The Personal Lines Growth Alliance (PLGA), a coalition within the independent agency system, announced that Mercury Insurance Group is a founding financial partner. Mercury is the first of many insurance carriers that will become financial partners, according to PLGA Chair …
New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Morris Chavez announced he will resign, saying he and his family have been the targets of “sad and derogatory” online comments in the wake of a contentious health insurance rate case his office recently settled. Chavez …
Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has named Lauren Bailey vice president of entertainment in commercial insurance. In this new position, Bailey will be responsible for managing the direction and priorities for the entertainment business and accountable for driving profitable …
Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported first quarter 2010 net income of $16.1 million or $0.38 per share compared with $20.9 million or $0.43 per share in the first quarter of 2009, a decrease of $4.8 million or $0.05 …
The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee last night defeated a bill that would have limited the use of surveillance of employees who have submitted a workers’ compensation claim. Among other things, HB 1012, would have restricted video surveillance to only when …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund announced it will not be filing a mid-year rate increase. Instead, the workers’ compensation insurance provider said it will revise its rating plan to provide underwriters greater flexibility to reward better-performing accounts. The revisions — …
Salt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, has launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to focus exclusively on providing whole-package insurance to charter schools nationwide. According to Patrick Treend, …
A workers’ compensation bill slated for a California committee hearing this week could increase pharmacy costs and fails to address underlying problems that are currently driving up system costs, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies Vice President Mark …
Lockton San Francisco has been ranked as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area by a Bay Area business publication. “We were especially pleased to be honored as a top company in our first year participating …
H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, a privately held company headed by Alan Jay Kaufman, has acquired Colorado-based US Reports Inc. – a national loss control inspection, premium audit and risk management services firm. US Reports is a family owned 70-employee risk …
