Albuquerque refuses to pay for damage to a New Mexico home struck by a city-owned bait car driven by teens, directing the homeowner to turn to his insurance policy to recover the costs for the damages. Bait cars are vehicles …
Terri Chester joined NFP Property and Casualty (NFP P&C) as commercial lines vice president. Chester will be based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. At NFP P&C, Chester’s responsibilities include strategic planning and implementation, leadership development, team formation, training and recruitment and …
AssuredPartners Inc. has completed the acquisition of Golseth & Gregson Insurance Services (dba GBP Risk Solutions), an independent insurance agency based in Arizona. GBP Risk Solutions offers large commercial insurance, personal commercial insurance, group employee benefits, individual life and health …
The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park has not only destroyed buildings and threatened water supplies, electricity and sequoias, it has also unleashed a smoky haze that has worsened air quality more than 100 miles away …
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance named Steven Weinstein general counsel. Weinstein is the former chairman of the Barger & Wolen law firm. Weinstein is replacing Frank Ceglar, a 36-year veteran of Farmers. Weinstein will oversee the company’s legal department, including …
The state says workplace deaths in Montana decreased last year. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry’s Research and Analysis Bureau says there were 34 workplace fatalities in 2012. That is down by 15 from the previous year. The agency …
The Leavitt Group’s Woodland Hills office named Robert Clarke vice president in commercial insurance. Clarke specializes in hospitals, clinics, and environmental and manufacturing industries. Clarke has 18 years of insurance experience. He co-founded the Affordable Medical Benefits Health Plan, an …
The week-and-a-half-old wildfire in Yosemite is seen by some as a harbinger of what could be a “worst case scenario” when California enters its typical wildfire season in October – continued drought, lots of unburned fuel and a weather outlook …
Some victims of childhood sexual abuse would have one more year to file civil lawsuits against private or nonprofit organizations that employed their alleged abusers under a bill that passed a key legislative committee Wednesday. The bill already passed the …
Authorities say crews carried out 18 swift water rescues after flash flooding hit the Las Vegas area. Fire and Rescue spokesman Timothy R. Szymanski says many of rescues came on Sunday after vehicles stalled in flooded roadways He says that …
