4,500,000,000 AD – The World Ends
Mark my words, you haven’t heard the last of the apocalyptic prophesies. The day after Dec. 21, 2012, I’ll bet a bunch of Mayans were rolling in their graves – the ones who bought into it at least. The world …
California Wholesalers Fret Over Upcoming Legal Decision
A pending legal battle that could expose wholesalers in California to more lawsuits was the centerpiece of talk at the California Insurance Wholesalers Association conference in San Diego on Friday. The three-day conference, “2013 California Wholesaler Industry Days,” ran from …
Confie Eyes More Expansion, Push Into Standard Lines
In the coming year Confie Seguros plans to up its buying spree and expand into standard personal and small commercial lines, while broadening its demographic from being primarily Hispanic focused, the president of the Buena Park, Calif.-based insurance agency said …
NOAA: 2012’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Events ‘Impressive’
Last year may not have measured up to 2011 in terms total damages or havoc wreaked, but the nearly dozen recorded billion-dollar weather related events still ranks as impressive. That’s according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which recently …
Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines
Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as to be forgotten among the year’s myriad headlines. Now that we are all well and good, and past doomsday, here are Insurance Journal’s best headlines in the …
Farmers Agents Sue Carrier Over Contracts, Taking Client Info
A group of Farmers Group Inc. agents have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging the Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier has undercut them by sharing their data with a competing subsidiary and several contract violations. The United Farmers …
Carriers ‘Uncertain’ About California Workers’ Comp Reform
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles to look at California’s workers’ compensation reform law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2013. Insurance carriers, along with the many stakeholders who are watching and waiting as California’s workers’ …
Continued Drought, More Tornados Forecasted
Extreme weather events in 2013 may look much the same as this year — but different. The weather is difficult to predict, but if the weak El Niño forecast for next year holds, it brings with it the promise of …
Fire Codes Getting Tougher After Damaging Colorado Blaze
Fire codes could be getting stricter in the Colorado Springs neighborhood devastated by last summer’s Waldo Canyon Fire. The Gazette reported that Colorado Springs’ city council has given preliminary approval to fire code changes to make homes more fire resistant …
Profile: Workers’ Comp Fraud Expert Takes Old School Approach
When a Southern California family was convicted of workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, it wasn’t due to sophisticated software, a supercomputer or even high-tech surveillance techniques. It was the result of good old-fashioned detective work, according to Maryann Lazernik, who …
