Despite knowing that driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time is dangerous and that it is safer to use a hands-free device to hold a cell phone, a large majority of drivers with cell phones still …
California is considering legislation that would require insurers to report California community-related investments to the insurance commissioner every two years. AB 925, authored by Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas, D, and sponsored by California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, recently passed in the …
Trindl Reeves joined Barney & Barney, San Diego, as a principal, responsible for the ongoing growth of Barney & Barney in San Diego and Orange County.She will be based in San Diego. Reeves, formerly managing director of the Marsh San …
California workers may soon be able to file for workers’ compensation if they become injured due to high heat. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted a permanent heat stress regulation, which protects all California employees working …
Owner controlled insurance programs (OCIPs) or contractor controlled insurance programs (CCIPs), commonly referred to as “wraps,” that have been traditionally used for large, commercial projects with construction costs of $50 million or more now are being used for all sizes …
A man who wrecked his new truck is not entitled to payment from his insurance company for the resulting loss of market value, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled. In the first ruling in New Mexico on the issue, …
In The Perfect Storm, the book that inspired the movie of the same name, author Sebastian Junger defined “the perfect storm” as a tempest that may happen only once in a century, a storm created by so rare a combination …
Legislation changing the uninsured motorist law in Washington that is named in honor of accident victim Ethel Adams has taken effect. Adams was injured in an automobile accident in 2005 when her car was hit during an intentional act of …
Federal regulators want to get a better handle on the burgeoning use of nanotechnology in everyday products, as their German counterparts struggle to understand why nearly 100 people suffered respiratory problems after using a novel cleaning product made with the …
Three insurance companies filed a federal lawsuit to recover $7.04 million in claims paid for homes damaged or destroyed in the 2002 Hayman Fire in Colorado. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Inc., three Hartford insurance entities, and Allstate Insurance …
