California State Compensation Insurance Fund News

California State Fund Reports Drop in Net Premiums in 2017

The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s annual report shows net premiums earned were down in to $1.3 billion in 2017 from $1.5 billion a year earlier. State Fund issued its 2017 annual report on Thursday. The decline of State Fund’s …

California State Fund 2016 Report Shows 128K Policies Written

The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s 2016 annual report shows a net income of $192 million in 2016. Other important highlights from the newly released report include: 128,000 policies written in 2016. Earned net premiums of $1.5 billion. Policyholders’ surplus …

California Legislator Indicted for Taking Bribes in Workers’ Comp Scheme

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that state Sen. Ron Calderon has been indicted in a corruption case and accused of taking about $100,000 in bribes from a hospital executive in Southern California who ran an alleged workers’ compensation scheme. …

Willis Completes $200 million ‘Golden State Re’ Cat Bond for State Fund

Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings, announced it has structured and placed a $200 million catastrophe bond transaction for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Golden State Re Ltd. transaction is the first cat …