The California Insurance Wholesalers Association is in prime position to benefit from trends and events that its board members expect to be unfolding in the next year or two – including an improved surplus lines outlook and a lawsuit that …
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles to look at California’s workers’ compensation reform law in detail and what must be done to implement that law by Jan. 1, 2013. Looking forward employers seem to have …
W.W.D. It’s a fairly new acronym, and worth a few words with the holidays upon us. State Farm released its annual research report on distracted driving, and it seems there’s yet another reason to worry about your fellow motorists — …
Now that it has sold its equity stake in Hispanic-focused auto insurance broker Confie Seguros, Genstar Capital LLC is hunting for another insurance concern. The San Francisco, Calif.-based private equity firm recently sold off its investment in Confie Seguros to …
Trinity Insurance Services Inc. has been purchased by McNeil & Company Inc. Insurance Risk Services out of New York in a move that gives McNeil a strong foothold in the West. The deal was closed on Nov. 16., and terms …
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Dolores Glass as a principal in their San Ramon, Calif. construction practice. Glass will be responsible for expanding EPIC’s business with contractors and others in construction. Additionally, she will design, place and manage insurance and …
Fresh on the heels of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction in late October historical climatologist Evelyn Browning-Garriss said the weather phenomenon that generated the nearly 1,000-mile wide storm that slammed into the East Coast is here to stay for a while. Due …
It’s probably not news to read that many companies aren’t going far enough to assess and fix their IT risks, but a recent survey from consulting firm Protiviti is an eye-opener if you deal in the world of cyber risk. …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler won nearly six in 10 votes in his re-election bid, giving him bragging rights as the U.S.’ longest currently serving insurance commissioner. Kreidler won 57.7 percent of the vote, while insurance broker John Adams, his …
Confie Seguros was acquired by Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners in a deal that closed on Nov. 9, which the rapidly expanding auto insurer focused on the U.S. Hispanic market says will help it grow to double or triple …
