Earthquakes News

Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation

Federal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. James Lee Witt, president of James Lee Witt Associates and FEMA director in the …

Keeping afloat with flood insurance resources

FloodSmart.gov provides easy way for agents to stay up-to-date on marketing tools For more than 35 years, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has offered flood insurance to homeowners, renters and business owners to protect their assets, while also providing …

State Fund Employees Earn Governor’s Safety Awards

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Information Technology Safety Committee and Risk Management Corporate Loss Control Representative Richard Bruglia have each been awarded the Governor’s Employee Safety Award for their outstanding efforts to promote workplace safety. Bruglia was honored with the …

America First Insurance Provides Disaster Planning Tool for Businesses

Businesses insured through Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, will be among the first in the Gulf and South Central regions to have access to Open for Business, a free, Web-based tool that allows them to …

Hawkeye-Security Offers New Web-based Disaster Planning Tool

Businesses insured through Des Moines-Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, will be among the first in the upper Midwest to use Open for Business, a free, web-based tool that allows them to plan for, and recover …

Gomez Joins Bass & Associates Insurance Services

Bass & Associates Insurance Services, a California based wholesale brokerage firm operating in California, Nevada and Arizona announced a partnership with Mario Gomez, formerly vice president of Lemac and Associates. Mario brings more than 20 years experience in wholesale specialty …

Web-based Tool Helps Businesses Recover From Natural Disasters

Businesses can plan for and recover from natural disasters with a free web-based tool now being provided to clients of Montgomery Insurance of Charlotte, N.C. Open for Business, developed by the Institute for Business and Home Safety, is a new …

Mario Gomez Joins Bass & Associates Insurance Services

Rick Bass, President of Bass & Associates Insurance Services, a California based wholesale brokerage firm operating in California, Nevada and Arizona is happy to announce the partnership with Mario Gomez, formerly Vice President of Lemac and Associates. Mario brings more …

News Currents

California earthquake insurance rates decreasing California earthquake insurance policies issued by the California Earthquake Authority will see rate decreases by an average of 22.1 percent. Approximately 85 percent of CEA policyholders will see their rates reduced beginning July 1, 2006, …

8 Washington policyholders to share in Aon settlement

8 Federal insurance antitrust exemption: friend or foe? 9 California’s mandatory investment reporting unnecessary 10 Three insurers sue to recover claims paid in 2002 wildfire 10 Washington’s Ethel Adams legislation takes effect 10 Appeals Court rejects market-value loss claim 14 …