California Assembly Member Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, has introduced AB 1521, “Health care coverage: solicitation,” that would establish a fiduciary duty for persons or entities that submit an application to a plan or insurer that results in the offer, sale or …
The Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) has begun administration of a California-wide insurance careers program that unites community colleges, workforce investment boards, businesses, and the K-12 education system. The California Insurance Careers Program (CA-ICP) combines the …
Cambridge General Agency has a new foreclosure/eviction cleanup program that provides coverage for contractors preparing foreclosed homes, condominiums, apartments and commercial buildings for sale or rental in California. Services typically include removing prior owner or tenants’ belongings and trash, general …
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has named Marjorie Renee Hill of Tallahassee as Judge of Compensation Claims. Hill, 47, has served as the director of the First District Court of Appeal’s Workers’ Compensation Unit since July 2008. Previously she has served …
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is at risk of losing its “AAA” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s, after the ratings agency revised its outlook on billionaire Warren Buffett’s company to “negative” from “stable.” Citing worsening market conditions that have hurt Berkshire’s …
Since funding for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has become a top priority for the Texas Legislature, statewide lawmakers have debated several solutions that will impact policyholders in Texas, according to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT). “We’ve …
Conservation officials announced that thanks to the federal stimulus bill, Oklahoma is in line for $25 million to rehabilitate high-hazard earthen dams that provide flood protection across the state. They said Oklahoma is expected to get $12.1 million of that …
Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary, Ind., and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline. “It’s …
The town of Westport, S.D., north of Aberdeen is being flooded by the Elm River and South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed an emergency declaration allowing the use of state resources to help towns and cities respond to flooding. …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named Ethan Sonnichsen as Government Relations director. Sonnichsen previously served as Government Relations manager. In his new position, Sonnichsen is charged with making the Government Relations division the central point of contact …
