Cal/OSHA is advising all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness with temperatures expected to be 15 to 25 degrees above normal in both Northern and Southern California. “Early in the season, especially as …
Call it a little luck or good timing – maybe a bit of both– but an insurer focused on high net worth individuals has added California to the list of states in which it does business at a time when …
SullivanCurtisMonroe named Skylor Harrison a broker associate in its Corona, Calif. location. Harrison’s primary focus will be the transportation and manufacturing industries. Prior to SCM, Harrison was vice president at Harrison-Nichols Company Ltd., based in Irwindale, Calif. He has more …
The Western Insurance Agents Association is throwing up some objections to a California Department of Insurance proposal that would enable the department’s hearing bureau to adjudicate agent/broker and carrier disciplinary proceedings. Producer disciplinary proceedings in California have been held for …
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in March disciplined and issued fines totaling $24,250 against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. Insurance companies Unitrin Auto and Home Insurance Co., Jacksonville, Fla.; fined $20,000 Unitrin issued insurance policies using …
The California Earthquake Authority reported Tuesday it has paid numerous claims for damage to homes that sustained “relatively minor damage” from the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck La Habra on March 28. Most CEA claim payments to date from the …
A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their privileges suspended from July …
Patriot Underwriters Inc. has acquired the assets of Holdren Insurance Group Inc. in Bend, Ore. HIG, formed in 2010, focused on the workers’ compensation needs of the shooting sports industry. Patriot will build upon the assets of HIG and continue …
A divided U.S. appeals court revived efforts by oil companies to force the federal government to reimburse them for the cost to clean up a Southern California site where they had dumped toxic sludge during World War II. By a …
PartnerOne Environmental named Vonnie Nuce as senior underwriter. Nuce will be based in the Denver, Colo. office and will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business for all PartnerOne products. Nuce has more than 25 years of experience in …
