An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. According to documents in Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a drive through at Jack …
California lawmakers are bringing a version of health care reform to your pets. A bill that passed this week in the state Assembly would require greater disclosure from health insurance companies that cover animals. The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Dave …
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSE Insurance Group has announced the winners of its 2010 Youth Scholarship Contest. With a total value of $12,000, prizes were won by those high school students who submitted the best essays on the subject of how …
Bolton & Co. announced that Jeannie DeLaura and Michelle Jackson have joined the company as assistant vice presidents. DeLaura will be a property/casualty producer with a focus in the technology industry. Jackson will join the Education Practice Group as a …
M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has opened an office in Fresno, California. This addition of the office will better serve pre-existing producers in Fresno as well as grow M.J. Hall’s production in the excess and surplus lines market in central …
Hogan Insurance Services announced that Zach Spann has joined the firm. Spann has spent the past 11 years at a west Los Angeles firm concentrating his expertise in the property/casualty, workers’ compensation and executive risk exposures. He has managed a …
Signature Insurance Group of Laguna Niguel, Calif., announced that Jim Brakke co-founder of Brakke-Schafnitz Insurance Brokers Inc., is retiring after 40 years of service. Brakke stated, “I am looking forward to retirement and spending time with family and pursuing other …
Analysis released today by Campaign for Consumer Rights shows that insurers have spent more than $17 million dollars on candidates and initiatives to quietly influence the outcome of California’s June 2010 election. The consumer group noted that voters are unlikely …
Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert has appointed Neal T. Gooch as Commissioner of the Utah Insurance Department. Gooch was appointed acting Insurance Commissioner in January, and previously served as deputy insurance commissioner since 1997. The Governor’s appointment was confirmed by …
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is the first insurer to submit an application to the California Department of Insurance to offer a program that rewards drivers who voluntarily drive fewer miles with lower auto insurance rates. “It’s just common …
