Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning have flared across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state. As of Monday, June 23, 2008, there were more than …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner deployed Department of Insurance consumer information experts to assist Santa Cruz’s Summit Fire survivors on the road to recovery. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the creation of a Disaster Assistance Centers in Corralitos. Poizner sent his …
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation related to the Summit Fire after flames crossed into Santa Clara County. The Governor issued a similar proclamation on May 22, 2008, for Santa Cruz County. “I visited the Summit Fire Camp yesterday …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is one of five firms recognized by the Environmental Defense Fund and Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for having contributed to the “green” movement. EDF’s recent report, “Innovations Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual,”; …
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the California Geological Survey (CGS) have jointly published a report detailing a hypothetical scenario the impact a 7.8 magnitude earthquake — similar to the recent earthquake in China — would have in the Southern …
Design, Not Default “If you talk to a lot of people in insurance companies, they’ll tell you that their career in insurance started by default, not by design. It helps to be able to find people earlier and sooner, to …
Rumors that California is considering selling the State Compensation Insurance Fund to help close the state budget gap are true, but government officials said the idea has amounted to no more than discussion at this point. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Administration …
Rumors that California is considering selling the State Compensation Insurance Fund to help close the state budget gap are true, but government officials said the idea has amounted to no more than discussion at this point. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Administration …
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday called on the U.S. government to pay $150 million a year to cover medical bills for workers and residents whose health suffered due to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The federal government …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that Darrel Ng will serve as associate insurance commissioner for communications and press relations, and press secretary. Ng previously served as deputy secretary for public communications for the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. …
