California News

Sevilla Appointed New CFO at California State Fund

Former California State Compensation Insurance Fund Chief Financial Officer, Jay Stewart, has resigned for a CFO position at CAMICO Insurance Co. in Redwood Shores, Calif. State Fund’s board of directors has ratified the engagement of Daniel J. Sevilla as interim …

Union General Insurance Opens Southern California Office

Union General Insurance Services of Concord, Calif., has opened a Southern California branch office to enhance its service and marketing capabilities to retail producers in that part of the state. The operation will be staffed by Marlena Black, who comes …

Court: Calif. Surplus Line Insurers Should Not Be Double-Taxed

Surplus line insurers should not be subject to California Constitution Section 28 taxes to the state, according to a California Court of Appeal decision that notes that these nonadmitted insurers already pay surplus line premium taxes. A conflict arose when …

New Markets

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Online Client Access – Get Your Agency on Board

More Customers Demand 24/7, Real-Time Access to Policy Information Today, people continue to migrate to the Internet to accomplish many of their day-to-day tasks. And as we move into the second decade in the 21st century, where are you and …

The Power of More

Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names β€” networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators β€” but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but …

In Developing Producers, a Little Help From One’s Friends Goes a Long Way

As John Lennon and Paul McCartney could tell you, sometimes you just need a little help from your friends. And in the insurance agency business – where building relationships are key to success – that friend often is more than …

A New Way to Reach Consumers

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like an unusual goal, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president of CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance …

Florida Medical Liability Market Found in Good Health

Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news items in the state’s 2010 …

A Franchise Model for Insurance Agencies

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like a strange idea, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president and CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance, …