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Two Calif. Workers’ Comp Defense Firms Merge

Heggeness, Sweet, Simington & Patrico, a San Diego-based workers’ compensation defense firm and Mentz, Finn & McDowell, a San Francisco-based workers’ comp defense firm, have announced an agreement to combine operations as of June 1, 2010. HSSP provides employers, insurers …

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New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Robert H. Easton as deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer. Easton most recently served as deputy superintendent and general counsel for the New York State Department of Insurance. …

Zenith Announces Commencement of Consent Solicitation

Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced it has commenced a consent solicitation relating to the 8.55 percent Capital Securities of Zenith National Insurance Capital Trust I, which holds as its sole assets the 8.55 percent Subordinated Deferrable Interest …

Business Moves

Fiesta Auto Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance, a franchise system that combines insurance and tax preparation under one roof, recently opened 20 new offices in various locations, increasing its presence to more than 60 open locations throughout the United …

Calif. Agent, Insurer Groups Discuss Homeowners Replacement Cost Regs

To alleviate concerns about homeowner under-insurance, the California Department of Insurance has proposed regulations governing standards and training for estimating replacement value on homeowners’ insurance. CDI hosted a hearing to garner feedback on the regulations on May 17 in Los …

Business Moves

Security Planning, CSIPros Salt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to focus exclusively on providing whole-package insurance to charter schools nationwide. According to …

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Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Crawford chairman of the board of directors. Before joining Superior Access, Crawford served as chairman, president and CEO of Crawford & Co. With more than 45 years of insurance industry experience, …

Out of Business

Ash spewing from an Iceland volcano halted air travel and countless business meetings and deals across Europe. In Times Square, hotels and businesses were shut down after a bomb was discovered in an abandoned car along Broadway. All around the …

Conservator Appointed to Manage Contractor’s Access Program of California

California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) appointed Bickmore Risk Services and Consulting as conservator for the Contractor’s Access Program of California (CAP), a self-insured group (SIG) that has insufficient deposits to cover estimated future liabilities. Bickmore will manage the group’s …

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