Latest California Headlines
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Calif. Places Majestic Insurance into Conservatorship
Apr 21 2011 // Workers’ compensation insurer Majestic Insurance Co. has been placed into conservation by order of the San Francisco Superior Court. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has simultaneously filed a motion...
Calif. Businesses, Residents Urged to Consider Flood Insurance
Apr 21 2011 // While California may have survived this past winter’s storms, experts are urging businesses and residents to consider flood insurance. The state’s winters storms left behind a massive snow pack 165 percent...
9% of Californians Talk or Text While Driving
Apr 21 2011 // About 9 percent of California drivers talk or text on their cell phone while driving — despite state laws that prohibit such actions. In the first-ever observational survey of cell phone use by drivers within a...
Calif. To Provide Workers’ Comp E-Billing
Apr 20 2011 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted new regulations for standardized paper billing forms and electronic billing standards, making it one of the first states in the country to...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Insurers’ Net Worth Declining
Apr 20 2011 // California workers’ compensation insurer returns continue to dwindle, with recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) data showing their return on net worth falling from 7 percent in 2008 to 4.6...
Tremblor Shakes SF on Anniversary of 1906 Quake
Apr 20 2011 // A small earthquake centered near San Francisco rattled the area hours after a ceremony was held to mark the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city. The U.S. Geological Survey says the...
McDonald’s Not Smiling Over Happy Meals Lawsuit
Apr 20 2011 // A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald’s Corp. from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always choose not to buy the meals for their children, the hamburger giant said in a court filing...
Calif. Women’s Insurance Group Names Award-Winners
Apr 20 2011 // The South Bay Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women International (NAIW) has recognized several members for contributions and achievement. Honorees include Young Professional of the Year Tiffany McPartland...
Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Offers Up $12,000 in Student Scholarships
Apr 19 2011 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Civil Service Employees Insurance Group (CSE Insurance), is accepting applications for its 2011 CSE Youth Scholarship Program, an annual essay competition designed to promote awareness of driver...
Insurance Incorporated opens New California Office
Apr 18 2011 // Insurance Inc. has opened a new office in Fillmore, Calif., to be headed by Bill Steiger. Steiger began his insurance career in 1974 and brings a great deal of experience to the company. He owned his own successful agency...
Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program Promoted at Calif. Colleges
Apr 18 2011 // Representatives from California’s Department of Insurance and notebook computer maker ASUS Computer International have been visiting community colleges to introduce students to the state’s California Low Cost...
Calif. Regulator Intervenes in Suit Against Sutter
Apr 18 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed to intervene in a lawsuit that alleges Sutter Health hospitals engaged in false billing practices for anesthesia services. Jones says through false and overblown...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau to Skip Mid-Year Rate Filing
Apr 18 2011 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau governing board has decided not to make a mid-year pure premium rate filing suggesting a 40 percent increase. Instead, the WCIRB will make an...
California Suspicious Insurance Claims Rise by 9% Since 2008
Apr 15 2011 // California has seen a 9 percent increase in suspicious insurance claims since 2008, according to a new report. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said questionable claims originating in California and referred to...
San Francisco 1906 Earthquake: What If It Happened Today?
Apr 14 2011 // Seismologists predict a major earthquake, similar in size to the 1906 quake, can hit the San Francisco area at any time. With inflation and exposure added, the total property loss if such an event occurred today could be...
$2M Awarded to California Officers Who Alleged Ticket Quota
Apr 13 2011 // Two police officers in Los Angeles who claimed they faced retaliation for complaining about an alleged quota system for traffic tickets have been awarded more than $2 million. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury agreed that...
California Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty for Grand Theft
Apr 11 2011 // The California Department of Insurance announced that insurance broker Christopher Luna has pleaded guilty at the West Covina, Calif., Courthouse to two felony counts of Grand Theft. Luna was ordered to serve three years...
Ascension Insurance Acquires California’s Walter L. Clark & Associates
Apr 8 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. announced it acquired Walter L. Clark & Associates Inc., headquartered in Fresno, Calif., effective March 31, 2011. Walter L. Clark & Associates offers commercial...
California Jury Awards $4.5 Million for Malpractice
Apr 8 2011 // A Burbank, Calif., jury has awarded a woman $4.5 million in a medical malpractice case she brought against a La Canada Flintridge physician after the death of her husband. The Pasadena Star-News says the jury on April 6...
California Bill Forces Rental Firms to Pull Recalled Vehicles
Apr 7 2011 // California lawmakers this week took a step toward enacting what would be the nation’s first law forcing rental car companies to pull recalled vehicles off the road, encouraged by a mother who testified that such a...
