Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Cost Per Workers’ Comp Claim Rising, CWCI Says
Jun 28 2011 // The number of California workers’ compensation insurance claims fell 13 percent between policy years 2007 and 2008 to 358,077 claims. However, a new report by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau...
Calif. Homeowners Underinsurance Regs Take Effect, Despite Legal Challenges
Jun 28 2011 // A series of new California homeowners regulations aimed at enhancing the standards and training for estimating the replacement value on homeowners’ insurance in the event of a disaster took effect on June 27....
Calif. Returns Workers’ Comp to ‘Bad Ole Days’
Jun 27 2011 // When the Fifth District Court of Appeal (DCA) in California refused to review the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (WCAB) en banc decision in State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) v. WCAB (Almaraz) on...
Report: SoCal Quake Would Rattle Economy
Jun 24 2011 // A new study says a big Southern California earthquake would rattle the region’s economy as well as its buildings. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said a magnitude-7.8 quake in the southern segment of the San...
Californians’ Biggest Disaster Fear: Earthquakes
Jun 24 2011 // Of the many possible 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 from...
Former Association of California Insurance Companies President Joins Barger & Wolen
Jun 22 2011 // Samuel Sorich, the former president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC), a California property/casualty insurance trade association, has joined Barger & Wolen as of counsel. Sorich, who has been...
Mobile Food Vendor Market Explodes as Insurance Market Evolves
Jun 21 2011 // In just about every metropolitan area nationwide hungry customers can appease their appetites by visiting the neighborhood taco truck. The traditional taco truck sells more than just tacos these days – a lot more....
Wave of Lawsuits Hits Calif. Retail Stores
Jun 20 2011 // Retail store operators may want to sit down for this one — if they can find a chair. Nearly every national chain is under legal attack in California for failing to provide “suitable seating” for cashiers...
Business Moves
Jun 20 2011 // EPIC California-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, was recognized as a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” for the fourth...
St. Paul Fire & Marine Sues Denver Broncos
Jun 20 2011 // St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Broncos and nine of its former players, saying its policies only covered claims in New Mexico for a “class of employee that did not include...
Declarations
Jun 20 2011 // Toyota Claims Setback “Application of California law to a nationwide class, at least in some instances, would drastically expand the scope of relief available to plaintiffs (to the detriment of Toyota).”...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Total Temporary Disability Rates to Increase
Jun 20 2011 // California workers’ compensation total temporary disability (TTD) rates are likely to rise, thanks to new U.S. Department of Labor data that shows California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose more than...
Calif. State Fund Seeks to Offer Workers’ Comp in Other States
Jun 20 2011 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund is pursuing legislation to allow it to offer coverage to California employers who have out-of-state employees. Currently, California-based businesses insured with State Fund...
Court Approves Majestic Insurance Rehabilitation Plan
Jun 20 2011 // A San Francisco Superior Court has approved California Insurance Commissioner’s rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a failed workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Under the plan, Majestic’s...
Calif. Agents Group Seeks Auto Insurance Persistency Discount
Jun 20 2011 // The American Agents Alliance announced it has submitted for title and summary an automobile insurance discount initiative that would allow consumers to receive a discount for having continuous automobile insurance,...
Calif. Appeals Court Declines to Review Workers’ Comp Decision
Jun 17 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 that...
Calif. Temporary Total Disability Rates to Increase
Jun 17 2011 // As predicted by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute, the temporary total disability rate in California for 2012 will increase to $1010.50. The state Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the...
Surplus Lines Sea Change: Calif.’s AB 315
Jun 17 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...
Average Long Term Care Liability Claim Rising: Aon Study
Jun 17 2011 // Long term care liability costs are rising because the average claim size is increasing even as claim frequency declines. There has been a four percent increase in the average claim size, according to research by Aon Risk...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Caught in Pensions’ Currency Dispute
Jun 16 2011 // Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has asked for a state investigation into whether banks may have manipulated foreign exchange rates charged to Ohio pension funds and the state’s injured worker insurance, potentially...
