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U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE TAKES SHAPE

The House Financial Services Committee subcommittee has been revised for the newly minted panel, which will have broad sway across...

NORTHRIDGE ANNIVERSARY

On Jan. 17, exactly seven years ago to the day, America experienced its most costly insurance disaster as the Northridge...

BLANCH’S AHLMANN TO RESIGN

E.W. Blanch Vice Chairman Kaj Ahlmann has said he will step down at the end of the first quarter of...

GETTING CONTROVERSIAL

The California Court of Appeal has requested that the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) file an amicus brief in...

FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR THE CEA

As the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) continues its strategic planning process, its most recent step was to select Paratus Consulting,...

TRANSAMERICA NAMES EXECS

Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group (TIIG) named five insurance industry executives to key positions within the organization. William Tate was...

QUOTE, RATE AND ISSUE ONLINE

Travelers launched a new Internet-technology-based automation system for personal lines independent agents in an effort to save them time and...

WASHINGTON’S TO IRON OUT KINKS

Newly elected Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to regain some powers stripped away by lawmakers peeved at predecessor Deborah...

W/C BILL UNVEILED

On Jan. 9, Senator John Burton (D-San Francisco) introduced and read for the first time Senate Bill 71, a workers’...

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