The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“USASBE”), the leading non-profit national organization dedicated to training the next generation of entrepreneurs and supporting the vital entrepreneur sector of our nation’s economy, has announced its keynote speaker line-up for its 2009 conference “Advancing Entrepreneurship”.
The keynote speakers will be five prominent venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and [...]

First American Title Insurance Company announced that it will replace recorded mortgage documents, property tax information, recorded deeds and tax assessor maps at no charge for homeowners who lost their homes in the recent fires in Southern California.
“We recognize that California is not immune to natural disasters and we want to help those homeowners [...]

Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey — are leading the United States’ transformation into a global, entrepreneurial and knowledge- and innovation-based New Economy, according to “The 2008 State New Economy Index,” released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The report is being released during Global [...]

CIGNA announced today that it is temporarily lifting certain medical and pharmacy restrictions in order to aid California individuals impacted by the wildfires in Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles counties.
People insured by CIGNA in the impacted counties in the state of California can refill prescriptions early without prior approval and access care at any [...]

State Farm, California’s leading insurer of homes and vehicles, continues its build up of claim handling resources in the southern part of the state devastated by multiple wildfires. Hundreds of State Farm agents, agents’ staff members, local claim representatives and members of the State Farm Catastrophe Team® are already assisting policyholders.
In addition to resources based [...]

Billy Jensen, president and CEO of Concord, CA-based Fidelity National Home Warranty Company and 25-year veteran of the home warranty and insurance industries, has been elected president of the Home Warranty Association of California (HWAC).
Jensen succeeds Mark Lightfoot of American Home Shield as HWAC president.
Joining Jensen as new officers of HWAC are Lorna Mello of [...]

Arcadian Health Plan, Inc., announced today the debut of their Medicare Advantage health plans for select counties in California, Missouri, New Hampshire and Virginia, as well as continued expansion into existing markets including Maine and Texas. Its sister organizations and corresponding affiliates also continue expansion in Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. Providing [...]

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of software and service solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (”United America”) has implemented Duck Creek’s Policy Administration solution for a number of its Commercial ISO lines products. The PA-based carrier went live within six months with a custom Vacant Property [...]

enkins Insurance Group, a Leavitt Group affiliated agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott W. Reynolds as a Vice President. Scott will lead Jenkins’ new Energy Practice with a focus on the Renewable Energy industry.
Reynolds has been in the insurance industry for 28 years with extensive experience in the Energy field. He was [...]

Extend Health announced that Richard Wheeler, former managing partner of Prescription Benefits, Inc., and Cathy Donahoe, former Director of Human Resources at Omniture, Inc., are joining Extend Health’s executive management team. Mr. Wheeler joins Extend Health as Senior Vice President for Public Sector Accounts. Ms. Donahoe joins as Vice President of Human Resources. Commenting on [...]