August 22, 2013
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Robin Fuduli senior vice president and director of marketing. In this role, Fuduli will create and lead the overall strategic direction of Poms marketing initiatives. Prior to Poms, Fuduli was …
August 22, 2013
Pinnacol Assurance, a large workers’ compensation insurance provider in Colorado, named Jon Scott associate vice president of agency and product development. Prior to Pinnacol, Scott was regional vice president of sales and distribution at the Hanover Insurance Group. His nearly …
August 22, 2013
More than 40 uncontained, active and large wildfires dot the western U.S. from Arizona to Washington state and Alaska, taxing national firefighting resources and helping to push spending past $1 billion for the year. The National Interagency Fire Center in …
August 22, 2013
Two judges are threatening to fine Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for improperly declaring two natural-gas pipelines in Northern California safe and using misleading regulatory filings to minimize the problem. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that California Public Utilities Commission …
August 22, 2013
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is fining four insurance companies for overcharging consumers in Washington state. Kreidler’s office said Tuesday that Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest, and Trumbull Insurance Co. have …
August 22, 2013
A Los Angeles councilman is urging the city to find and list the potentially thousands of buildings that could collapse in an earthquake. Tom LaBonge is proposing a city inventory of so-called “soft-story” buildings – those where the top stories …
August 22, 2013
Advanced Insurance Underwriters, a nationwide provider of commercial insurance, and CODA, the California Operator & Door Association, have collaborated to give contractors access to general liability coverage and workers comp, insuring the protection of their employees and their business. The …
August 21, 2013
SullivanCurtisMonroe named Dan Fein vice president in its Los Angeles office. Fein comes to from Whorton Insurance Services. Before that he was with Elkins Jones. For the past 10 years, Fein has focused on real estate, manufacturing and hospitality. Privately-held …
August 21, 2013
Beecher Carlson named Scott Lee vice president in its Las Vegas office. Lee is responsible for risk analysis, program design and delivery of Beecher Carlson services and resources. He reports to Brad Darr, senior managing director. Lee has more than …
August 21, 2013
A Montana woman whose mother and daughter died in a drunken driving crash has filed a lawsuit against a Helena bar, alleging the driver was served alcohol shortly before the crash, despite being visibly intoxicated. The Independent Record reported Heather …