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How States Rate on Insurance Regulation, ‘A’ to ‘F’
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Former California Surplus Lines Chair Gibbs Loved Stories, Clients
Jan 23 2015 // George N. Gibbs Jr. was a man who was famous in insurance circles for his ability to tell a good story, and those who knew him say he was passionate about protecting the interests of his clients. Gibbs died on Dec. 31,...
Ex-Partner Defeats California’s Firm’s Bid for Personnel Records
Jan 23 2015 // Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, facing gender-bias claims by ex-partner Ellen Pao, may not get access to her performance reviews, complaints about her and other personnel records it sought from her other employers in...
California Court Rejects Insurance Challenge to Prop. 103
Jan 21 2015 // The Sacramento Superior Court issued a decision rejecting an insurance industry challenge on the California insurance commissioner’s regulations under Proposition 103 that limit the amount of advertising costs...
USG Lauches New California Office With Tourtellott
Jan 21 2015 // USG Insurance Services Inc. has launched a new office in San Diego, Calif. and hired Michael Tourtellott as a producer and broker in the office. Tourtellott will handle commercial lines accounts nationally, with a focus on...
Campbell Named CIG’s Agency Development Manager for Northern California
Jan 21 2015 // Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region. The Northern California regional team serves independent...
Insurance Groups Criticize Massachusetts Rideshare Regulations
Jan 20 2015 // Insurance industry associations say Massachusetts’ newly developed rideshare regulations are vague and woefully deficient in addressing the insurance concerns. The regulations, crafted by Massachusetts Department of...
Pacific Compensation Names O’Dell Corporate Development Director in California
Jan 20 2015 // Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. has named Ronnie O’Dell corporate development director. O’Dell will focus on expanding PacificComp’s presence in the California workers’ compensation marketplace....
Former Southern California Agent Sentenced in $100K Fraud Case
Jan 20 2015 // Isidro Santillan, 54, has been sentenced to three years in state prison and agreed to pay more than $133,000 in restitution to multiple victims. For more than two years Santillan reportedly embezzled more than $100,000...
Arky Joins Alliant Insurance Services in California
Jan 20 2015 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Nancy Arky the company’s Tribal First group as a casualty underwriting manager. She will oversee the group’s casualty underwriting department,...
WCIRB: Continued Increase in California Claim Frequency
Jan 20 2015 // Workers’ compensation indemnity claim frequency in California has continued to rise unlike in most other states, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The WCIRB recently...
Atlas in California Names Roselle Executive VP of Marketing
Jan 20 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services LLC has named Matt Roselle executive vice president of marketing. Roselle will be responsible for the strategic development of sales and marketing personnel. He will...
QBE Selling U.S. Agency Businesses to Alliant for $300M
Jan 19 2015 // QBE Insurance Group Ltd. of Australia is selling its U.S. agency businesses to California-based Alliant Services Inc. for about $300 million and exiting the distribution business. The agencies being bought by Alliant...
Immigrants’ Prior Licenses to be Checked by California DMV
Jan 15 2015 // Immigrants in the country illegally who fraudulently obtained a California driver’s license before it was legal won’t get a new card until state authorities review their driving record. The Department of Motor...
California Surplus Lines up Considerably in 2014, Report Shows
Jan 14 2015 // Premiums for California wholesalers rose considerably in 2014 from a year earlier, showing that segment of the industry outperformed the rest of the state’s economy, according to a report from the Surplus Lines...
Panzera Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in California
Jan 14 2015 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Kevin Panzera vice president and private client growth leader. Panzera will be based in the firm’s San Francisco, Calif. headquarters, and will be responsible for working with all...
Barney & Barney in California Names Berk Chief Financial Officer
Jan 14 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney Insurance Services LLC has named Steven Berk its new chief financial officer. Berk assumes CFO responsibilities from Hal Dunning, who has served as both CFO and Chief Operating...
California Wholesalers Stress Opportunity Theme at Convention
Jan 13 2015 // Opportunity was a theme that came up often at the annual California Wholesaler Industry Days convention from Sunday through today in La Jolla, Calif. at Hilton Torrey Pines. The three-day conference organized by the...
Cooperative of American Physicians in California Names Pacini CEO
Jan 12 2015 // The Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. has named Sarah E. Pacini its new chief executive officer effective Feb. 1. Pacini most recently was vice president of risk management and insurance, president of Advocate...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires e3 Financial in California
Jan 12 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired e3 Financial in Newport Beach, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. e3 provides employee benefits brokerage, human resource administration and financial benefits...
