I had an interesting conversation this past weekend with an agent I met at the American Agents Alliance conference in Indian Wells, California. The agent asked me, “Why don’t you write about Armenian agents?” It took me a moment to …
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed into law AB 2866, legislation that requires individuals and companies convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud to be posted on the Web, according to the Gilroy Dispatch. The California Department of Insurance is required to …
Assembly Bill 2490 (MADDOX) was signed recently by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and will become law Jan. 1, 2005. The bill, sponsored by the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA), was introduced to allow immediate binding of personal lines coverage when it …
The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) urged Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law three significant bills that respond to issues raised following last year’s Southern California wildfires. All three bills received final legislative approval recently, reported ACIC President …
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law three significant bills – all supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) – that respond to last year’s Southern California wildfires. “The governor and Legislature are to be commended for taking …
Shasta County, California was named a state disaster area Aug. 25 after wildfires swept through several communities there earlier this month. The fires burned 23,000 acres, destroying 106 homes and several historic structures in the old mining town of French …
Recently I had the opportunity to interview IBA West vice president and CEO Jerry O’Kane, who is looking forward to a well-deserved retirement on Aug. 31. O’Kane shared with me the many achievements of his remarkable career, as well as …
Rejecting a consumer group’s concerns, a Senate committee Wednesday unanimously approved Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appointment of a former insurance industry lobbyist as head of the agency that rules on the validity of state regulations. The Rules Committee voted 5-0 to …
The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) today urged Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law three significant bills that respond to issues raised following last year’s Southern California wildfires. All three bills received final legislative approval within the last …
Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointments of Jeanne Cain, Kent Dagg and Vincent Mudd to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board. Cain was also named chairwoman by the governor. “Reinvigorating the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board is the next …
