EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has acquired Trumark Insurance & Financial Services in a Pleasanton, Calif. The deal closed August 1, and terms were not disclosed. Trumark is a brokerage/general agency specializing in the institutional financial advisory market. EPIC is …
A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in cases involving workers’ comp provider Applied Underwriters, alleging the decisions by Lara were swayed by contributions to his campaign from people affiliated with Applied. …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s governing committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Jan. 1, 2020 advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner that will be on average 5.7% below …
A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against a Los Angeles County company that sells a product it contends helps protect homes from wildfires. The Santa Barbara County district attorney and the Los Angeles city attorney sued Sunseeker Enterprises Monday …
Two women said in a federal class action lawsuit they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles. The lawsuit states Dr. James Heaps sexually assaulted the women and made sexually inappropriate …
AmWINS Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LISI Inc. and CoPower, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close later this month, pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. LISI Inc. …
Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. The region, famous for its rainfall, has long escaped major burns even as global warming has driven an …
California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released on Tuesday by CyberPolicy. The report shows the highest annual premium in the state totaled more than $16,596, while the lowest annual premium …
The California Trucking Association (CTA) in partnership with Gamie, LLC, and C3 Risk and Insurance have launched a new trucking insurance agency offering a cross section of insurance products for trucking companies across the country, including workers compensation, auto liability …
The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has upheld the decision of a trial court ruling finding that fees rental car agencies charge for optional insurance need not be included in rate filings and are not regulated by the …
