On March 16, investigators from the Fresno County Urban Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force and officers from the Stockton Police Department arrested Amberjeet Kaur Gill, of Stockton; Pete Vargas, Jr., of Fresno; and Becky Bishop, also of Fresno, for …
While appearing in a Sacramento County courtroom for a preliminary hearing, James Chester Taylor Jr., of Quartz Hill, California, was arrested on three additional counts of felony grand theft in a different case. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office …
It was about one year ago, on April 19, 2004, that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 899 into law, giving the state’s beleaguered workers’ compensation system a tremendous overhaul. Although the reforms are still currently being implemented, the evidence …
The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion. Two-thirds of buyers said the insurance …
With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy Rider” days of the …
Five words summed up the mood at this year’s Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s medical symposium: “The crisis aspect is over.” Thus spoke Howard Friedman, chief financial officer at medical liability insurer Proassurance Corp., during one of several panel discussions at …
Attendees at the upcoming Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West Blue Ribbon Conference, to be held May 1-5, can expect more than sunbathing, snorkeling and golfing at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the big island of Hawaii. Agents …
Hawaii residents could face lower car insurance rates if a proposed law requiring graduated licenses for teenagers is successful in bringing down the number of accidents among young drivers. Members of the Senate Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed an …
Of all the appliances found in the home, the water heater and washing machine are the most likely to cause serious damage and leave homeowners financially high and dry. According to a nationwide analysis by Safeco Insurance, one out of …
Doctors and hospitals will have more protection from medical malpractice lawsuits beginning July 1 under four bills signed into law March 28 by Gov. Brian Schweitzer. The measures are among nine proposals before the 2005 Legislature intended to address the …
