Latest California Headlines
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Former Calif. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary A. Hernandez Passes
Jun 3 2011 // Former California Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary A. Hernandez, has died as the result of a pulmonary embolism, the state Department of Insurance announced. Hernandez was a leader in Latino community, a dedicated public...
TKg Appoints Senescu Assistant VP
Jun 3 2011 // TKg has appointed David Senescu assistant vice president, casualty broker, in tKg’s Southern California office in La Quinta. In this role, Senescu will be responsible for the production of brokerage business in the...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Insurance Rating Bureau President Retires
Jun 2 2011 // After more than 42 years of service to the California workers’ compensation community, Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau President and CEO Robert Mike announced that he will retire effective Dec. 1,...
USAA Reducing Calif. Homeowners Insurance Rates 15%
Jun 1 2011 // USAA is reducing insurance rates for most of its California policyholders an average of 14.9 percent, the California Department of Insurance announced, noting it had approved the rate filing. “This is good news for...
Southern Calif. Insurance Women Association Elects Officers
Jun 1 2011 // The South Bay(California) Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women (International) elected its officers for the 2011-2012 term, beginning July 1. President Gina Thomas Patterson, marine account manager with...
Northern Calif. Tornadoes Destroy Almond Crops
May 31 2011 // Officials say tornadoes that touched down in a rural area of Northern California destroyed hundreds of acres of almond orchards. The twisters hit Butte and Glenn counties on May 25. Colleen Cecil with the Butte County Farm...
Calif. Tops Nation in Cargo Thefts
May 26 2011 // California tops the nation as the state with the most cargo thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which recently issued its “2010 National Cargo Theft Report.” NICB identified 747 cargo...
California Unveils Map Outlining Landslide Risks
May 26 2011 // California officials have released a color-coded statewide map depicting regions most at risk for landslides. The landslide risk map made public by the California Geological Survey, is meant to give first responders and...
Aon Risk Solutions Adds Valdez in California
May 23 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., announced that Jamin Valdez has joined the Los Angeles office as account executive. In his new role, Valdez is responsible for delivering specialized...
Contractors Object to California Regulator’s Plan to Rehabilitate Majestic Insurance
May 20 2011 // Former members of the self-insured workers’ compensation program Contractors Access Program of California, which was managed by now defunct Majestic Insurance Co., have filed a formal objection to the California...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Bureau Declines Again to Make Mid-Year Filing
May 19 2011 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee has decided, again, not to make a mid-year rate filing. At its April 6, 2011 meeting, the WCIRB Governing Committee directed...
Prison Case Tests Liability of Private Workers Doing Government Work
May 19 2011 // The Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case on the liability of employees of private companies that operate state and federal prisons, a case defense lawyers worry could open the floodgates for suits against other...
Why Bragging May Create a Greater Legal Duty of Care
May 19 2011 // It has often been said that every attorney has a little larceny in his heart. In similar fashion, it could be said that every insurance agent has a little puffery in his heart regarding his book of business, background and...
Calif. Practices for Flooding as South is Inundated
May 18 2011 // Emergency workers in nearly half of California counties will be practicing for a catastrophic flood this week — a drill given added urgency by the once-in-a-generation flooding in the Mississippi River delta 2,300...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Premium Written Edges Up to $7.1B
May 18 2011 // California workers’ compensation insurers’ total direct written premium (DWP) rose 3.1 percent to $7.1 billion last year, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) posted...
Calif. Surplus Line Premiums Down 4.34%
May 17 2011 // The Surplus Line Association of California Stamping Office announced premiums processed for the first quarter of 2011 of $953.7 million, a decrease of 4.34 percent from the total premiums processed in the same period in...
Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes Eliminating Standards Board, Insurance Advisor
May 17 2011 // In an effort to save the state about $500,000, California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed eliminating the Office of the Insurance Advisor and the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, according to his proposed May...
Toyota Can Be Sued for Reduced Value of Cars, U.S. Judge Rules
May 17 2011 // Owners of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that were recalled over unintended acceleration may pursue claims against the automaker that the problem caused the value of their cars to fall, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S....
Feliciano Named VP of California Insurer Association
May 17 2011 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) has named Armand Feliciano vice president. He has 17 years of legal, regulatory and legislative advocacy experience in California. He will be responsible for...
‘Crash Tax’ Regs Still OK in California
May 16 2011 // A bill that would have prevented state and local governments from imposing accident response fees for emergency response in vehicle accidents has died in the Senate Public Safety Committee. Senate Bill 49 would have...
