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Will California Wildfires Be Worse This Year?
Jul 13 2018 // As blame for California’s wildfires rises over Sacramento like smoke from last year’s blazes, the state is being forced to confront the possibility that it’ll happen again in 2018. California’s...
Survey Shows More Americans Believe There is ‘Solid Evidence’ of Global Warming
Jul 12 2018 // There’s a surefire way to get more people to believe in global warming. Just crank up the heat. A larger percentage of Americans say there is “solid evidence” of global warming than at any time since...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Pacific Specialty Insurance Group in California
Jul 12 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Ratings to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “a-” from “a” of Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. and Pacific...
Warren G. Bender in California Names Bracero Commercial Account Executive
Jul 11 2018 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Warren G. Bender Co. has named Lisa Bracero an account executive the commercial lines department. She has 15 years of experience in commercial insurance. She was previously a field sales manager at...
Manteca in Northern California Joins SIIAS
Jul 11 2018 // Manteca Insurance and Financial Services has joined Strategic Independent Insurance Agency Solutions, an SIAA regional network of independent agencies in Northern California. Manteca Insurance is an insurance agency based...
Daimler Deploying Self-Driving Taxis in California Test Program
Jul 11 2018 // German automaker Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch Corp will deploy self-driving taxis in California’s Silicon Valley region next year as part of a test program of vehicles designed for city driving, the two...
Burnham in California Names Owens to Lead Corporate Development
Jul 10 2018 // Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services Inc. has named Sara Owens vice president of corporate development. Owens is responsible for leading new business strategy and execution. Owens has more than 13 years...
EPIC Adds McDermottCosta’s Naqvi to Private Client Practice in Northern California
Jul 10 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Sarmad Naqvi to the firm’s private client insurance operations. Naqvi will be based in EPIC’s Concord, Calif. office and report to Curt Perata, president of...
California Wildfire Insurance Policy Notification Bill Signed
Jul 10 2018 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to requires insurance companies to let homeowners know whether their policies are sufficient to rebuild or replace their homes after a disaster. Assembly Bill 1799, by...
TMK Completes Acquisition of WNC Holdings in Southern California
Jul 10 2018 // Tokio Marine Kiln has bought the remaining 51 percent share in Irvine, Calif.-based WNC Holdings. WNC, a managing general underwriter, provides a range of specialty risk management solutions including private flood,...
California Orders Work Comp Insurers to Report Federal Income Tax Savings
Jul 9 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued an order directing every insurer licensed to write workers’ compensation insurance in the state must report their federal income tax savings annually through a...
New, Old Wildfires Rage Amid California Heat Wave
Jul 9 2018 // Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others that have forced evacuations of hundreds of...
California OSHA Opens Third Probe into Tesla Factory
Jul 6 2018 // A California agency for occupational safety said on Thursday it opened a third investigation at Tesla Inc.’s factory in Fremont, California, following a complaint. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health...
California Legislative Special Committee to Consider Wildfire Liability
Jul 6 2018 // California lawmakers may change the standard for determining whether utilities are liable for wildfire damage following the worst wildfire season in state history. Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders said on July 2...
EPIC Names SullivanCurtisMonroe’s Kitei Principal in Southern California
Jul 5 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Eric Kitei a principal in its operations in Southern California. Kitei will focus on the needs of auto dealers and others in the automotive industry, and be based in...
Special Interests Make Smart Use of California’s Ballot
Jul 5 2018 // As the deadline approached last week for measures to qualify California’s November ballot, wealthy special interests pushed lawmakers to cut deals to avoid costly ballot measure campaigns in the latest display of...
California’s Data Privacy Law a Concern, Opportunity for Insurance Industry
Jul 3 2018 // California is on track to have what will be the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. The new law may be both a big concern, as well as a new and important...
Wildfire Destroys 100-Plus Colorado Homes, Other Blazes Burning in West
Jul 3 2018 // More than 100 homes in the Colorado mountains were destroyed by a growing wildfire, while hundreds of others across the parched U.S. West remained under evacuations Tuesday. A fire near Fort Garland, roughly 200 miles...
Winds Fan Fast-Moving Northern California Wildfire
Jul 3 2018 // A massive wildfire in rural Northern California has grown in size and has forced evacuations. The fast-moving fire that started over the weekend northwest of Sacramento grew dramatically to about 150 square miles by Monday...
Insurers Question California Commissioner’s Authority to Make Comp Writers Report Federal Tax Savings
Jul 2 2018 // The insurance industry is wondering whether a new requirement from California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones that workers’ compensation insurers report federal income tax savings is legal. Jones wants insurers...
