May 27, 2014
Canoga Park, Calif.-based RGEB Employee Benefits has acquired the individual, Medicare and group health insurance businesses of A. A. Friss Insurance Services and Alan S. Pearlstein Insurance Services. Both A.A. Friss and Alan S. Pearlstein provide health insurance plans to …
May 23, 2014
A four-year investigation into an organized fraud ring has uncovered a million-dollar scheme targeting high-end vehicles through auto loan and insurance fraud has led to several arrests, according to the California Department of Insurance. CDI said it executed coordinated arrest …
May 23, 2014
More than three years after the tsunami hit Japan, evidence of the disaster continues to haunt the West Coast where residents know they also are vulnerable. A skiff that was once used by someone near Sendai washed ashore in January …
May 23, 2014
Authorities say a small tornado in a rural area of eastern Idaho caused no damage or injuries. The National Weather Service says the twister touched down at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday about 10 miles northwest of American Falls and remained on …
May 23, 2014
Leavitt Group’s Tacoma, Wash. office has hired Sam Rutledge. Rutledge will focus on employee benefits. Prior to insurance, Rutledge managed the sales and marketing department for an enterprise resource planning software company specializing in the food manufacturing industry. Leavitt Group …
May 22, 2014
Climate conditions point to a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year with patterns possibly affected by an El NiƱo weather pattern, NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center announced. The outlook for 2014 calls for a …
May 22, 2014
California has new rules that govern the testing of self-driving cars on public roads. The rules, approved Monday by state attorneys, require a human to be in the driver’s seat when a computer takes control during testing. They’re a response …
May 22, 2014
Meteorologists say six tornadoes touched down east of Denver on Wednesday and more spring thunderstorms are expected Thursday along the Front Range and eastern Colorado. No significant damage was reported from the twisters and Thursday’s weather isn’t expected to be …
May 22, 2014
A wildfire that started in a scenic canyon snaked toward Flagstaff on Thursday, prompting residents of outlying areas to prepare to flee and blanketing the city in smoke. The human-caused Slide Fire started Tuesday and had burned 7.5 square miles …
May 21, 2014
Leavitt Group of Boise has hired Deana Wood and Marisa Wood for it office in Idaho. The two are unrelated. Deana is a commercial account manager, and will service and maintain existing accounts and handle policy inquires. Marisa is an …