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Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year

Diverse California businesses supplied $1.52 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, according to a survey by the California Department of Insurance. The 2014 tally was a $587 million increase since 2012, according to Insurance Commissioner Dave …

Thoughts on a Day to Remember and Honor Those Who Fought

There is a scene at the beginning of the World War I-based play “WarHorse” in which a cavalry troop of British soldiers going to France in August of 1914, extol their readiness for combat and their belief that they will …

ABI Issues Guidance for Impending ‘Gender-neutral’ Insurance Pricing

With three months to go until the European Court of Justice ban on insurers taking a person’s gender into account when calculating premiums and benefits, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published guidance for consumers. “Gender has always been …

Kerstenbeck Wins San Diego Insurance Women Award

Kathleen Kerstenbeck was presented the San Diego Insurance Woman of the Year award at the greater San Diego I-Day. Kertsenbeck is employed as an account executive at CMR Risk & Insurance Services in San Diego. She is the current regional …

Women Less Interested in Jobs Where Pay Is Linked to Competition

Men are more likely than women to seek jobs in which competition with coworkers affects pay rates, a preference that might help explain persistent pay differences between men and women, a study at the University of Chicago shows. The study, …