West News
News for December 2004
December 31, 2004
- Hawaii Hurricane Insurer Raises Rates 20 Percent
- Schapperle Appointed President of Honolulu-based Island Insurance
December 30, 2004
- Governor Proposes New Worker's Compensation Rules
- Sacramento Day Care Worker Gets 90 Days in Jail in Workers' Comp Fraud Case
- Washington's Workers' Comp Rates Rank in Lowest One-Third in U.S.
- Californians Deal with Winter Storms, Potential Floods
December 29, 2004
- John Burnham Insurance Services Names Williams to Director of Sales & Marketing
- Rios Joins Compass as Underwriter/Broker
December 28, 2004
- CDI Inquires About Zenith's Broker/Agent Arrangements
- Carvill Changes Direction on the West Coast
- Gibson & Company Moves to New Office
December 27, 2004
December 23, 2004
- Driver Alliant to End Contingent Agreements with Insurance Carriers
- AIA: Applicant Attorneys Workers' Comp Study is Flawed
- Officials Revamp, Expand Western Program for Rangeland Insurance
December 22, 2004
- Proposed Calif. Producer Compensation Regulation Confusing, Unnecessary Says ACIC
- Toland Joins Westrope's Calif. Office as Casualty Broker
- Calif. Mother Arrested in "Stuffed Passenger" Auto Insurance Accident Case
December 21, 2004
- New Calif. Legislation Becomes Law on Jan. 1
- Snyder to Head Top Floor at Swett & Crawford
- More than a Dozen Arrested in Los Angeles Auto Collision Fraud Ring
December 20, 2004
- Everest National Insurance Announces Calif. Workers' Comp Program
- Willis Group Hires Three Marsh Professionals
- NAIS Offers Admitted Truck Cargo Legal Liability
- Ariz. City Threatening to Shut Down Boating Company over Inadequate Insurance
December 17, 2004
- Former Professor who Faked Vandalism Gets Year in Jail
- Food Service Assistant Arrested for Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud
- New Report Declares Los Angeles a 'Judicial Hellhole'
- Western Security Surplus Announces Changes
December 16, 2004
- ELAN Files Calif. Public Records Act Request with Commissioner to Release $4B in Policyholder Losses
- Consumer Group Praises Insurance Commissioner Kreidler for Hearing on Credit Scoring
- Garamendi Announces Results of Low Cost Auto Outreach Campaign
- Authorities Nab Correctional Officer in Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud Scam
December 15, 2004
December 14, 2004
- Kreidler Re-elected to Post at NAIC
- Judge's Key Ruling Favors CDI in Trial Concerning Regulatory Authority over State Fund
December 13, 2004
- Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Ready to Resume Legislative Battle to Reform Workers' Comp
- Sloan Mason Announces Revision in Workers' Comp/USL&H Product
December 10, 2004
- American Agents Alliance Characterizes CDI's Proposed Regulations "Unacceptable"
- State Fund Collects $550,000 in Restitution from Workers' Comp Fraud Case
- Community Valley Bancorp Announces Opening of CVB Insurance Agency
December 9, 2004
- Plaintiffs' Legal Team Not Surprised with Not Guilty Plea in Calif. Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- PCI Seeks Changes to Proposed Rule on Producer Compensation in Oregon
- California DOI Disciplines Agent for Insurance Fraud
December 8, 2004
- First Scientific Study of Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger's Workers' Comp Reform Released
- Ten Small Alaska Communities Drop City Insurance
December 7, 2004
- ACIC Releases Statement on Workers' Comp Reforms
- Ore. Court Reverses Decision in Farmers Ins. Case
- Flood Damage at Univ. of Hawaii's Manoa Campus
- Prime Authorized to Write Surplus Lines in Washington
- Calif. Contractor Associations, Unions Form Trust to Administer Workers' Comp Carve-Out Program
December 6, 2004
- Austin Joins Worldwide Facilities Inc.
- Self Insured Solutions Forms California's First Agricultural Workers' Comp Self-insured Group
- Calif. Releases 2005 User Funding/Fraud/Uninsured Employer & Subsequent Injury Fund Rates
- L.A. Business Owner Sentenced for Comp Fraud
December 3, 2004
- Wash. Insurer Ordered Into Receivership
- Marsh Admits Overcharging School Districts
- Coalition Delivers Signatures for Wash. Med-Mal Initiative
- Corona Man Arrested for Workers' Comp Fraud
December 2, 2004
- Owner of Maintenance Company that Worked for UCLA, Rose Bowl Charged in Fraud Scam
- Tevis Insurance Files with CDI for License to Sell Workers' Comp in California
- CRM Names Walczyk as COO
- Zenith Declares Quarterly Dividend
December 1, 2004