The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has officially named EMPLOYERS America’s small business insurance specialist®, its workers’ compensation insurance provider of choice for its 22,000 California members. NFIB selected EMPLOYERS because of its strong presence in California, and its focus and expertise as a specialty writer of workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses.
As part [...]

Daniel J. Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), the sole subsidiary of Central Valley Community Bancorp announced the Bank will accept registered warrants issued by the State of California for a limited time.
Registered warrants will be accepted from existing customers beginning Thursday, July 2, 2009 through Friday, July 31, [...]

Daniel J. Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), the sole subsidiary of Central Valley Community Bancorp (announced the Bank will accept registered warrants issued by the State of California for a limited time.
Registered warrants will be accepted from existing customers beginning Thursday, July 2, 2009 through Friday, July 31, [...]

Daniel J. Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), the sole subsidiary of Central Valley Community Bancorp nnounced the Bank will accept registered warrants issued by the State of California for a limited time.
Registered warrants will be accepted from existing customers beginning Thursday, July 2, 2009 through Friday, July 31, [...]

Anthem Blue Cross announced today that its industry-leading transparency initiative will be available to members in the following counties in the state: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Sacramento/Placer and Yolo counties, San Diego, Imperial County, Orange County, San Joaquin/Valley, North Coast/North state, South Bay/South Coast, San Bernardino and Riverside.
These 7.3 million new members [...]

Tim Richison, chief financial officer of the California Earthquake Authority since 1997, was named CFO of the Year by the Sacramento Business Journal at ceremonies held today. Judges cited Richison’s achievements as part of the original team at CEA — an entity that opened its doors in 1996 and has since become an international model [...]

Kiesel Boucher Larson has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a statewide coalition of emergency room physicians against the State of California Department of Health Care Services alleging that a flawed financial structure for the State’s emergency departments is putting the entire system at risk of collapse.
“This lawsuit should serve as a wake-up [...]

In light of current economic conditions, a major catastrophe such as an earthquake in California would bring new misery to both US and international financiers, according to an analysis released today by Impact Forecasting LLC, a division of Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor.
The Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report: 2008 [...]

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has been honored by the California Environmental Protection Agency with the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) in the category of sustainable practices / facilities. This is California’s highest and most prestigious environmental honor. Fireman’s Fund will be recognized today at an awards ceremony in Sacramento.
The GEELA program recognizes individuals, [...]

Kaiser Permanente announced that 38 nonprofit organizations from Kern to San Diego will receive grants totaling more than $300,000 to help fund a wide range of services for people with HIV and AIDS, including youth education, prevention, screening and treatment programs, as well as housing assistance and food pantries. By year’s end, Kaiser Permanente’s [...]