Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has released a new statewide report today that shows the costs of uncompensated health care continued to rise in 2006, posing a threat to the overall health security of all Washington residents. In 2002, the …
A new flood control agency for California’s Butte and Sutter counties will start considering levee rebuilding and repairs that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The Sutter-Butte Flood Control Agency will compete for state grants to improve levees to …
A doctor who paid patients so he could carry out unnecessary surgeries and then bill insurance companies for the work has been sentenced in Los Angeles to nearly five years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney’s office says 60-year-old Mamdouh …
San Diego-based Gaslamp Insurance Services has added Trevor Swank, Iris Lagos, Carlos Beltran, Argelia Cota and Richard Sansone to its staff as commercial producers.
Encino, Calif.-based Nas Insurance Services has a new medefense plus endorsement that can be added to miscellaneous errors and omissions insurance. The endorsement provides coverage for defense costs, civil fines and penalties for HIPAA and billing errors proceedings. In addition, …
Sloan Mason based in San Diego is offering access to a new program for land-based oil and gas contractors nationwide. The company is providing general liability/auto/workers’ compensation with an “A” XV rated carrier. Minimum account premium starts at $25,000. For …
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has announced a new package policy program to write contractor’s commercial auto as part of a package with general liability, property and inland marine products. The program is available in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and …
Liberty Mutual has enhanced its general liability offering to mid-market businesses in order to account for coverage gaps. In addition, Liberty Mutual is expanding general liability coverages for 10 specific industry segments in the middle market. All middle market general …
A proposal that would ban teen drivers from using cell phones passed the Assembly, 90-7, and now heads to the state Senate. Wisconsin would be the 16th state to limit or ban cell phone use by teen drivers if the …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported $684,997 in dividends to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) workers’ compensation purchasing groups. The dividends were based largely on the groups’ overall loss ratios. The largest dividend went to the NFIB wholesale/retail group, …
