California workers’ comp insurance carriers collectively report an underwriting profit of 19.4%. Workers’ Comp Executive reported on profitability last July in this article replete with charts and graphs, but development …
In a case with lessons for all agency owners, a California Court of Appeal upheld a preliminary injunction won by a Huntington Beach brokerage against both three former employees and …
One thing is clear about marijuana in the workplace: “It is unsafe to be under the influence of cannabis while working in a safety-sensitive position,” says the National Safety Council. …
From the mail room at Industrial Indemnity to the CEO suites at Pacific Compensation Insurance Company, Fremont Compensation Insurance Group, and Employers Direct Insurance Company, James E. Little has played …
Gaffney and Katherine (Kelly) W. Dodd to become Commissioners on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The Appeals Board is effectively equal to the “Superior Court,” and the California Court of …
Steve Poizner, is jumping into the 2018 race to reclaim the office of California Insurance Commissioner. Poizner previously held the position from 2007 through 2011 as a Republican but is …
Applicant attorney Robert Mclaughlin’s argument which could have weakened California’s workers’ comp reforms has failed. He argued that the state’s utilization review and independent medical review processes do not apply …
Former California Insurance Commissioner Wesley J. Kinder, 94, died on July 25, 2016, in Lakeside, California. He was born on September 8, 1921, in Dubuque, Iowa. Kinder was a well-respected …