California Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers February 7, 2012 By Don Jergler A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has broad legal language that can possibly impact...
Former Cal-OSHA Chief Defends Workplace Safety Program February 6, 2012 By Don Jergler The former chief of the California Occupational Safety and Health Division defended its Injury’s Illness Prevention Program following a study...
Long-time California Lobbyist Looks to 2012 Legislation Affecting Insurance February 6, 2012 By Don Jergler John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood, principal of...
PR People February 6, 2012 By Don Jergler Email me your questions and I’ll see if I can get them answered. If the last guy out the door...
Google Captive in Hawaii on Track February 6, 2012 By Don Jergler Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance...
Out-of-Trust C.M. Meiers Brokerage in California Fetches $1.375 Million at Auction February 3, 2012 By Don Jergler Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers Co. Inc. was auctioned on Friday at a U.S. bankruptcy court near Los Angeles, with...
C.M. Meiers Brokerage in Southern California on Trustee’s Auction Block February 2, 2012 By Don Jergler Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers Co. Inc. is being auctioned on Friday at a U.S. bankruptcy court near Los Angeles....
Study: California Workplace Safety Program Only Superficially Enforced February 1, 2012 By Don Jergler An occupational safety program that requires California businesses to eliminate workplace hazards only works when it’s adequately enforced. That revelation...
Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with ‘Disparate Treatment’ of Low Income Families January 30, 2012 By Don Jergler A consumer group on Monday issued a study that alleges “disparate treatment” of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers nationwide....
California Insurance Commissioner, Insurers Settle on Iran Investments January 27, 2012 By Don Jergler California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and a group of insurers have settled litigation over insurer investments in companies doing business...