A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera took an unexpected twist on Wednesday after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer for stealing self-driving car secrets shortly before joining Uber. Trump’s surprise pardon of Anthony Levandowski enables him to …
George Petersen Insurance Agency has promoted Joseph Feierabend, Jack Fess, Sean Parsons, Colby Ritch and Mindy Sehon to principals within the agency. The agency now has 20 principals across eight of the agency’s 10 locations in Northern California. Feierabend, a …
United Valley Insurance Services Inc. in Fresno, Calif., has named Donna Peck a marketing consultant. Peck is focused on assisting members on marketing and placing workers’ compensation accounts with the firm’s carriers. Peck previously worked as an underwriting supervisor at …
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes and damaged two dozen others, investigators …
A California cannabis industry group announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement with a state credit union that will provide checking, wire transfers and other banking services for more marijuana companies, helping ease what has been an obstacle for many …
Alera Group has acquired CSNW Benefits in Portland, Ore. The CSNW Benefits team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the deal were not announced. CSNW Benefits serves clients throughout the Northwest region, creating employee benefits and …
Poms & Associates has added Ed Fontelieu and Jason Toland to the commercial insurance production team. Fontelieu and Toland will work with Poms & Associates clients to deliver risk management solutions. Fontelieu is based in Fresno, Calif. He joins Poms …
California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims – more than double the previous estimate – with some of that money going to organized crime in Russia, China and other countries, according to a security …
Brown & Riding has named Harold Nam chief financial officer. Nam joined Brown & Riding in 2008 as a staff accountant. Since joining the firm, he has ascended to positions of increased responsibility. Brown & Riding is a wholesale insurance …
