries Could Freeze in 2009
- 16 Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Conferred in Los Angeles
- Montana Sheriff Candidate Faces Fraud Charge
- Employers To Report Q3 Earnings in Conference Call
- EPIC Appoints New Executive in Los Angeles
- Wyoming and Montana Say Fire Season Below Normal
- Idaho Man Sues Weapon Makers, Wal-Mart Over Injury
- California Names Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Community Relations
- Insurance Industry “Top Models” Take the Runway for Charity
- Farmers Insurance Launches Web Site for Women
- Fire-Charred New Mexico Mountains Fuel Policy Debate
- Hawaii Wants New Disaster Response Center
- Washington Seeks Tools to Fight Identity Thieves
- California Commissioner Announces 5% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
- Californians Take Responsibility For Underinsurance
- Washington, Lease Crutcher Lewis Settle Over Crane Safety Violations
- Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.3%
- Idaho Links In to Online National Insurance Producer Registry
- Idaho Residents Remember Strong Earthquake
- Oregon Proposes Sharing Wildfire Costs
- Utah Motorcycle Deaths Hit Record High
- California Opens Local Assistance Center for Wildfire Victims
- Yates & Associates Names New Business P&C Underwriter/Broker
- California Recovers Nearly $13 Million Following 2007 Wildfires
- Willis Report: California May See Less Shaking in Earthquake
- Arizona Hosts Insurance Fraud Summit
- Oregon Insurance Division Administrator Kipper Stepping Down
- Wells Fargo Acquires Emar Group
- Farmers Insurance Opens Business Development Center in Riverside
- Insurance Commissioner Joins Industry Volunteers to Help Feed Sacramento Homeless
- LA Public Transit Faces Dilemma Due to AIG Demise
- Portland Firemen Say City Broke Contract
- Hauge Joins Michelman & Robinson’s Insurance Regulation Practice Group
- Risk Placement Services Hires Kufner as Underwriter/Broker in Scottsdale
- Cab Driver’s Family Not Entitled to Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Carjacking
- Surplus Lines Association of California Increases Stamping Fee
- Howard Joins Lockton Phoenix Brokerage Team
- Fireman’s Fund Adds Two in Personal Insurance Division
- California Reminds Fire Evacuees of Additional Living Expenses Coverage
- Conover Insurance Appoints McClellan Account Executive
- Howard Joins Lockton Phoenix Brokerage Team
- Wildfires Rage North of Los Angeles
- Public School Officials Can Be Liable for Not Responding to Harassment Claims
- Arizona Honors Newest Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters
- EPIC Appoints Principal in San Mateo, California Office
- Oregon Launches Web site for Finance Questions
- Fire Burns 2,000 Acres Northeast of Los Angeles
- Aloha Insurance Services Names Ocean Marine Department Manager
- Union General Offers High-Valued Homeowners Program
- Colorado Orders 16% Decrease in Workers Comp Loss Costs
- WIAA Insurance Services Awards Golden for Outstanding Service
- AIG May Sell Hawaii Unit to Pay Federal Loan
- Wildfire Threatens Homes, Wineries in Napa Valley
- Rusk Joins Heritage General Agency
- California Agents Alliance Offers Errors & Omissions Program
- Insurance To Cover Vaccinations for Rabid Bat
- Ishizu Named Director of Executive Liability Practice at Saylor & Hill
- S&P Upgrades Fireman’s Fund Insurance Rating to AA-
- Nautilus Insurance Group Appoints Kallo VP-Finance & Accounting
- Small Business Owners Unfamiliar With Risks in Self-Insured Groups’ Workers’ Comp Insurance
- U.S. Marine Corps Commends Cavignac & Associates
- WKF&C Agency Adds Package Program for Washington, Oregon and Alaska
- Island Insurance Introduces Multi-Policy Discount for Personal Auto Insurance
- Montana State Fund Down About $26 Million in Market Tumble
- WIAA Insurance Services Expands Workers’ Comp Carrier Portfolio
- Drug Stayed on Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
- Reiter Joins Woodruff-Sawyer
- Mercury General To Report Q3 Results on November 3
- Atlas Insurance Appoints Park as Senior VP of Client Consulting Group
- SUA Insurance Offers Specialty Coverage in Hawaii
- Trinity Universal Insurance Aims to Purchase National Merit Insurance Co.
- Trenchant Insurance Co. Opens in Las Vegas
- Malpractice Insurance Costs Behind Hawaii Doctor Shortage
- Wyoming Considers Cab Regs Requiring Proof of Insurance
- Ironshore Specialty Insurance Becomes Surplus Lines Insurer in California
- Seattle To Provide Asian Communities With Fraud Prevention Tools
- Island Insurance Launches Small Business Workers’ Comp Product
- Court: Pharmacy Can Be Liable for Dispensing Withdrawn Drugs
- Hawaii Unveils New Emergency Radio System
- HDR Insurance Offers Insurance Market for Plumbing Contractors
- ICW Group Enters Small Business Market
- California State Fund Names Five Management Appointments
- California Governor Vetoes Workers’ Comp Legislation
- Washington Group Allowed to Use Workers’ Comp Rebates for Politics
- ABD Insurance Adds McCaffery as Sales Executive
- California Agents Alliance Launches George Joseph Educational Foundation
- Brownyard Names Exclusive Agent in Southwest for Pest Control Program
- American E&S Appoints Insurance Broker in Fresno
