The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Passing on a 39-26 vote, House Bill 1117 would create penalities of $100 if the operator is under …
The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so wrong? They weren’t, according …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner may have three major priorities for his office — to make his office non-partisan, to fight insurance fraud and to prepare the state for the next major disaster — but that doesn’t mean he won’t …
It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfall and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner may have three major priorities for his office — to make his office non-partisan, to fight insurance fraud and to prepare the state for the next major disaster — but that doesn’t mean he won’t …
Ames & Gough survey finds as many as 50% of contractors not covered Contractors, project owners, and project finance professionals are increasingly interested in the niche market of contractors’ professional liability insurance (CPLI), according to a recent survey of insurers …
Insurance agents who sell personal lines in California might be getting more calls than usual from consumers seeking auto insurance, now that the state is cracking down on uninsured motorists. Following legislation SB1500, the Department of Motor Vehicles has begun …
In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have changed. In the past year, agents and …
Insurance agents who sell personal lines in California might be getting more calls than usual from consumers seeking auto insurance, now that the state is cracking down on uninsured motorists. Following legislation SB1500, the Department of Motor Vehicles has begun …
The Second Applegate Court of California has ruled in Six Flags Inc. vs. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, et. al. that it is unconstitutional to award a $250,000 worker’s compensation death benefit to the estate of an employee who suffers fatal …
