December 15, 2009
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) announced four new grants at the organization’s annual dinner last week in New York. This year’s grants are primarily directed to children’s charities and include Boys Hope Girls Hope New York, the International Rescue …
December 15, 2009
Wells Fargo Insurance Services is pleased to announce Jennifer Schaeffer is a senior broker with the Professional Risk Group. Schaeffer will be based in San Francisco, Calif. She will focus on directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for both new and …
December 14, 2009
San Diego, CA, 12/14/09 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), a leading third party administrator (TPA) of insurance claims services, announced today that it has received its Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II report with no …
December 14, 2009
Concord, Calif.-based Union General Insurance Services has made available to California agents, an “A+” rated carrier offering both monoline and package coverage for apartments. Multiple lines of coverage can be provided such as: general liability, property, inland marine and crime …
December 14, 2009
Wesley Mastin Bannister, 73,of Huntington Beach, Calif., has died. Bannister competitively ran for California Insurance Commissioner in 1990, 1994 and again in 2002. From 1986 to 1990, he served on the City Council and Mayor of Huntington Beach. He started …
December 14, 2009
California State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner will give his campaign for the governor’s office $15 million of his own money, according to news reports. Poizner, a former high-tech company executive, previously gave his campaign $4 million. Polls released last month …
December 14, 2009
Despite concerns late last week that rains might produce severe mudslides in the areas in Los Angeles County denuded by the Angeles National Forest wildfire, the rains apparently have tapered with little damage caused. Over the weekend, 44 residents in …
December 11, 2009
Insurance administrator CRM Holdings is being sued for $405 million by New York’s workers compensation board and faces a separate $150 million lawsuit by the state attorney general over its alleged fraud in the management of its workers’ compensation business …
December 11, 2009
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Cecille Feliciano as vice president in its Los Angeles office. She will be focusing on employee benefits, new business development, and account management for employers in Southern California. Feliciano brings 15 years …
December 11, 2009
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that due to the recent frost warnings issued throughout the San Joaquin Valley, farmers should take a close look at their crop insurance policies to make sure they are up-to-date and offer enough …