West News for November 2002 Pair of San Fernando Valley, Calif. Men Plead to Fraud Charges Wash. L&I Adopts 29 Percent Rate Icrease ACIC President Responds to Misleading Comments on Market Conditions Sacramento Area Woman Arrested for Auto Fraud Vermont Captive Ins. Assoc. to Host Captive Ins. Seminar Acordia of Calif. Names Bowers SVP, Marketing, Planning & Development San Bernardino, Calif. Woman Arraigned on WC Fraud Charges S&P’s Assigns HIH America Insurance Co. Hawaii ‘R’ Rating Hull & Co. Acquires Gray-Stone’s Stockton, Calif. Office IBA West Board Approves Award to Honor Bud Wilson CDI Revokes Licenses of Father & Son Brokers After Guilty Pleas Nevada DOI Approves Rate Change for Nurse Practitioners Judith McNiff of Calif.-based Hayward Tilton & Rolapp Passes Away Acordia of Calif. Names Richard Bowers SVP, Marketing Planning and Development UltraLink Adds New VP of Consulting Services Sullivan & Curtis Becomes Partner/Owner of RiskProNet Intl. SAFECO Completes Sale of 10.465 Million Shares Truck Drivers Arrested for WC Fraud Calif. Thoroughbred Trainers Form Own WC Captive PAULA Financial Reports Net Income for 3Q of 2002 William McCarter Joins ePolicy Solutions as SVP, Client Engagement Executive Qualified P/C Leads Now Available from Homeownersleadsdirect.com PMI Promotes Mary Crawford to AVP, Servicing Operations U.S.I. Holdings Corporation Appoints Two New Independent Directors Hacendia Heights, Calif. Man Pleads No Contest The Iroquois Group Enters Colorado Tarzana, Calif. Ins Broker Pled No Contest to Two Felony Counts PMI Promotes Jan Garrett-Walker to VP, Product Development Brown & Brown Announces Asset Acquisition Of Calif.-based MFC&V Ins Services Cars for Cocaine Scheme Results in Fraud Charges Michael Saverien Named President of Advanced Risk Technologies Brown & Brown Completes Asset Acquisition of Cal-Surance Associates WCIRB Suspends Issuance of Modifications Based on Reliance Data ConfirmNet Announces CertificatesNow Version 6.0 Millenium Corporate Solutions Announces Doug Judson as President/CEO Calif. Pair Sentenced in Insurance Premium Fraud Case AIA Announces New Western Regional VP Garamendi Announces Rick Baum as Transition Leader Costa Mesa Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud CDI Approves AB 749 Premium Increase Endorsement Forms L.A. Woman Arrested on Ins Fraud, Perjury and False Impersonation McGavick Named Chairman of the Board at SAFECO Utah Resident Gets Six Months for WC Fraud BR Corp. Purchases Calif. Broker SCA Appraisal Company Adds Three New States SAFECO Declares Regular Dividend, Stock Offering Caliber Collision Centers Names David Riggan SVP, CFO U.S.I. Holdings Appoints Robert Schneider EVP, Finance & Administration Hub International Plans Growth in Southern California Calif. Commissioner Prepares to Hand Over Reins Garamendi Captures Calif. Commissioner Position Garamendi Releases Official Statement as Calif. Insurance Commissioner-Elect WCIRB Releases 2003 Basic Underwriting Manual XDimensional Announced Settlement of Outstanding Litigation with Applied Systems WCIRB Publishes Rate Change Ratio Table Applicable to 2002 Policies Washington Casualty Co. Ratings Lowered to ‘Bpi’ from ‘BBBpi’ One-time GOP Rival Endorses Garamendi Mendoza Captures Mercury News, Californian Endorsements Dental Assistant Arrested for WC Fraud Zenith National Pleased With Continued Improving Numbers Trio Arrested for Reported Involvement in Calif. Auto Fraud Scam S&P’s Removes from Watch and Affirms USI Holdings Ratings West News Archives