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Safety Group Warns: No Helmet Can Prevent Concussions

Feb 7 2011 // The non-profit organization that sets safety standards for sports equipment is warning athletes and their parents to not rely on football helmet makers’ marketing and promotional materials for information about...

Reasons to Look Beyond Price in 2011

Feb 7 2011 // Just weeks into the New Year, the experts’ predictions appear to be “more of the same” for at least the first half of 2011: super soft pricing combined with increased availability of limits and coverage....

George to Chair Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Feb 1 2011 // AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah announced that Steve George has been elected as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. George is the executive vice president of...

MHBT Names New Partners

Jan 25 2011 // Dallas-based MHBT, one of the largest privately owned insurance and risk management firms in the United States, recently announced that Ryan Bowles, Dan King, Jim Moss and Travis Sartain have been named partners in the...

Allstate Phases Out Your Choice Auto Program in California

Jan 11 2011 // Allstate Insurance has agreed to stop selling “Your Choice Auto” (YCA) insurance program in California, in response to a challenge brought by the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog. The company has stopped issuing new...

Report: Questionable Insurance Claims Increased 12%

Dec 30 2010 // The economic crisis might have had a hand in pushing people to commit insurance fraud. However, it isn’t entirely to blame, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Nationwide, there has been a 12 percent...

2010’s Top Insurance Stories in the West

Dec 23 2010 // In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” with the economic downturn, premiums at a fraction of what they used to be, and unemployment and home foreclosure rates up, said Kevin...

Women Still Lag in Corporate Pay, Promotions: Study

Dec 14 2010 // Women saw little advancement in pay and corporate boardrooms in 2010, extending a trend in which companies have lagged in promoting women, a study released Monday shows. “This is our fifth report where the annual...

Fee Schedules Stabilized Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Costs

Nov 9 2010 // Average medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Tennessee stabilized at pre-fee schedule levels after the state introduced medical fee schedules in 2005, according to a new study. According to the report by...

California’s Commissioner Hopefuls

Oct 18 2010 // Unlike many voters, the hundreds and thousands of independent insurance agents and brokers in California know the November 2 election will be a pivotal one. After all, on that day, Californians will select a new insurance...

Assemblyman Mike Villines

Oct 18 2010 // Republican Mike Villines was elected to the California Assembly in 2004 to represent the counties of Fresno and Madera. He serves on the board of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, a nonprofit organization that...

Markel Launches Markel Management Liability

Oct 8 2010 // Markel Corporation has introduced Markel Management Liability, an integrated suite of coverages including directors’ & officers’ liability, employment practices liability, and fiduciary liability. The...

A Wealth of Risks: Serving High Income Clientele

Oct 5 2010 // For insurance agents, there is a lesson to be learned from Hulk Hogan — particularly about the pitfalls of selling coverage to wealthy clients. The well-known, ex-professional wrestler turned reality TV star is suing...

Best West Agency to Work For: Chapman Insurance Group

Sep 30 2010 // It’s easy to feel good about your job when you’re helping people that help underserved communities. That’s why Greg Chapman, president of Chapman Insurance Group didn’t seem all that surprised that...

K&K to Provide Non-Profit Directors, Officers’ Program Through New Site

Sep 29 2010 // K&K Insurance has launched a new website offering directors’ and officers’ (D&O) coverage for not-for-profit organizations. The website offers online quoting and binding capabilities and provides an...

Arch Insurance Group Launches New Coverage for Nonprofit Organizations

Sep 24 2010 // Arch Insurance Group (Arch), a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has unveiled Arch Canopy Policy for Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit organizations are increasingly vulnerable to the expanding types of litigation which...

Sep 20 2010 // 476 City officials in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are trying to salvage 476 of the “least-badly” damaged homes that flooded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008 by offering them to builders and nonprofit groups for free. The...

America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For

Sep 20 2010 // Salaries and Benefits Lead but Quality of People and Relationships Win Votes, Too The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies...

A Wealth of Risks

Sep 6 2010 // Serving High Income Clientele For insurance agents, there is a lesson to be learned from Hulk Hogan – particularly about the pitfalls of selling coverage to wealthy clients. The well-known, ex-professional wrestler...

Cedar Rapids Gives Flood-Damaged Homes to Builders, Nonprofits

Sep 2 2010 // City officials are trying to salvage some of the homes damaged by flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008 by offering them to builders and nonprofit groups for free. In exchange, the homes would be renovated and sold at a...