The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) announced it has newly revised DWC-1 claim form/Notice of Potential Eligibility (NOPE), as well as English and Spanish versions of its new hire pamphlet (Facts About Workers’ Compensation) and its workers’ compensation posting notice …
A Pacific Gas and Electric gas line explosion that occurred at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 9 in San Bruno, Calif., has killed six people, left at least nine people critically injured, and destroyed more than a dozen homes, according …
With a letter sent out a few weeks ago, Explorer Insurance announced that it will no longer write private automobile policies in Florida because there is too much fraud. “The company is taking this action in light of poor ongoing …
Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. has joined Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), a national network of independent benefit advisory and consulting companies. To be admitted to BAN, firms go through a screening process that focuses on industry knowledge, ethics, business acumen …
Wylie Insurance of Modesto, Calif., has joined The Iroquois Group. According to agency principal Alisa Bierria-Wylie, Wylie Insurance was founded in 2007 and offers auto, home, life, health, commercial and retirement planning products. “I felt a need to diversify the …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved one initial application and 15 renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These …
The Surplus Line Association of California has processed $1.9 billion in premium for the first six months of 2010, a decrease of 15.5 percent compared to the same period in 2009. The total number of policies filed with the SLA …
BB&T Tanner Insurance Services has added Brad Orr to its Surety Department, to help grow that business in Northern California. Orr has 30 years of experience. He is currently based in the company’s San Diego office, but is assuming additional …
North Carolina-based wholesale insurance broker AmWINS has won a court order against a former employee it believes is using confidential client information to target AmWINS business accounts and win them over to his new employer. The former employee, David Austin, …
Brokers Insurance Group (BIG) has named Justin McAdara a director. McAdara has a diverse background, including realtor, insurance marketing representative and professional musician. He was a top producing real estate agent in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for over a year when …
