Vicarious Liability Ruling May Impact Education Insureds in California March 14, 2012 By Don Jergler The California Supreme Court ruled that a public school district may be vicariously liable for the negligent hiring, retention and...
Northern California Strongwood’s Humes Retires March 14, 2012 Brent Humes has retired from his position as executive vice president of Monterey, Calif.-based Strongwood Insurance Holdings Corp. Humes served...
Bell-Anderson in Washington Acquires Michael J. Girias March 14, 2012 Washington-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc. has acquired Michael J. Girias Insurance of Renton, Wash. This is Bell-Anderson’s third acquisition in the...
Suit: NASA Specialist in Southern California Axed Over Intelligent Design March 14, 2012 By Gillian Flaccus A former computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated...
Idaho House: Private Insurers Should Set Up Exchange March 14, 2012 Idaho House members voted 49-13 to encourage private insurers to establish their own health insurance exchange, rather than having federal...
Chief: California Wildfires May Signal Busy Season March 14, 2012 Forest fire authorities say a series of a dozen small wildfires over the past two months may herald an active...
Family Sues UDOT Over Teen’s Death At Sinkhole March 13, 2012 The family of a 15-year-old Tabiona girl who died when their Ford Excursion crashed into a 20-foot-deep sinkhole is suing...
Resort Firm Faces Second Lawsuit Over Ski Accidents March 13, 2012 Two skiers injured in separate collisions with snowboarders have filed lawsuits against a Lake Tahoe, Nev. resort claiming it was...
Magnitude-3.1 Earthquake Off Oregon Coast March 13, 2012 Seismologists say they’ve detected a magnitude-3.1 earthquake off the Oregon coast. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake occurred at...
Confie Seguros Acquires Power Auto in California March 13, 2012 New York, N.Y.-based Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance focused on Hispanic consumers, acquired Power Auto Insurance,...