Fraud Roundup Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney Gregory Totten reported that the office’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Division recently obtained two convictions for violation of the California Contractors State Licensing Laws. On Dec. 13, 2005, Manuel Francisco Galan was placed …
Does the world seem to be careening from one crisis to another, or is it all hype by news outlets? Unfortunately, it’s not hype; it’s reality. Not a day goes by without reports of terrorist threats and attacks somewhere around …
12 Mercury Insurance CEO proposes voter initiative 12 Allstate units to coverage checks after Ariz. wildfire 14 Wash. anti-fraud auto insurance bill wins approval 14 Insurance helps Santa Fe museums acquire art 14 Insurers happy helmet law not weakened 16 …
Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session The 2006 legislative agenda for property/ casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), based in …
Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expand Property/casualty insurance agents and brokers are being exposed to more lawsuits as they move into unfamiliar products, states and technologies, and as their own clients do the same. In the eyes of …
Dr. Robert P. Hartwig Record catastrophe losses will weigh heavily on 2005’s underwriting results, according to the Insurance Information Institute’s recent “Earlybird Forecast Survey,” but the survey of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals also indicates that the industry …
Redondo Beach, Calif.-based Bliss and Glennon Inc., a managing general agent and surplus lines broker, has launched a large property department to be headed by Tony Morgan. Morgan has more than 15 years experience in writing large property accounts. To …
With Northern California rivers and reservoirs at their highest levels in seven years, residents can make pre-flood preparations to lessen the damage to their families, homes and belongings. Following are tips Allstate recommends, that independent insurance agents might want to …
ARE YOU REALLY HURT? Investigating Accident Fraud ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH PCI Opens Denver Office
Just like traffic, higher gasoline prices and high housing costs, Californians have come to expect certain things living in the Golden State. Most recently, it has been the rainy season, which many insurance agents and claims adjusters know like clockwork. …
