Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has promoted Anthony Manzitto to chief operating officer and executive vice president. He was chief underwriting officer. Manzitto will be responsible for underwriting, human resources, office administration, as well as oversight of the operating entities …
The owner of a Northern California construction firm was arrested in mid-January on nine felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and tax evasion totaling $187,707 in losses. William Huffman, 47, of Sacramento, owner of Capitol City Contractors, allegedly underreported …
According to a recent study, Wyoming is worst in the nation for response times for road emergencies. A national study by Auto Insurance Center using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data concluded that the slow response times are likely due …
A judge has thrown out a $7.1-million jury award to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who claimed he was forced to quit because of age and health discrimination. A judge stripped $2.1 million Simers was awarded in …
Hilary Rowen, a partner in the law firm of Sedgwick LLP in Sacramento, Calif., for the last three years has been analyzing and following the insurance issues relating to the emergence of autonomous vehicles, particularly self-driving cars. She has a …
President Barack Obama has nominated South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer to serve as a member on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) for a period of one year. …
The commission responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation laws in North Carolina has cracked down in the last year on employers who don’t carry proper insurance, collecting $1 million in civil fines from uninsured companies. The News & Observer of Raleigh …
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has notified federal authorities he plans to dismantle the state’s health insurance exchange. Bevin campaigned on a pledge to get rid of the exchange, known as kynect. It was authorized by an executive order from …
The Main Street America Group has appointed Nancy Giordano-Ramos as its vice president/head of bonds. Giordano-Ramos had been the super-regional property/casualty insurance company’s interim head of bonds since last fall, following the departure of former bonds vice president Brian Beggs. …
News of Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty’s resignation rocked the state Jan. 6 when he announced that he would leave office on May 2, 2016 after 12 years in the post. McCarty has served as the only appointed insurance …
