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California Regulators Want Insurers to Speed Up Ridesharing Policies
The California Public Utilities Commission wants the insurance industry to get off its duff and start creating some products to offer ridesharing drivers. A proposal issued by CPUC on Tuesday further ...
New Calif. WC State Fund Head Is Zenith, CNA and AIG Vet
The State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors on Tuesday named Vernon Steiner as the new president and CEO of California's largest workers' compensation provider. The appointment is on a ...
Lloyd’s America U.S. Chief Agrees ‘Climate Change is Here’
Despite risking offense to non-believers, Hank Watkins didn't hesitate when he was asked if climate change was upon us. Watkins, president of Lloyd's America, talked about an extensive report Lloyd's ...
U.S. Report: Climate Change Here, Deal With It
Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive report issued on Tuesday. The White House's National Climate Assessment report is part of President Barack Obama's effort to prepare the ...
Public Service Exits California Workers Comp
Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.'s exit from California's workers compensation market isn't a reflection of the health of the state's workers' compensation system, according to the California ...
James River Insurance Policy to Cover Uber Insurance Gap
Ridesharing company Uber on Friday said it has new insurance to cover a gap between personal and commercial policies when drivers are using the app-based ridesharing service, while the company's CEO ...
Markel Leads City of Hope Fund Raising Effort
Tony Markel was recently honored for his work on a national campaign to raise $1 billion for cancer research. Markel, known as the name and the man behind building Markel Corp. into one of the ...
Infantino Named Education Director for IJ’s Academy of Insurance
Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named Education Director of Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of ...