A deal has been struck in which CompWest Insurance Company has been sold. Upon regulatory approvals its new owner will be Accident Fund Insurance Company of America. Neither the amount of the deal nor its terms are being disclosed. A news release indicated “…shareholders of CompWest …. have signed a definitive stock purchase agreement which …
State Fund to Sponsor Comprehensive Safety Seminar This Week State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a comprehensive safety seminar, “De-Mystify Safety Compliance” in Santa Rosa this Wednesday, August 29. The …
State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a comprehensive safety seminar, “De-Mystify Safety Compliance,” in Santa Rosa this Wednesday, August 29, 2007. The seminar, which is open to the public and free of charge, is designed to give employers insight into safety compliance by presenting them with a legal perspective, a Cal/OSHA perspective, and a safety …
LAS VEGAS – A number of personal vendettas by politicians against the insurance industry have become public in Washington and are partly to blame for renewed interest in repealing antitrust exemptions for the insurance industry. Repealing the exemption, the industry says, would impair carriers’ ability to share historical claims data for the purposes of rate …
U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) and John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) have set out to establish an Optional Federal Charter (OFC) for insurers. Now, a companion bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives in an effort to expedite the legislative process. What’s certain is California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner’s displeasure with the idea, …
As harvest season approaches, Fresno County Farm Bureau and State Compensation Insurance Fund will host their annual Cotton Harvest Safety Program on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Westside Field Station, located at Lassen and Oakland avenues near Five Points. The free program begins with registration at 7:30 a.m. and concludes with lunch at noon. The …
As harvest season looms, Kings and Tulare County Farm Bureaus and State Compensation Insurance Fund will host their annual Cotton Harvest Safety Program on Wednesday, September 26 at the Mid Valley Cotton Gin, in Waukena. The free seminar begins with registration at 8:00 a.m. and concludes with a complimentary lunch at noon. The annual safety …
State Fund to Host Workers’ Comp Seminar Next Week in San Jose State Compensation Insurance Fund will hold a comprehensive workers’ compensation seminar for policyholders on August 8 in San …