Former Orange County Life Insurance Agent, Brian Jared Smart, Sentenced To 15 Years For Elder Financial Abuse By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Insurance - June 21, 2018 Agent scammed at least five elderly victims out of over $1.8 million. Brian Jared Smart, 41, a former life insurance agent who did business in Orange County, California, pleaded guilty to a dozen felony counts of theft after stealing over $1.8 million from at least five elderly clients. Smart was sentenced to 15 years in state prison and ordered to pay $1,810,508 in restitution to his victims. "Smart's crimes are reprehensible and egregious,” said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. "Smart gained his clients' trust in order to access their money and then heartlessly stole from them over a period of years. Thanks to the hard work of investigators at the Department of Insurance and the Orange County District Attorney's office, his victims have justice." Read More

Wynn Sex Misconduct Case Raises Question: When Do Investors Need to Know?: Claims Journal   February 9, 2018 When should a company have to tell investors that a top executive is facing sexual misconduct allegations?   The question comes as Wynn Resorts is being rocked by the resignation of Steve Wynn, its chairman and CEO, following allegations that first surfaced in a newspaper report that sent the casino and resorts company’s stock tumbling.

AIG Doubling of Q4 Loss Pinned on Wildfires, Tax Act: Insurance Journal  February 9, 2018 N.Y. comp board revokes doctor authority to treat injured workers: Business Insurance  February 5, 2018 Chubb taps former AIG exec as chief claims officer: Business Insurance   February 5, 2018

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) By Lonce Lamonte and the California Division of Workers' Compensation - June 20, 2018 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Eq... Read More

Former Cambridge Employees Reunite at Restaurant in Pasadena By Eddie Avilez - June 17, 2018 “If you build it, (they) will come” seems to best fit the energy and turnout at the event held on ... Read More

Erwin Mejia, Former Material Damage Appraiser, Sentenced To 10 Years In State Prison For His Role In Staged Collision Ring By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Insurance - June 16, 2018 Erwin Raul Mejia, age 42, of Van Nuys, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison following his convict... Read More

Growing Up In A Career Of Claims And Workers’ Compensation By Eddie Avilez - May 25, 2018 I’m anxious.  My palms are sweaty.  It took three tries but finally the Windsor knot is ready.  M... Read More

I, Harold David Anderson, Am Retiring From The Claims And Sales World, But Not From Work. I’m Moving On To Become A Full-Time Writer. By Harold Anderson - June 19, 2018 I’m affectionately known as HDA. Originally from Chicago, I studied at the University of Illinois in... Read More