PIFPAC Blog Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 May 14th, 2013
Published by The Insurance Journal
Many homeowners do not understand what exposures are covered under their home insurance policy, according to a new consumer survey.
Posted Thursday, May 09, 2013 May 8th, 2013
By Jess Rollins
Published by USA Today
State legislatures nationwide are hoping a tweak in statutes will save drivers from tickets or at least spare them from digging through their glove boxes, wallets or pocketbooks for their insurance cards.
Posted Monday, May 06, 2013 By Armand Feliciano
May 2nd, 2013
Published by Capitol Weekly
Imagine asking your insurance company to email you your policy renewal forms and finding out that your insurer can only send it to you by regular mail. The digital age enables consumers to do most of their personal business online like paying your mortgage or bills, shopping, checking in for a flight. You name it, people are doing it on their phone or computer.
Posted Wednesday, May 01, 2013 April 30th, 2013
By Dan Walters
Published by The Sacramento Bee
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jonesand the state's insurance companies are headed for a legal showdown over whether his power to regulate premiums includes a responsibility to provide insurers with a fair profit.
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/04/california-insurers-commissioner-jones-headed-for-showdown.html#more#storylink=cpy
Posted Friday, April 26, 2013 LOS ANGELES -- Californians can expect a dangerous summer wildfire season due to a dry winter that has left the normally green hills of spring parched and tinder-dry, authorities warned.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 April 23rd, 2013
By Melody Gutierrez
Published by The Sacramento Bee
California lawmakers moved Monday to further restrict teenage drivers, including approval of one measure to require that newly licensed 18- and 19-year-olds follow rules that now apply to younger motorists.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/23/5363063/california-bills-would-add-restrictions.html#storylink=cpy
Posted Thursday, April 18, 2013 April 4th, 2013
Published by Claims Journal
Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past two years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted. That’s according to police report data analyzed by Erie Insurance in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a nationwide census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Posted Monday, April 15, 2013 April 14th, 2013
Published by the San Francisco Chronicle
A list of recalled candidates and what they are doing now.
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Published by the NICB
April 10th, 2013
DES PLAINES, Ill. – The ’57 Chevy is instantly recognized by auto enthusiasts the world over and equally cherished by discriminating auto thieves as well. Last August, none other than television therapist Dr. Phil McGraw had to be consoled after learning that his ‘57 Chevy, valued at $100,000 was stolen from a repair shop in Burbank, Calif. It was one of 42 thefts of ’57 Chevys reported to law enforcement in 2012.
Posted Monday, April 08, 2013 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has published a full report on America's Infrastructure for 2013.
Posted Friday, April 05, 2013 April 5th, 2013
Published by The Insurance Journal
A new report on teen driver safety by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm shows encouraging trends among teen passengers
Posted Thursday, April 04, 2013 CA Dept. of Water Resources and US Army Corps of Engineers have released the report, "California's Flood Future: Recommendations for Managing California's Flood Risk," outlines seven recommendations to improve public safety, foster environmental stewardship and support economic stability, says "$580 billion in assets are exposed to flood risk throughout the state, and 7 million Californians live in a floodplain."
Posted Thursday, March 28, 2013 Larry Copeland
Published by USA Today
March 28th, 2013
Forget teenagers. Adults are the biggest texting-while-driving problem in the USA. What's worse — they know it's wrong.
Posted Monday, March 25, 2013
Shop Talk: The changing face of the consulting business
by Shane D'Aprile
March 20th 2013
With the political business in transition, here's how four campaign veterans see it.
This issue's shoptalkers: Whit Ayres, president of North Star Opinion Research, a GOP polling firm; Tad Devine, partner at the Democratic media firm Devine Mulvey; Jim Innocenzi, president of Sandler-Innocenzi, a Republican media firm; and John Rowley, partner at the Democratic media firm Fletcher Rowley.
Posted Thursday, March 21, 2013 By Brad Branan
By Brad Branan The Sacramento Bee
Last modified: 2013-03-19T17:12:44Z
Published: The Sacramento Bee
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/19/5273725/many-in-sacramento-county-will.html#storylink=cpy
It may be called Dry Creek, but when it floods, "it's a monster" that carries 14,000 cubic feet of water per second, said Sacramento Countycivil engineer George Booth
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/19/5273725/many-in-sacramento-county-will.html#storylink=cpy
Posted Thursday, March 14, 2013 March 14, 2013
Published by the NICB
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today warned drivers in the Las Vegas area to be on the lookout for criminals targeting trucks in a deliberate attempt to cause an accident for the purpose of collecting insurance money.
Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 By Brain Rokos
March 11,2013
Published by The Press-Enterprise
Eight Moreno Valley families seeking reimbursement from the owner of their apartment complex after their possessions were destroyed in a January fire received the same, unwelcome news as many other uninsured renters before them: They are likely out of luck.
Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 March 13, 2013
Published by The Sacramento Bee
By Torey Van Oot
California Democrats have recaptured a supermajority in the state Senate as Democrat Ben Hueso sailed to victory in a special election for a vacant San Diego-area Senate seat Tuesday night.
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/03/senate-wins-back.html#storylink=cpy
Posted Monday, March 04, 2013 By Denise Johnson
March 4, 2013
Published by The Claims Journal
Wildfires pose significant challenges to insurers. New, expensive homes built in areas encroaching forests, drier weather and the bark beetle infestation are among the factors that have increased the risk of wildfires.
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013
By Steven Maviglio
Published by The California Majority Report
For the fifth straight year, the group that wrote a state ballot initiative to regulate auto insurance rates has been the sole beneficiary of a provision that awards fees to outside interests who intervene in rate cases, according to new statistics issued by the California Department of Insurance.
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