California Wildfires
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California Wildfires: Insurers On Site at Evacuation Centers
CEO Paul Hopkins tells of his company’s experience at one such site at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego
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San Diego Fires Morning Sky
Looking over Rancho Santa Fe. A smoky orange sky Monday morning.
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Santiago Fire in Irvine
Nighttime view of enormous flames
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Fire Hunting
A couple guys go for a drive to capture some interesting views of California wildfires
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Malibu fire’s ash and smoke shrouds
A calm drive down Highway 101
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Looks Like a Moonscape
Incredible view from ocean in Carlsbad looking south towards San Diego
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Blood Orange Fire Sky
There is fire burning in three adjacent areas. The sky turned an eerie blood orange.
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Irvine California Toll Road Fire
Incredible fire burns near Irvine California toll road
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San Diego wildfire from beach
This was taken from a South Oceanside beach looking South on Monday, Oct.22 at 11am. Very eerie. Surf was great.
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Smoky San Diego Sunset
La Jolla, CA sunset on the first day of the wildfires, Oct 21, 2007.
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Irvine Fire Smoke
Smoke approaching from wildfire in Irvine California
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Santa Clarita Fire
Smoke gushes from the Santa Clarita Fire on October 21, 2007. This view from the North of Copper Hill looking South.
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Hills lit with fire
Smoke hides the sky and the hills glow with fire during the October 2007 California wildfires
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Gushing Smoke from California wildfires
Footage of October 2007 wildfires as sky fills with orange-grey smoke
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View of fire smoke from high viewpoint
Overlooking fires in San Diego County
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Lobbyist Norwood Looks Ahead to 2012 in Legislature
John Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has a career in political work dating back to the early 1980s, and he’s one of the state’s best known lobbyists in the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood talked about workers’ compensation, and other legislation and regulation matters that the insurance industry will face in 2012, including [...]
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Norwood on Workers’ Comp
John, principal of Norwood & Associates, has been an lobbyist for insurance and financial services sectors across several decades. Norwood offered a focused looking at the all-important workers’ compensation issue, and he gave his thoughts on health insurance exchanges. In fact, Norwood forecast that 2012 will rank as an important one when it comes to [...]
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Lobbyist Norwood Analyzes Consumer Watchdog Legislation
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood spoke to the Insurance Journal about legislation and regulation, including a proposal by a consumer advocacy group that would establish prior approval for healthcare insurance and would make major changes to auto insurance and homeowners insurance in [...]
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Entrepreneurial Technologists
This year the Entrepreneurial Insurance Alliance (EIA), sponsored by MarketScout, named Vertafore and Risk Metrics, as winners of it 2011 Entrepreneurial Award in technology. Vertafore’s WorkSmart and Risk Metrics’ Insurance 360 technology products received recognition from the EIA as being some of the industry’s most innovative concepts in technology. Each year, the EIA receives hundreds [...]
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How Insurance Distribution Is Changing
Retail and wholesale brokers face the challenge —and opportunity— of redefining their relationships and value proposition in today’s changing insurance distribution world, according to Glenn Hargrove, president, MarketScout Wholesale, Dallas, Tex. In this interview from the recent Western Insurance Agents Association’s Insurance Industry Roundtable in California, Hargrove outlines the value proposition of agents and brokers [...]
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Interesting Times in Medical Liability
The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to implement health care reform. Robert Allen, senior vice presidents at Torus Insurance, says many health care institutions are implementing new strategies to be successful in today’s health care reform world. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega-Wells from the annual [...]
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Pat Ryan Asks, ‘Are You Happy?’
Patrick Ryan is an innovator who sees opportunity. And it was opportunity that drove him to launch Ryan Specialty Group in early 2010. Success lies in hiring “good people,” Ryan says. In this interview from the annual National Association of Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) annual convention in San Diego, Ryan says his newest venture gave [...]
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A Chat with “Foremost Insurance Guy”
Who says the insurance industry lacks personality? The Foremost Insurance Guy, a.k.a. Jeff Bair, is putting a very human personality on the carrier’s brand. Peter and Rick enjoy listening as Jeff discusses the focused and deliberate process Foremost went through to build an entertaining yet informative presence on YouTube and Facebook. Jeff also discusses Foremost’s [...]
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Profitable Turn for Insurbanc
Three years after opening its doors as the independent agents’ bank, Insurbanc has reported
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Los Angeles “I” Day Interview with Michael Curry
Michael Curry, CEO of Curry Computer Technology speaks with Insurance Journal’s National Editor
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Los Angeles “I” Day Interview with Nancy Brown
Nancy Brown, commercial underwriter and broker for Compass Insurance Group takes her turn
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