Need for El Nido
To non-Spanish speakers, El Nido may sound like it translates to “the need.” While “need” is just about right when it applies to the ideology behind a program to help victims of domestic violence in San Diego, Calif., the phrase …
Investigative Unit to Target California’s Serial Labor Law Violators
California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su’s aim is to send a message to the state’s underground economy. The message is that the principals of companies with shady employment practices, such as those who try to cut costs by under-reporting employees …
Auto Insurance Discount Initiative May be Gaining Bipartisan Endorsement
The backers of an automobile insurance persistency initiative are making steps to gain bi-partisan support for their proposition, which is slated for California’s Nov. 6 ballot and a possible showdown with what would be a competing initiative. Just days after …
California Workers’ Comp Premium Grows But Claim Severity Continues to Rise
An annual report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows that for the second consecutive year statewide workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but that continually growing costs of claims has eroded statewide underwriting results. The …
Vicarious Liability Ruling May Impact Education Insureds in California
The California Supreme Court ruled that a public school district may be vicariously liable for the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of a guidance counselor who allegedly sexually abused a student. And that ruling may have insurers taking a closer …
Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers’ Comp Settlement in California History
Attorney Christopher Asvar believes he has secured the highest known workers’ compensation insurance settlement in California history, totaling $8.9 million on behalf of a Antonio Enriquez, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2004 at the age of 18 after …
For Hire: Alaska Insurance Director
Wanted: State Insurance Director. Must supply your own parka. Linda Hall, director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance, is retiring after nine years on the job, and the state has launched a nationwide search for her replacement. Besides working in a …
Where’s My Hovercraft?
If it’s not one thing it’s another. The stock market seems to have stabilized for a while, jobs are being created, albeit slowly, and housing’s not as bad as it used to be. In fact, pending home sales in California …
Alaska’s Hall Saying Farewell to Director Post
Linda Hall started as director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance on March 3, 2003, and nine-years later she’s calling it a day as the top authority on insurance in the land of the midnight sun. The state has launched a …
There’s an App for That: Mobile Phone Quoting
Don’t be surprised if in the not-too-distant future on a television commercial you see Flo, adorned in her white apron, drop her price scanner and pick up a smartphone, on which she takes a picture of a driver’s license and …
