February 20, 2012
The former chief of the California Occupational Safety and Health Division defended its Injury’s Illness Prevention Program following a study by think tank RAND Corp. showing the occupational safety program that requires California businesses to eliminate workplace hazards only works …
February 20, 2012
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has garnered recognition for his political work dating back to the early 1980s, including political battles to …
February 17, 2012
A California lawmaker on Friday introduced a bill to give greater control of claim information held by insolvent companies over to policyholders. Assemblyman Curt Hagman said he introduced Assembly Bill 1734 to provide choices to policyholders when an insurance company …
February 16, 2012
The owner of a website that launched an attack last week against a consumer group that often does battle with the insurance industry is now calling the attacks and information he put on the site “just the tip of the …
February 15, 2012
Congressman John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, Calif., on Tuesday introduced the Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 to help offset the cost of flood insurance that will likely be required in many of the state’s farmlands as aging levee systems …
February 10, 2012
A website attacking a consumer group that often does battle with the insurance industry was launched on Friday, setting off more sparks in a roiling battle between proponents of two competing measures that Californians may see go head-to-head on the …
February 7, 2012
A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has broad legal language that can possibly impact insurance agents and brokers who knowingly advise clients on employee classifications to the tune of thousands of dollars per misclassified …
February 6, 2012
The former chief of the California Occupational Safety and Health Division defended its Injury’s Illness Prevention Program following a study by think tank RAND Corp. showing the occupational safety program that requires California businesses to eliminate workplace hazards only works …
February 6, 2012
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has garnered recognition for his political work dating back to the early 1980s, including political battles to …
February 6, 2012
Email me your questions and I’ll see if I can get them answered. If the last guy out the door in Rome was a public relations professional, he might have met any and all media queries with a calm, but …