Golden Bear Insurance Co. in California has named Gary Shreve vice president and primary casualty manager. Shreve has more than 30 years of experience. He began his career with the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. as a multi-line underwriter. He’s …
What’s in a name? In one case, a new name – one with all the sex appeal that “insurance” can add to a title – has people like Framroze Virjee, president of California State University Fullerton, visibly stoked. “This is …
Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years. A dozen insurers have adopted policies to stop all direct insurance coverage to new coal projects – among them are Allianz, AXA, Generali, QBE, Zurich, SCOR …
You control your own destiny. That’s a cliche, but one would be hard-pressed to find a better way to summarize the mindset at EPG Insurance. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based firm has lately been rolling out a “future org” chart at meetings …
Selling insurance to cannabis dispensaries may the business in which to be in the very near future. A new report claims that cannabis retailing could become one of the “most profitable specialty store categories ever.” The report, From Dispensaries to …
A catastrophe modeler released figures on Wednesday showing how costly ongoing California blazes could potentially be as blustery winds make for increasingly dangerous fire risk up and down the state. Damages from the fires burning across California stand at $25.4 …
The growing drama behind the $920 million sale of Berkshire Hathaway-owned Applied Underwriters to its founder Steven Menzies got another voice added to the story. The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance on Thursday said New Mexico facilitated the …
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has its eye on more than just helping improve safety on the roads and in homes. The climate and severe weather have also been on the IBHS radar lately. Roy E. Wright, …
The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters that was sold in a massive deal that has been under scrutiny over ties to campaign contributions …
There were roughly 25 people promoted at Morris & Garritano (M&G) last year. That means the odds weren’t too long for being one of the firm’s 125 employees who got a leg up. And last year was no anomaly. “That’s …
