Calif. Workers’ Comp Reform Dominates Conference September 19, 2012 By Don Jergler Senate Bill 863, or the more popular usage “SB 863,” was the phrase at the beginning, end or middle of...
IUMI Conference: Unpredictable Time for Marine Insurance September 18, 2012 By Don Jergler Standing in front of a crowd of several hundred members of the insurance industry, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders must...
Consumer Watchdog Slams Calif. Prop. 33 Campaign over Libya Tragedy September 13, 2012 By Don Jergler The battle over an automobile insurance persistency initiative is heating up, with the latest volley over a radio advertisement targeting...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three-Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes September 10, 2012 By Don Jergler More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to...
Workers Comp by a (Big) Nose September 10, 2012 By Don Jergler With the last minute workers’ compensation reform bill for California racing to the end of legislative session then passing resoundingly,...
Moran Out as Calif. Workers’ Comp Admin Director September 6, 2012 By Don Jergler Rosa Moran, one of the members of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Department of Industrial Relations team that helped to hammer out...
California Brokers, Agents React to State Fund New Deal September 5, 2012 By Don Jergler Reaction to a decision by State Compensation Insurance Fund to restructure its broker distribution model has ranged from guardedly optimistic...
Agents, Brokers to Deal with State Fund Wholesalers September 5, 2012 By Don Jergler California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will now require most of the roughly 5,000 brokers and agents the entity deals with...
California State Fund Restructures Broker Distribution September 4, 2012 By Don Jergler California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has changed its broker distribution model, requiring most of the roughly 5,000 brokers and agents...
Workers’ Comp Bill Amended, Brown Pleads for Support August 31, 2012 By Don Jergler As Legislators rushed to amend and pass a bill that would reform California’s workers’ compensation system before the Friday’s midnight...