July 18, 2003
A Baptist minister has been charged with 17 felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) reportedly found that he worked as a pastor despite claiming total disability retirement benefits …
July 18, 2003
Teri Sims has joined Dodge Warren & Peters’ Torrance, Calif. office as benefits account manager. Sims will service large, corporate clients assisting them in benefit planning for their employees. Prior to joining DW&P, Sims was an account manager at Santa …
July 18, 2003
On July 15, the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) filed objections to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) regarding a proposed emergency regulation that would impose restrictions on insurance companies’ ability to consider past losses when underwriting homeowners …
July 17, 2003
Belfor, a provider in integrated disaster recovery and restoration services, announced the opening of an office in Phoenix. Belfor offers 24/7 emergency response; structural dehumidification; mold remediation; document and electronics restoration; machinery refurbishment; vital records recovery. The new Arizona office …
July 17, 2003
Colorado-based International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, LLC (ICAT Managers), announced that Sam Ramsey has been promoted to senior vice president of Risk Underwriting. In his new position, Ramsey will have responsibility for all individual risk underwriting activities. Ramsey also is a …
July 17, 2003
California-based E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist in professional liability, has a new market for miscellaneous professional liability, including some hard-to-place classes. Underwritten by Alea London Ltd., which carries an A- financial-strength rating from A.M. Best Co., coverage is available …
July 17, 2003
ISU International announced two new agencies joined its network effective July 1: *ISU Insurance Services – The Holdren Agency of Orange, Calif and *ISU Insurance Services – Jimmy Pettyjohn Group of Las Vegas, Nevada “The number of markets and national …
July 16, 2003
Santa Ana, Calif.-based James Klein Insurance Service Inc. announced the appointment of Pam Davis to president. Davis has been with the company for 18 years, and has over 30 years of insurance management experience. She began her E&S career with …
July 16, 2003
A Los Angeles insurance broker has been charged with four felony counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing an estimated $14,000 in premiums from his clients, according to investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Jung Wo Kim, 37, …
July 15, 2003
The California Department of Insurance recently accepted a petition that would change how automobile insurance rates are set in California. The petition, proposed by consumer groups, would restrict the importance that insurance companies could give to a driver’s ZIP code—or …