Alan Schaffer has been named vice president of business development at Vanorsdale Insurance Services based in San Diego. Schaffer is the youngest person in the firm’s 60 years history to become an owner at 32. He joined Vanorsdale five and …
The San Diego Open found a title sponsor one week before its tournament, the fourth new sponsor the PGA Tour has attracted in the last nine months. The tour said that Farmers Insurance Group has agreed to be title sponsor …
The Insurance Media Association is pleased to announce Mark Wells Sr. and Mark Wells Jr. as the 2009 inductees into the Insurance Media Hall-Of-Fame. Insurance Journal, considered the most-read national property and casualty publication for independent insurance agents and brokers, …
Union General Insurance Services of Concord, Calif., has a property market available to California agents. Property coverage is provided by an “A+” rated carrier for all types of small- and medium-sized commercial risks. Coverage is also available for vacant dwellings …
Although Oregon is among the states at highest risk for a major earthquake, only about 20 percent of Oregonians have earthquake insurance, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) survey. “Consumers may want to think about their …
Insurance industry veteran and National Association of Professional Lines Offices (NAPSLO) founder A. Mason Blodgett died peacefully on Jan. 14, 2010, at age 94. Blodgett’s insurance career spanned more than seven decades. It began in Boston in 1932 with “little …
The ProBuilders risk retention group offering general liability insurance for builders and contractors will stop accepting new business and not renew most of its 1,800 policies as of March 1. According to Bill Tepe, chief financial officer for NationsBuilder Insurance …
Did the health insurance industry, among others, have unfair influence on California lawmakers, after it gave family members gifts? That’s the question voters and the state Fair Political Practices Commission might be asking following an Associated Press report that revealed …
Each year brings new laws and regulations for employers, and 2010 is no exception. To help employers stay informed about regulations and issues impacting workers’ compensation insurance, the California State Compensation Insurance Fund has provided a preview of some of …
Wilson, Paves & Associates, which has offices in Bakersfiled and Atascadero, Calif., has joined PacWest Alliance Insurance Services Inc. PacWest Alliance Insurance Services Inc. is a California-based insurance cluster that provides a managed environment for its members to maximize growth …
