California News

Ryan and Wheeler Join Burns & Wilcox

Burns & Wilcox appointed Nancy Ryan as a commercial underwriter for the company’s San Diego office. Ryan will be responsible for production and marketing to the company’s network of agents. Ryan joins Burns & Wilcox with previous experience as an …

Acordia Calif. to Cease Workers’ Comp Programs, Operations

Acordia of California Insurance Services Inc.’s Wholesale P&C Division has announced it has decided to cease their workers’ compensation programs and wholesale operations. Effective Sept. 1, 2005, Acordia will no longer be accepting new business and will be nonrenewing all …

Study Shows 15 Insurers Contributed to Controversial 2002 Texas Election

Insurance companies that were fighting tighter state regulations were major corporate donors to a business lobby group’s mail campaign that helped Republicans take control of the Legislature in the 2002 elections, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The newspaper examined records released …

Lawyers Plead Guilty in SoCal Car Insurance Fraud Ring

Two attorneys pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a Southern California insurance fraud ring that allegedly staged vehicle collisions and filed false insurance company claims, officials said. Curtis Mitchell Shaw, 61, of Beverly Hills and Keith Darran Washington, 41, of …

Calif. Ordinance Requires Contractors to Reveal 19th Cent. Slave Trade Ties

Contractors doing business with Oakland have until Oct. 1 to disclose whether they participated in the 19th-century slave trade, under an ordinance adopted by the City Council. Companies who provide insurance, financial and other services must reveal whether they or …

Laine, Macias Promoted at Trinity E&S

Bermuda Dunes, Calif.-based Trinity E&S Insurance Services has promoted Osmo Laine to vice president of all brokerage operations and director of newly formed Small Business Unit. Laine formerly served as assistant vice president. Lorena Macias was promoted to vice president …

NAS Providing Toll-Free Helpline for EPLI Insureds

NAS Insurance Services is now providing its EPLI insureds with toll-free Hotline and online services for their specific Human Resource/Employment questions. Insureds can talk directly with employment law attorneys about hiring and termination situations, ADA, harassment and other risk management …

AutoOne Insurance Writes 100,000th Take-out Policy in N.Y.

AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has written its 100,000th so-called “take-out” policy, helping to reduce the number of drivers in the New York Assigned Risk Automobile Insurance Plan. “We are thrilled to have reached this milestone,” said …

Business Leaders Launch Campaign to Combat Data Fraud, Losses

After a string of high-profile data thefts and losses, business leaders this week announced an education campaign to better protect sensitive client information from hackers and other thieves. “The fraudsters are ever more sophisticated than they have been in the …

Agency Management Resource Group Presents

The Ultimate Producer School™ Essential Training for the Next Generation www.agencymanagement.com 1-800-601-6711 Dates: September 12-16, 2005 October 10-14, 2005 November 7-11, 2005 Location: Embassy Suites Riverfront Promenade 100 Capitol Mall Dr., Sacramento, CA 95814 916-326-5000 Cost: The Total cost is …