Allstate Insurance Co. announced it plans to add 120 new agency owners in California during 2011, in an “aggressive recruiting campaign” in the state. Allstate signed on 44 new California “exclusive agents” in 2010 and 17 in 2009. Additionally, Allstate …
Legislators in both California and Colorado have proposed new laws that would prohibit communities from charging a fee when police and fire personnel respond to motor vehicle accidents. The city of Sacramento recently adopted just such a “fire recovery charge” …
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal regulations setting vehicle safety standards do not bar lawsuits seeking damages from automakers for installing lap-only seat belts. The unanimous ruling held that a California lawsuit against Mazda Motor Corp. over a fatal …
Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato Calif., has added Lisa Martone to its underwriting staff. Martone will be a senior underwriter to grow the program business, including the new artisan contractor program, long term and home health care business, weight …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is offering insurance companies $4.67 million in tax credits to invest in underserved communities. In a letter to company CEOs, Jones pushed for insurers to place a portion of the $4 trillion in investments they …
CT scans, MRIs and other pricey imaging tests are often more for the doctor’s benefit than the patient’s, new research confirms. Roughly one-fifth of tests that bone and joint specialists order are because a doctor fears being sued, not because …
The city of Los Angeles discriminates against disabled people because it lacks specific plans to meet their needs in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency, a federal court ruled. This is the first such decision in the …
Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of California has changed its name to California Agents & Brokers Insurance Association — or Cal Agents for short. “Cal Agents is a more succinct name to quickly describe who we are and where we …
California State Compensation Insurance Fund has promoted Jennifer Vargen from communications director to senior vice president of marketing and communications. Vargen began her State Fund career in 1988, and saw early success in sales, being named the 1990 “Sales Rookie …
California’s largest, private health insurers rejected 26 percent of all claims –13.1 million — submitted for the first three quarters of 2010, according to new findings by the Institute of Health and Socio-Economic Policy, the research arm of California Nurses …
