Monthly Archives: <span>August 2012</span>

Reworked Workers’ Comp Proposal Surfaces

What appears to be a cut down and reworked version of a workers’ compensation proposal has been put into bill form and is being circulated around the state capital. The “tentative draft SB 863” proposal as it’s being called appears …

Robinson Joins Woodruff-Sawyer

San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Jeff Robinson an associate producer for the firm’s Southern California Practice. Robinson will focus on business development, retention and client relationship management. He has a background in sales and marketing, and a long …

New York Fed Sells Last of Its AIG Assets, Ending Ties with Insurer

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York brought to a close another chapter in the government’s taxpayer-funded bailouts of 2008 with the sale of its remaining assets of insurer American International Group, the bank said on Thursday. The New York …

Brandt Named EVP in Lockton’s San Francisco Office

Terry Brandt was named Lockton San Francisco’s executive vice president and director of the Lockton Alliance for Ministry Protection (LAMP) practice. Brandt will lead LAMP, Lockton’s non-profit and religious organization practice, by providing risk management advice and consulting to large …

Bill to Update Holding Company Act Passes Calif. Legislature

The California State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 1448, which updates California’s Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act. The bill was authored by Senate Insurance Committee Chairman Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, and is sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. “SB 1448 …

N.J. Bill to Toss Limits on Abuse Lawsuits Stalls

A bill that would get rid of statutes of limitation for lawsuits over child sex abuse has stalled in New Jersey’s Senate. The Senate had been expected to vote on the measure Monday. But Sen. Joseph Vitale, one of the …

Gridiron Insurance Releases E-Portal Product

Gridiron Insurance Underwriters, Inc., a program manager that specializes in writing program business on a regional and national basis through select retail and wholesale producers, has debuted its new Easy Excess E-Portal. The Easy Excess web portal provides up to …

New York Gov. Cuomo Vetoes State Agency Mailing Bill

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill (S.6285-A/A.9034B) last Friday that would have banned state agencies from disseminating ads to the public for products that relate to the subject matter of the agency — such as GEICO advertisements alongside …

Woman Sues Dallas Cowboys, Claims Bench Burned Buttocks

A Texas woman is suing the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones, saying her buttocks was severely burned when she sat on a bench outside Cowboys Stadium. In a lawsuit filed recently in Tarrant Count, Jennelle Carrillo said the black …

A Year Later: Bastrop, Texas Fire Victims Thankful for Assistance

The home of John and Lisa Whitt was reduced to ashes in the Bastrop Labor Day fire in Texas last year, but today, they feel like they have received more than they lost. The Whitts had 15 minutes to get …