Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Calif. Workers’ Comp Reforms Eroded
Mar 29 2011 // California’s workers’ compensation reforms in 2002-2004 have been eroded, a new study has confirmed. According to a report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute, state workers’...
Baker Appointed to Lead California Department of Industrial Relations
Mar 29 2011 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Christine Baker as chief deputy director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Baker has served as the executive officer of the Commission on Health Safety and...
California Insurer Association Names New Board Leadership
Mar 25 2011 // Members of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) nominated and appointed a new chair, vice chair, and board of directors to serve for a two-year term. Kathleen Bissell, assistant vice president of...
Commentary: Pending State Legislation to Implement NRRA is Fly in the Ointment
Mar 23 2011 // Pending state legislative proposals, such as California’s AB 315, that would implement the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA) are akin to the fly in the ointment. The NRRA becomes effective on July...
Majestic Capital Terminates Merger Agreement with Bayside Capital
Mar 21 2011 // Bermuda-based Majestic Capital Ltd. announced that Bayside Capital Partners LLC has terminated the previously announced merger agreement with Majestic Capital. In its termination notice, Bayside cited a material...
People
Mar 21 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips was promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the association’s...
Be Prepared
Mar 21 2011 // Insurers and reinsurers may have sufficient funds to absorb losses from Japan’s 9.1 magnitude earthquake, yet the impact of the quake and resulting tsunami and fires are a stark reminder that it’s important to...
How the California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform
Mar 21 2011 // The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date,...
California to Extend Low-Cost Auto Program to Same Sex Spouses
Mar 21 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed regulations to add the category of “spouse” to the application form for the state’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program. “The definition of...
Calif. State Fund Investigation Closed
Mar 21 2011 // The Joint Task Force comprised of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has reportedly completed its four-year investigation of...
Gov. Brown Declares Emergency in 2 More Calif. Counties
Mar 18 2011 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for two more coastal counties hit by last week’s tsunami. The governor issued emergency proclamations March 16 for Mendocino and San Luis Obispo...
Calif. Senators Introduce National Earthquake Legislation
Mar 18 2011 // U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both D-Calif., have introduced legislation to lower the cost of earthquake insurance for Californians and individuals who purchase coverage from a non-profit, state-run...
Heffernan Names Lantz Assistant VP in Orange, Calif.
Mar 14 2011 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers,a full-service, independent insurance brokerage firm, has hired Brett Lantz as assistant vice president of its Orange, Calif., office. He will be responsible for producing new business in...
CEA: Japan Earthquake A Lesson for Californians
Mar 11 2011 // The tragic tsunamis and Magnitude 8.9 earthquake that have struck Japan – the fifth largest quake in the world since 1900 – are a stark reminder that earthquakes can happen any time and it’s essential to prepare,...
Report Calls Into Question Use of Addictive Narcotics in Workers’ Comp Claims
Mar 11 2011 // A relatively small percentage of medical providers are responsible for writing narcotic prescriptions in California workers’ compensation claims, according to a new report by the California Workers’...
California Insurance Women’s Group Installs New Members
Mar 11 2011 // The South Bay Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women International based in Torrance, Calif., recently installed nine new members to the local association. Installations included: Kathya Ceballos of...
Tsunami Damage on Western Coasts Minimal
Mar 11 2011 // The Pacific Warning Tsunami Center said waves that reached Hawaii — up to 7 feet high on Maui — as a result of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan “are not going to be a major damaging...
California to Extend Low-Cost Auto Program to Same Sex Spouses
Mar 10 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed regulations to add the category of “spouse” to the application form for the state’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program. “The definition of...
Calif. State Fund Investigation Closed
Mar 10 2011 // The Joint Task Force comprised of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has reportedly completed its four-year investigation of...
How California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform
Mar 8 2011 // The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date,...
