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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 ...
Ridesharing Companies, ‘Uber’ Coverage Gap Worry Insurance Group
The tragedy of a young girl who was killed on New Year's Eve by a motorist on contract with a cellphone app-based ridesharing service has at least one insurance group speaking up even louder to drive ...
Universal, Fireman’s Fund Seek ‘Fast and Furious’ Solution Following Star’s Death
When "Fast And Furious" star Paul Walker died and left the seventh film in the franchise hanging in the balance, it wasn't the first time a studio and its insurer faced such a situation, but the ...
California State Fund CEO and CFO Resign
Two top executives at California's State Compensation Insurance Fund have resigned. State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe and Chief Financial Officer Dan Sevilla will resign from State Fund, the ...
CFA Report Calls for Prior Approval for All States
Holding automobile insurance regulation in California as an example, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a report on Tuesday showing that auto insurance expenditures in America rose by 43 ...
Insurance Media CEO, an Ex-Cop, Pulls Man From Burning Wreck
There may be no such thing as a retired cop; it's more like they are "off duty." It's a mindset that many former police officers and emergency response professionals seem to share. After spending 16 ...
Researchers Question Privacy of Usage-Based Auto Insurance
A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, ...