June 23, 2006
Michelman & Robinson LLP will be opening a San Francisco office on July 1 to complement its Los Angeles and Orange County offices. “The overwhelming demand for our services in Northern California has compelled us to open this office,” the …
June 23, 2006
Rafael Hurtado has joined International Gateway Insurance Brokers in Chula Vista, Calif., as business development manager/regional marketing representative. Hurtado is the current president and cofounder the Latin American Agents Association based out of El Monte, Calif. He has been in …
June 23, 2006
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the early morning arrests of 20 suspects involved in a staged auto collision ring dubbed “Operation Freeway Squat.” The bust targeted a major auto insurance fraud ring that involved staged auto collisions which has …
June 23, 2006
Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has reduced premiums for tenant discrimination liability insurance in most states. In addition, for risks with favorable claims history the minimum self-insured retention is now $2,500, coupled with lower premiums. NAS Insurance Services is an …
June 23, 2006
Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and candidate hopeful State Rep. Eric Carter got to the point, so to speak, recently when they spoke before members of the Wichita Association of Health Underwriters. A point here, a point there, and a …
June 23, 2006
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it is paying a $19.6 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. LWCC’s board of directors declared the dividend, which is believed to be the largest ever paid in Louisiana by a workers’ compensation insurer, topping …
June 23, 2006
Pay increases for most salaried workers will average only 3.5 percent this year and stay at that level through 2007, The Conference Board reports. Pay increases in insurance were slightly higher than projected; diversified service was slightly lower. For the …
June 23, 2006
Liberty Mutual Group has begun construction of a 350,000 square foot office building located on 225 acres of land the company owns in Dover, New Hampshire. The company expects to begin occupying the building in late 2007. Included in the …
June 23, 2006
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies named Mike Gerik as head of its Texas insurance operations. Gerik was promoted to executive vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and vice president/state manager of the Southern Farm Bureau Casualty …