Following a gas line explosion in San Bruno, Calif., that damaged more than 120 homes, destroyed 15 acres and left seven dead, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) announced the creation of the “Rebuild San Bruno Fund,” which will make …
Tropical Storm Julia grew in the far eastern Atlantic into the fifth hurricane of the storm season, while Hurricane Igor weakened slightly but remained a dangerous Category 4 storm, forecasters said on Tuesday. Neither hurricane posed an immediate threat to …
After her son was born, Denise Elliott looked forward to going back to work, but she also wanted to spend more time with her baby than just nights and weekends. So Elliott, a real estate manager at Progressive car insurance, …
Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers of Tustin, Calif., announced it has partnered with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. to present the Fullerton (Calif.) Fire Department with $12,196 to fund the purchase 43 fire shelters. The shelters are built with an …
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Minneapolis has named Jason Wellmann as the new senior vice president of Life Insurance Sales. In this role, Wellmann will be responsible for leading Allianz life insurance strategy through all distribution channels. Wellmann …
Cincinnati police are placing notes on cars parked around the city, cautioning owners not to leave laptop computers, GPS devices or other equipment in their vehicles where it can be seen by would-be thieves. Police say the “vehicle security report …
The Crescent City, Calif., and Grants Pass, Ore., locations of NorthWest Insurance Agency have joined the Leavitt Group to form Redwoods Leavitt Insurance Agency based in Crescent City, Calif. Bill Cochran is the managing local co-owner of the new agency. …
State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it earned $143 million in net income in 2009, up from $75 million for the prior year. In its 2009 Annual Report, the company noted it has an increase of $161 million in policyholders’ …
Doctors and hospitals upset with the way Montana’s proposed workers’ compensation overhaul would send less money their way believe they can persuade business and labor interests to change a carefully crafted compromise that has been three years in the making. …
At least 14 people were killed Monday when a plane owned by Venezuela’s state-run airline Conviasa with 51 people on board slammed into the yard of a steel mill, officials said. Four on board were reported missing. The ATR-42 plane …
