CompWest Launches Workers' Compensation Operations in California.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- CompWest Insurance Company today announced that it has been licensed as a workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. insurer by the California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance (CDI), established in 1868, is the angency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state , responding to the significant capacity shortage in the California market. Trident III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. Capital, is the lead investor in CompWest, with members of the management team also investing in the new company. CompWest Insurance is being capitalized initially with $50 million and will commence underwriting immediately. CompWest, headquartered in San Francisco, will focus on serving the needs of mid-market employers throughout California. The company will work in partnership with a select number of regional independent brokers with significant operations in California and large books of workers' compensation business. The CompWest management team is led by William J. Mudge as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Stephen C. Pogue as CFO See Chief Financial Officer. . Previously, Mr. Mudge served as the CEO of Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation and as Chief Underwriting Officer of Industrial Indemnity. Mr. Mudge has over 20 years of experience in the California workers' compensation market. Mr. Pogue, who has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance business, was previously a Senior Vice President of American Re-Insurance Company. "CompWest is responding to the urgent need for capacity in the California workers' compensation market and to the series of regulatory reforms Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to recently enacted by Governor Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature," said Mr. Mudge. "With MMC Capital, we believe we have launched the right company with the right team at the right time." "We are enthusiastic about our partnership with the CompWest team. The recently enacted legislative reforms represent a significant step towards addressing the problems with the state's workers' compensation system and ensuring continued access to insurance capacity for California's business community," said Meryl D. Hartzband, Senior Principal and Investment Director, MMC Capital. MMC Capital, Inc. is a global private equity firm with 20 years of private equity experience. MMC Capital serves as the manager of the Trident Funds, which have raised more than $3 billion in committed capital to make investments in the insurance, employee benefits and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industries. MMC Capital has been the sponsor of more than fifteen insurance companies, including ACE Limited, XL Capital Ltd. and AXIS Capital Holdings Limited. |
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