Articles by Cynthia Beisiegel

Terrorism Tops List of Concerns for Workers’ Comp Professionals

Industry executives in the workers’ compensation field from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas Feb. 5-6 for the 5th Annual AMCOMP (American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc.) Meeting & Conference. The two-day conference featured several panels and seminars, …

Terrorism Tops List of Concerns for Workers’ Comp Professionals

Industry executives in the workers’ compensation field from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas recently for the 5th Annual AMCOMP (American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc.) Meeting & Conference. The two-day conference featured several panels and seminars, covering …

Bonds: A Return to Disciplined Underwriting

Writing surety bonds is a niche that perfectly illustrates why specialization is so important in the insurance industry. Bond underwriters need to exercise the utmost caution when issuing bonds, and they need to make sure they have done thorough background …

Better Workers’ Comp Underwriting Needed, AMCOMP Members Told

Workers’ compensation executives from across the nation gathered last month for the annual American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc. (AMCOMP) conference in Las Vegas where members heard the industry taken to task for poor underwriting of workers compensation and …

One Step Closer to Reform’

Ironically, there was no shortage of things to write about when it came to filling the pages of our Workers’ Compensation issue. All over the West, workers’ comp has been the hot topic in many states—not just in California. A …

Revised Workers’ Comp Estimates Misconstrued by Senator, Commissioner

California Senator Richard Alarcón (D-San Fernando Valley) came down on the insurance industry March 10, demanding that workers’ compensation insurers cut their premium rates immediately to reflect revised industry figures revealing a $7 billion savings from reforms passed in 2003. …

Agents’ E&O: Crisis or Not’

As an agent or broker, it can be frustrating to reveal an exorbitant price tag on a premium for a client. No one likes to hear that their insurance coverage is difficult to obtain, and if that, at a high …

Agents’ E&O: Crisis or Not’

As an agent or broker, it can be frustrating to reveal an exorbitant price tag on a premium for a client. No one likes to hear that their insurance coverage is difficult to obtain, and if that, at a high …

Former Manning Riddell Employee Speaks Out on Alleged Fraud

Insurance Journal was recently contacted by a former employee of Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc., the Torrance-based risk purchasing group reportedly under investigation by the California Department of Insurance for allegedly issuing hundreds of bogus errors & omissions policies to …

Terrorism Tops List of Concerns for Workers’ Comp Professionals

Industry executives in the workers’ compensation field from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas Feb. 5-6 for the 5th Annual AMCOMP (American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc.) Meeting & Conference. The two-day conference featured several panels and seminars, …