California News

Drivers Beware: Lindsay Lohan Offers Lessons in Auto Insurance

In all the commotion of Lindsay Lohan’s fall from grace, little attention has been paid to the impact her risky behavior will have on her insurance — auto, home, life, and health. But consumers can learn from her mistakes, according …

Fireman’s Fund Appoints Specht VP of Professional Liability

Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has appointed Brian Specht vice president of professional liability in commercial insurance. He will be responsible for driving the product strategy for the company’s professional liability business which includes accountants, lawyers, directors and officers, …

Sacramento Considers Tax for Out-of-Town Motorists

Sacramento is the latest local government in California to consider imposing a tax on out-of-town motorists who are involved in local auto accidents, which many insurers oppose, according to Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC). …

GOP Nominates Villines for Insurance Commissioner

Assemblyman Mike Villines says the California Department of Insurance needs a good manager, not a politician looking at the post as a stepping stone to higher office. Villines will face Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones in the November general election after …

Marsh Appoints Marx as Senior Client Executive in San Diego

Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor, has appointed Ron Marx as a senior vice President in its San Diego office as part of its continued efforts to aggressively target emerging opportunities in Southern California. Marx brings more than 30 …

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Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West’s (IBA West) education division, Insurance Skills Center (ISC), entered into an agreement with Cheryl L. Koch, president and CEO of Agency Management Resource Group, to manage ISC education and training programs. In her …

Minor Earthquake Shakes Up U.S. Capital

Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn’t quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early Friday. Was it a truck passing by? A low-flying plane? Gerasimos Michalitsianos, who will …

Understanding Business Income Claims During Times of Civil Unrest

California’s Mehserle Verdict a Reminder to Review Coverages While Oakland, Calif., police donned riot gear to ward off potential violence and vandalism following the Mehserle verdict announcement, businesses may be wondering what insurance coverages are available to protect themselves at …

Los Angeles Judge Dismisses Sterility Verdict Against Dole

A judge on Thursday dismissed a $2.3 million judgment against Dole Food Co. in a lawsuit by purported Nicaraguan banana workers, ruling that the company and the court were victims of a massive fraud. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Victoria …

Country Sees Growing Power of Hispanic Agents and Customers

Latin Agents Group Launches in New York The growth of the country’s Hispanic population is a hot topic among demographers and marketers – including insurance producers and brokers. As of 2008, the last year for which census data is available, …