California News

Mercury Posts Lower Q1

Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. reported slightly lower net income for the first quarter of 2006 —$58.6 million, or $1.07...

To bee or not to bee

Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a management strategy for group decision-making that is sure to...

People

Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Don Bailey as chief operating officer of the company’s North American...

Top 10 vehicle theft areas

1. Modesto, Calif. 2. Las Vegas/Paradise, Nev. 3. Stockton, Calif. 4. Phoenix/Mesa/Scottsdale, Ariz. 5. Visalia/Porterville, Calif. 6. Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue, Wash. 7....

People and Places

Phyllis R. Austin has been named Crawford & Co. senior vice president of human resources, according to Tom Crawford, president...

New Markets

Employment Practices Liability Nuts & Bolts: Rockwood Programs has announced significant changes to its existing employment practices liability insurance policy....