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What Does Insurance Industry Contribute to California’s Economy?
Jul 15 2011 // The overall insurance industry accounts for more than 234,000 jobs in California with a payroll of $16.8 billion, a new report finds. Also, property/casualty insurers paid a total of $50.2 billion in claims and expenses in...
More Funds Sought for California Train Crash Victims
Jul 14 2011 // Members of California’s congressional delegation are calling on a company to set aside substantially more money to compensate victims of a 2008 commuter train crash in Los Angeles County. The 17 lawmakers argue that...
Calif. Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Helmets on Slopes
Jul 13 2011 // Skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 would have to wear a helmet on the slopes under a bill that has passed in the California Assembly. The bill was approved on a 49-23, party-line vote. Several Republican lawmakers...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Loss and Expense Payments Increase Nearly 3%
Jul 13 2011 // California workers’ compensation insurer’s loss and expense payments totaled more than $11 billion in calendar year 2010, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute, which issued a report...
Calif. Commissioner Pegs $32M to Fight Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
Jul 11 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has announced nearly $32 million in grants have been awarded to district attorneys across the Golden State to assist them with the investigation and prosecution of...
Nonresident Workers in California Are Subject to California Overtime
Jul 11 2011 // California’s overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents, the state Supreme Court has decided, effectively expanding the use of the state’s Wage and Hour law. The Sullivan v....
California Workers’ Comp Doctors Take Aim at State Fund Contract
Jul 11 2011 // A controversy in the California workers’ compensation market over a revised provider contract threatens to erupt into an all-out legal brawl as doctors for injured workers and applicants’ attorneys take aim at...
California Completes Majestic Insurance Transfer to AmTrust
Jul 11 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on July 8 the “successful implementation” of a court-approved rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a plan that has been opposed by New York...
Freeway Insurance Names Waked CEO, Klaeb Chairman
Jul 8 2011 // Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance, a California provider of non-standard auto insurance and a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros, announced that Joseph Waked has been named CEO of Freeway, replacing...
California Court Expands Policyholders’ Right to Sue Insurers
Jul 7 2011 // An uptick in consumer protection lawsuits against California insurance companies is widely expected in the wake of a state appellate decision allowing a policyholder to sue The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies over...
California Jury Blames Family for Fire That Destroyed Einstein Papers
Jul 7 2011 // A Northern California family has been ordered to pay $750,000 for starting a wildfire that destroyed papers written by Albert Einstein. A jury last week ruled against Margaret Pavese, her husband, Lawrence, and her...
California Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates Passes Committee
Jul 7 2011 // A California bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers has passed a key committee vote. The Senate Health Committee approved the measure in a 5-3 vote. The bill, AB52, now...
Freeway Names Waked CEO; Klaeb to Serve as Chairman
Jul 6 2011 // Joseph Waked has been named CEO of Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance, a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros. Founded in California in 1987, Freeway Insurance has more than 190 locations and some 1,200...
California Workers’ Compensation Law Draws Scrutiny with NFL Case
Jul 5 2011 // A leading Republican in the California State Legislature said he will push for an overhaul of a state labor law that makes the Golden State a magnet for workers’ compensation claims by injured former professional...
Calif. Appeals Court Declines to Review Workers’ Comp Decision
Jul 4 2011 // Fifth District Court of Appeal in California has refused to review the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (WCAB) en banc decision in State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) v. WCAB (Almaraz). This means...
Surplus Lines Sea Change: Calif.’s AB 315
Jul 4 2011 // California is expected to pass surplus lines regulations before July 21, 2011. On that date, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA) becomes effective, and only the “insured’s home...
Calif. Homeowners Underinsurance Face Challenges
Jul 4 2011 // A series of new California homeowners regulations aimed at enhancing the standards and training for estimating the replacement value on homeowners’ insurance took effect on June 27. Meanwhile, two insurance trade...
Californians’ Biggest Disaster Fear: Earthquakes
Jul 4 2011 // Of the many possible natural disasters that could befall Californians, Golden State residents fear earthquakes the most, according to a recent poll. Statewide, 57 percent of voters cite earthquakes as their greatest threat...
Freeway Insurance Promotes Trachtman to Chief Administrative Officer
Jun 30 2011 // Freeway Insurance, a California provider of non-standard auto insurance and a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros, announced today the promotion of Alex Trachtman to chief administrative officer from his previous...
Calif. Court Limits Employer’s Liability in Acts by Employees
Jun 29 2011 // The California Supreme Court has confirmed a limitation on an employer’s potential tort liability for the acts of its employees, with a particular emphasis on employees operating motor vehicles in the course of their...
