Insurance companies must pay the legal costs of consumer challenges to insurance rate increases, even if they withdraw or settle challenges to rate applications before a formal hearing on their application is called, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. …
The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago. That was down from the previous low of 52 …
Union General Insurance Services Inc. of Concord, Calif., has a market for day care centers available to California agents. Coverage is provided by an “A+” rated carrier offering coverage for all types of day care operations, including sick care, drop-in …
Insurers contributed $30.1 billion to California’s gross state product in 2007, accounting for about 2 percent of the state’s gross domestic product, according to a new report written by the Insurance Information Institute. California has a $1.85 trillion economy that …
White Sutton & Company Insurance Services of Santa Monica, Calif., has added Tyler Albers as an assistant account executive. A recent graduate from the University of Washington, Albers is passionate about a career in the insurance industry. Prior to joining …
When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city. After graduating from high school more …
Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire and Oregon will bring in the new year with new state laws aimed at cracking down on distracted driving, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Of the four states with stronger laws …
The Executive Committee and the Stamping Committee approved an increase in the stamping fee from 0.225 percent to 0.250 percent, effective Feb. 1, 2010, the Surplus Line Association of California announced. All new policies, renewal policies, and extension endorsements with …
Nevada transportation officials are investigating claims by a construction worker who says a new highway bridge south of Reno, Nev., is unsafe because he was ordered to use substandard concrete to save money building it. David Lee said he did …
The Shaw Group of Eureka, Calif., and its affiliates: Anderson, Robinson & Starkey Inc.; Shaw & Petersen Insurance Inc.; PS Insurance Inc. dba Shaw Insurance Services; and Harbers Insurance Agency Inc. are the newest members to join PacWest Alliance Insurance …
