Police are increasing patrols after an arsonist set another car on fire in Contra Costa County in Northern California. After a car fire in El Sobrante around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, authorities say at least 15 cars have been torched in …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that Edwin A. Flores, 33, of Long Beach pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor grand theft and was sentenced Nov. 5 to two years probation, 120 hours of community service and will …
Federal prosecutors say they won’t retry a California Institute of Technology graduate student on arson charges for helping firebomb dozens of SUVs in the San Gabriel Valley. Monday’s decision in Los Angeles doesn’t affect the sentence for William Cottrell. In …
U.S. Senator John Kerry said Tuesday he will try to “outline” a compromise climate control bill before December’s international global warming conference and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an upbeat assessment of Washington’s intentions. “From what I heard today, there …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it has filed a 5 percent rate increase in collectible premium. The revised rate will apply to new and renewal workers’ compensation policies effective on or after January 1, 2010. “The principal driver …
California’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday announced that the Department of Insurance (CDI) has recovered more than $27 million from insurance companies in the aftermath of the devastating Witch Creek fire in San Diego County that killed two people, destroyed …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has rejected for the second time this year an insurance industry request for a large increase in the workers’ compensation benchmark premium rate. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Bureau had asked for a 22.8 percent increase …
Stephen P. Hunckler has been elected vice president by the boards of directors of Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Hunckler joined State Auto in August as chief claims officer after …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company’s entertainment division is broadening its appetite for music and live entertainment to insure the full range of musical artists and their specialized exposures. The Novato, Calif.-based company’s appetite now includes artists and bands in all genres …
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services (AJGRMS), the retail property/casualty (P/C) brokerage division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Los Angeles, has named Don Tarantino the area chairman of its San Francisco operations. Mr. Tarantino joined AJGRMS in 2006 as …
