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2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 14 2013 // JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org 2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa,...
Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines
Jan 14 2013 // Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as to be forgotten among the year’s myriad headlines. Now that we are all well and good, and past doomsday, here are Insurance Journal’s best...
California Court: Parks Not Liable for Bumper Car Injuries
Jan 14 2013 // Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court ruled in an opinion published in January. The high court said people who ride bumper cars under normal...
People – West
Jan 14 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Hali Nielson senior vice president of private client services in its Irvine, Calif., office. Nielson will design, implement and manage personal insurance portfolios for high net...
All Risks, Names Chilimidos Vice President in Northern California
Jan 11 2013 // All Risks Ltd. named Darren Chilimidos vice president casualty broker to the San Francisco, Calif. office. Chilimidos has experience specializing in construction risks of all sizes in all states. Other casualty expertise...
California Wholesalers Fret Over Upcoming Legal Decision
Jan 11 2013 // A pending legal battle that could expose wholesalers in California to more lawsuits was the centerpiece of talk at the California Insurance Wholesalers Association conference in San Diego on Friday. The three-day...
California Insurance Chief Criticizes Anthem Rate Hike
Jan 10 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones called Anthem Blue Cross’ proposed rate hike for some of its small-group members is unreasonable, but the insurer says the increase reflects the rising cost of health...
California Lawsuit Says Jailers Ignored Inmate Vomiting Blood
Jan 9 2013 // The family of a California man who bled to death in the Sacramento County jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming jailers didn’t help the inmate even though he was vomiting blood for 12 hours before he...
Barney & Barney Names Four New Principals in California
Jan 8 2013 // San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney LLC named four senior executives as principals of the firm in California. The new owners are: Dianne Wingfield and Todd Bennett, executives in the firm’s employee benefits...
Bolton & Co. Acquires Preferred Specialty in Southern California
Jan 8 2013 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. acquired Preferred Specialty Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency providing insurance services in the San Gabriel Valley. As part of the transaction, effective Dec....
Tanker Hits Bay Bridge in Northern California
Jan 7 2013 // A tanker struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Monday, the Sacramento Bee newspaper is reporting. There were no immediate reports of leaks and the bridge was open to traffic, according to the story, which reported...
G2 Insurance Taps Buchanan and Heyneker in Northern California
Jan 7 2013 // David Buchanan and Toni Heyneker have joined G2 Insurance Services in Northern California. Heyneker joined as director of operations. Heyneker, who has 33 years of experience in insurance, spent much of her career in...
EPIC Names Parreira Principal in Central California
Jan 7 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Terri Parreira as a property and casualty insurance producer and principal in its Fresno, Calif. office. Parreira is ninth new team member in EPIC’s Fresno office in the past...
California Attorney General Sues Conocophillips, Phillips 66
Jan 7 2013 // California Attorney General Kamala Harris is suing ConocoPhillips and its spinoff, Phillips 66, over underground tanks used to store gasoline at more than 500 gas stations in the state. Harris alleges the companies have...
DIR Gets Ball Rolling on California Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 4 2013 // The Department of Industrial Relations on Friday announced its new regulations implementing provisions of California’s workers’ compensation reform law. The law, Senate Bill 863, will take effect in several...
Midwestern Taps Laughlin for California Workers’ Comp Expansion
Jan 4 2013 // Midwestern Insurance Alliance LLC named Keith Laughlin vice president of underwriting for its California workers’ compensation division. Laughlin will be part of MWIA’s expansion into the California...
EPIC Acquires Homeplace Insurance Brokers in Southern California
Jan 4 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center entered into an agreement to acquire Ontario, Calif.-based Homeplace Insurance Brokers Inc. The Ontario team will report to Dan Ryan, EPIC’s managing principal in Orange...
Murder Witness Sues California National Guard for Retaliation
Jan 2 2013 // A sergeant is suing his employer, the California Army National Guard, for alleged retaliation after he testified in the murder trial of a colleague who was later convicted of killing a pregnant recruit. City News Service...
California Court: Parks Not Liable For Bumper Car Injuries
Jan 2 2013 // Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court ruled in an opinion published Monday. The high court said people who ride bumper cars under normal...
Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines
Dec 31 2012 // Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as to be forgotten among the year’s myriad headlines. Now that we are all well and good, and past doomsday, here are Insurance Journal’s best...
