This year nonprofit acquaintances often have asked me a question for which I have no answer. That is, “Why are commercial insurers non-renewing my nonprofit?” Our experience with nonprofits has been favorable, and it seems ludicrous to see other carriers …
The 5th Annual IICF Bridge Week wrapped up recently, followed by the Southern California luncheon featuring speaker Ken Venturi, a golf commentator, former PGA Tour professional, and humanitarian. The luncheon honored volunteers in Southern California who participated in this year’s …
Gary Yost, 41, was arrested at his residence in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2002, and was charged with nine felony counts of insurance fraud related to an alleged industrial injury Yost previously sustained. On May 5, 2000, Yost …
Investigators with the CDI Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force arrested a Rio Linda, Calif. woman, along with her former common-law husband and his brother-in-law on multiple charges of auto insurance fraud and conspiracy. On Oct. 28, 2002, Helena Marie …
A three-year investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division and Investigation Bureau led to the arrest of two Sacramento residents on one charge each of grand theft. Charles Edward Dunbar, 66, and his son Christopher Freeman Dunbar, 43, …
Joe Bink Wooten was arrested at his residence in Laguna Beach, Calif. and charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch revealed that on Oct. 15, 2000, Wooten …
With 2003 just around the corner, it’s not too early to make a new year’s resolution. This year, why not make a vow to eliminate your payroll pains? Whether you process payroll manually or use a service, the time is …
Take the hard market, combine it with the Sept. 11 tragedy, and mix those two ingredients into an already intricate and compound underwriting process and you’ve got yourself the public entities marketplace. Ask any of the handful of carriers who …
Since the book-cooking scandals that undid Enron, Worldcom and other concerns surfaced in recent months, insurers have ratcheted up their already growing scrutiny of corporate clients, resulting in higher premiums and lower limits for directors and officers (D&O) and professional …
Insurance Journal staff writer Cynthia Beisiegel recently caught up with California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low at the NAII Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Commissioner Low shared his thoughts on the improvements he and the Department of Insurance have accomplished over …
