Media Coverage
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Workplace
Los Angeles Times | December 22nd, 2008
As corporate layoffs rise, legal challenges are likely to follow - Attorneys advise on defensible downsizing. Avoid the appearance of bias, one says. Read Article
E-Health: Is the Future Here?
Los Angeles Business Journal | November 27th, 2006
When it comes to your health, it pays as never before to be informed. Here's why: These days, more of the cost of everything is likely to come out of your own pocket. From rising office visit and prescription copays, to deducibles to premium contributions, consumers of health-care are being given incentives to shop smartly for services. Read Article
Helping Firefighters
July 2006
Elkins Jones Insurance Agency has been able to raise $12,500 for Fire Station 19 through partnership with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. These brave men and women plan to use the money for equipment to aid them in future rescues. Elkins Jones is thankful to be in a position to help them in these efforts! Read Article
Company of the Month
South Orange County Regional Chambers of Commerce
The personnel at Elkins Jones are trained and motivated to "go the extra step" in procuring needed coverages and being there for our clients. We firmly believe we can make a difference. Read Article
Spotlight on Excellence
The BizAssure Consultant | Volume III Issue IV
Elkins Jones Insurance Agency, Inc., which has operated under its current ownership structure since 1996, was established in 1922 as the George Elkins Company. Even after 80+ years of successful insurance operations, however, the firm is not resting on its laurels! In fact, the agency has expanded its commercial insurance operations significantly over the last 20 years, and is uniquely poised to experience continued growth. Read Article
Insuring Property Post 9/11
Urban Legend | May, 02
It was not just the real estate landscape at ground zero that was changed by the September 11 attacks. The impact on the industry and on commercial property owners is far reaching and unprecedented, and the ultimate costs are yet to be fully realized. Real estate owners and developers now are faced with massive increases in insurance premiums and the need to institute heightened security programs. Read Article
Women Owned Businesses
Los Angeles Business Journal | Sep, 03
Elkins-Jones Insurance Agency is consistently ranked among the top women-owned businesses in Los Angeles County. Read Article
Placing a High Premium on Fear
LA Times | Nov, 02
Terrorists did more than bring down the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. They also toppled a key pillar of the national economy: the insurance industry. Last week, Congress came to the rescue by passing legislation that places a limit In how much insurers have to pay on future terrorist incidents. Read Article
Covering One's Assets
California Real Estate Journal | Oct, 02
It's a myth that you can't get terrorism coverage for your commercial property. But skyrocketing premiums, limited availability and terrorism exclusions are creating insurance headaches for owners of trophy properties in major markets, like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Insurance costs are soaring because unregulated reinsurance companies, many of which are based offshore in Bermuda, are demanding higher fees to insure insurance companies against losses. Read Article
Insurers Gauge Risks of Terrorism
LA Times | Aug, 03
The Pentagon's idea to set up a futures market in terrorism, in which financial traders would bet on the likelihood of assassinations, truck bombings and the like around the world, was laughed out of existence last week. And for good reason. Flawed on a number of fronts, this was a system that conceivably could have prompted terrorists to kill ?and make a killing at the same time. Read Article
ReSoCal Hot Sheet
Real Estate Southern California | Jan, 03
HotSheet Similar to other businesses, the real estate industry has been hit hard by soaring insurance premiums. The combined effects of the stock market free-fall and a weak economy, plus payouts on natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the litigation surrounding corporate scandals have shaken the insurance industry to its core. Read Article
Women Owned Businesses
Los Angeles Business Journal | Nov, 03
Elkins-Jones Insurance Agency is consistently ranked among the top women-owned businesses in Los Angeles County. Read Article
Tenants to Pay Increased Rent in 2002
LA Times | Dec, 01
Businesses that rent office, industrial or retail space will have to pay higher rents next year to cover their share of fast rising premiums for commercial property insurance. How much more tenants will have to pay will vary, depending on such factors as whether the buildings are considered high risks for terrorist attacks, whether the building owners carry earthquake insurance and the specific provisions of each tenant's lease. Read Article
