Monarch E&S Insurance Services, based in La Cresenta, Calif., has expanded its operations by establishing a dedicated professional lines department from it’s Simi Valley, Calif., location. The department’s market concentration will be on professional liability, including design professional liability, lawyers …
Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance. According to the company’s 2007 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, which …
Insurance broker-agent Carlos Macias, and former insurance broker-agent Yvette Diaz (aka Yvette Benitez) have been convicted and sentenced in connection with a scheme that involved stealing insurance premiums and issuing phony insurance certificates, according to the California Department of Insurance. …
Capital Insurance Group (CIG) has partnered with the Insurance Skills Center to provide West coast agencies with accredited courses through its CIG University (CIGU). A homeowners, condo and tenant coverage will be offered from late April to June in California …
The Insurance Marketing Communications Association (www.imcanet.com) is currently accepting nominations for its Golden Torch Award. The nomination deadline is April 27. The Golden Torch nomination process now includes an online nomination form through their website at http://www.imcanet.com/index.php?q=node/135. “Our new automated …
The Nebraska Department of Insurance recently reported that Douglas County Attorney Donald W. Kleine filed criminal charges against Thomas J. Dimitroff, the previous owner of Metro Glass Incorporated, an Omaha-based provider of auto glass replacement and repair. Dimitroff was arrested …
Fire officials in Cleveland, Ohio, are concerned about children’s safety because the city’s schools are not always following fire codes. At least eight Cleveland principals have been cited by the fire department in the past four years for not reporting …
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it has teamed up with the TDI Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), American Insurance Association, and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America to provide information about the new disability management process for non-network …
State and local law enforcement agencies wrote 17,512 speeding citations last week during the combined Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed highway safety campaign. The N.C. Highway Patrol wrote 12,258 speeding tickets and 13,862 citations for other violations during Operation …
The Tennessee Senate voted 18-12 to rescind the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law for adults. Any licensed motorcyclist at least 21 years old could opt not to wear a helmet under the bill sponsored by Sen. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville. Burchett …