West News for August 2005
- CRM Offers Workers’ Comp Self-Insurance to Calif. Winery Workers
- Calif. Considers Workers’ Comp Law That Could Penalize Insurers
- Restaurant Insurance Joins with Hartford to Service Restaurants
- Utah Bus Trips Canceled over Church-State, Insurance
- GNW-Evergreen of Los Angeles Completes Phase 2 of Merger
- Osswald Appointed Assistant VP at NAS Insurance Services
- Emerging Insurance Brokerage Launches New Brokers Website
- David Morse Opens Reno Office
- PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho
- IBA West Pleased with State Fund’s Broker Disclosure Plan
- Investors Title Company Fined for Illegal Rebate Activities
- ABD Insurance & Financial Services Expands in San Diego County
- California’s State Fund to Disclose Broker Commissions to Policyholders
- California Authority Approves Earthquake Insurance Rate Reduction
- Integro Hires Three from Marsh for San Francisco Office
- Utah Supreme Court Rules on Status of WCF Ownership
- California Considers Quake Insurance Rate Reduction
- Consumers Need More Auto Insurance Education, Panel Says
- Calif. Chiropractors Nabbed in Scam
- ACIC Says Calif. is Car Theft Capital
- Wash. Accepts Electronic Agent Appointments, Terminations Through National Database
- CDI to Introduce Third Revision of Broker Fiduciary Regs, Says Alliance
- Lemac Adds New Residential Construction Market
- Lysak Joins Cambridge General Agency
- Calif. Food Service Assistant Nailed in Comp Scam
- AIA Urges Colo. Legislators to Consider Non-Auto Insurance Options to Provide Funding for Trauma Care
- Ryan, Wheeler Join Burns & Wilcox
- Trinity E&S Expands Artisans And Contractors Program
- USI Holdings Finalizes Purchase of Calif. P/C Operation
- Kibble & Prentice Joins RiskProNet
- Francis Joins Baldwin Resource Group
- McFall General Agency Notes Move
- PCI Says Ariz. Court Ruling Threatens Workplace Safety
- Shifting Commuter Habits Can Cut Insurance Costs in Calif.
- Howey Joins G.E. Young & Company
- Burns & Wilcox Adds New Mexico office
- Credit-based Insurance Scoring in Renewal Policy Underwriting Essential for Accuracy
- CJAC Unveils Personal Injury Lawyer Campaign Spending Report for 2003-04
- NAMIC Encourages Hawaii Legislative Working Group to Adopt Rate Modernization
- Margolis Joins Superior Access
- ITC Golf Tourney Set for Oct. 17
- Insurer Says It’s Not Liable in Limp Bizkit Concert Death
- Marines Plead Not Guilty to Felony Insurance Fraud
- L.A. Firefighters Want New Workers’ Comp Carrier
- Eitel Appointed to Safeco Board of Directors
- Wash. State Battles Blaze as More than 100 Homes Destroyed; Other Western States Face Fires
- Furlong Appointed So. California President of Armstrong/Robitaille Inc.
- CORRECTION: Alliance Comments on CDI’s Amendment of Agency Appointment Regulations
- Bills to Be Heard Next Week in Calif. Legislature
- Rockwood Establishes A Dedicated MGA Division
- Worsoe Named UBOC Executive VP
- PCI Says Court Ruling Threatens Workplace Safety
- Safeco’s Mead Announces Retirement Plans Effective Dec. 31
- Earthquake Damage Can Be Avoided
- Carr Becomes Partner at Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
- American Agents Alliance Comments on CDI’s Amendment of Agency Appointment Regulations
- ACIC Says Premature to Expand Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program
- L.A. Latinos a Receptive, Under-Tapped Market for Insurance
- Aon Consulting Opens Vegas Office
- Gray-Stone & Company Hires Stone
- WIAA Submits Comments On Latest Garamendi Agenda Proposal
- PCI Praises Alaska Gov. for Signing “Flex Rating” Modernization Bill
- ACIC’s Releases Special Insurance-Related Legislative Roundup
- Utah Mayor, Councilwoman Seek Benefits for Employees’ Partners
- Calif. Commissioner Announces -26.78 Percent Average Decrease in Workers’ Comp Filed Rates
- ACIC Responds to Calif. Commissioner Garamendi’s Rate Decrease
- Ariz. Healthcare Insurers to Have Physician Rating Program
- Lemac General Agency Offers Online Artisan Contractor Program
- Western Casework to Pay $600,000 for Harassment of Hispanic Employees
- WCIRB Report On First Quarter 2005 Insurer Experience Released
- IIABO to Hold 77th Annual Convention Aug. 28-30
- Calif. Commissioner Releases Report on State Healthcare Crisis
- SCPIE Holdings Announces 2005 Second-Quarter and First-Half Results
- Lemoine Joins Woodruff-Sawyer’s Southern California Office
- NAS Insurance Services Offers TDLI Add-On Coverage
- Safeco Declares Regular Dividend
- Court Rules that Calif. Country Club Discriminated Against Lesbian Couple
- Carmenatti Joins Crawford & Co.
- Brown & Brown Acquires Alliance Insurance Services
- Record Turnout for ACIC’s General Counsel Seminar
- Mercury Announces 2Q Results
- Tucker Joins WSS in Los Alamitos