California’s Assembly Insurance Committee will be hearing a bill today co-sponsored by the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) that is designed to assure a competitive reinsurance market in the state. Jeff Fuller, ACIC executive vice president and general counsel, …
The California Assembly Insurance Committee is considering a bill today that the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) says would prevent the Department of Insurance from altering auto insurance rating factors without first studying the rates and risk of loss. …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a free restaurant-safety training program at its Oxnard office on April 27. The workshop is designed to help restaurant supervisors and owners create a comprehensive safety-training program and comply with state and federal …
Apollo Agencies Inc., a subsidiary of Kinecta Federal Credit Union based in Tustin, Calif., has named Yolanda Davis commercial lines manager. She will oversee client services and marketing as well as be responsible for carrier relations. Davis joins Apollo Agencies …
Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, has named Fred Costa broker/underwriter in its Los Angeles-based office in Woodland Hills, Calif. Fred has more than 10 years of insurance industry experience. E-mail: fcosta@burns-wilcox.com.
Patrion Insurance Services, Riverside, Calif., has named Mari Rezinas vice president of commercial lines. Rezinas has more than 35 years experience in the insurance industry, with an emphasis on commercial accounts. Prior to joining Patrion, she was commercial lines manager …
Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services Inc., San Diego, has named Art Morgenstein account executive. Morgenstein, who has 26 years of industry experience, will be responsible for brokering commercial lines and marketing. Previously, Morgenstein was a marketing officer at Willis. E-mail: amorgenstein@arrowheadgrp.com.
Ryan Hettich, a Colorado Springs, Colo., businessman and former insurance agency executive, has joined Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. Hettich was appointed to the board by Governor Bill Owens and has an understanding of Pinnacol’s competitive environment and customer …
GMI Insurance Services, Valley Forge, Pa., has hired Kathy Phillips as western region program manager. Phillips will be responsible for developing business auto insurance relationships in the Midwest and Western United States with independent agencies. She was previously vice president …
State National Companies announced the formation of a new affiliate, United Specialty Insurance Company (USIC). The company will exclusively service the surplus lines market. The company began operation in March following admission to the state of Delaware. United Specialty said …
