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...
Goddard Joins Yates September 19, 2012 Deashawn Goddard has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates and Associates as a broker. Goddard spent the past eight...
Study: More Than 2 Million California Homes Exposed To High Wildfire Danger September 19, 2012 More than 2 million homes in California face “extreme wildfire hazards,” over 400,000 of which are in Los Angeles County,...
Heffernan in Oregon Names Nielsen SVP, Branch Manager September 18, 2012 Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Timothy Nielsen to its Portland, Ore. office as senior vice president and branch...
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...
Brown Signs Calif. Workers’ Comp Bill September 18, 2012 California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill to increase disability benefits for injured workers while taking a bite...
The Insurance Place Expands Coverage to Military Service Members in San Diego September 18, 2012 The Insurance place is now offering military car insurance in San Diego, as well as home insurance and motorcycle insurance...
Cantaloupes Distributed In Colo. Could Be Tainted September 18, 2012 A California company is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes in several states, including Colorado, because of possible salmonella contamination. Fresno-based DFI Marketing...
U.S. Risk Names Troester VP, Manager of New Oregon Branch September 18, 2012 U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Tim Troester vice president and branch manager for the newly formed Portland, Ore. branch...
Former Montana Mill Eyed As Possible Superfund Site September 18, 2012 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. pulp mill in Frenchtown has potentially dangerous levels of...