Latest California Headlines
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Voters Select Whitman Over Calif. Commissioner Poizner, Reject Prop. 17
Jun 21 2010 // Republican Meg Whitman will face off against Democrat Jerry Brown in the race for California governor in November. Whitman won the Republican ticket for governor with 64.2 percent of the vote, defeating Insurance...
Court Denies Damages to Uninsured in Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Jun 21 2010 // An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal ruled. According to Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a drive through at Jack...
California Warns Against Vehicle Warranty Co.
Jun 18 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has filed a cease and desist order against two California men and several corporations for allegedly operating unlicensed insurance companies and using deceptive and illegal...
Calif. Lawmaker Edges Ahead in Insurance Commissioner Contest
Jun 18 2010 // A California lawmaker is leading the close contest to become the GOP’s nominee for California Insurance Commissioner, but the outcome is still far from certain. Assemblyman Mike Villines of Clovis was winning as of...
California Seeks Workers’ Comp Claims E-Filers
Jun 16 2010 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking more participants for its e-forms trial, which allows filers to electronically submit forms and documents directly into its Electronic...
Court Rules in Favor of Calif. State Compensation Workers
Jun 15 2010 // About 7,900 employees of California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund are entitled to back pay after a state appeals court ruled in their favor over furloughs. The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco...
Voters Select Whitman Over Calif. Commissioner Poizner, Reject Prop. 17
Jun 9 2010 // Republican Meg Whitman will face off against Democrat Jerry Brown in the race for California governor in November. Whitman won the Republican ticket for governor with 64.2 percent of the vote, defeating Insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Premium Down Nearly 10%
Jun 8 2010 // California workers’ compensation total direct written premium (DWP) fell nearly 10 percent last year, dropping to a nine-year low of $6.9 billion, according to market share data from the National Association of...
Drop in Calif. Weekly Wage Means No Change in Some Workers’ Comp Benefits
Jun 7 2010 // There will be no change in minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) rates for 2011 work injuries, or in several other workers’ compensation benefits that are tied to...
Business Moves
Jun 7 2010 // Fairfax, Zenith National Insurance Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and California-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that Fairfax has received approval from the California Department of Insurance...
California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market More Lucrative
Jun 7 2010 // Prices are improving in the California workers’ compensation insurance market – at least according to one specialty workers’ compensation carrier in the Golden State. According to PacificComp President...
Calif. Agents Could Face New CE Requirements
Jun 7 2010 // Agents, Insurer Groups Discuss Homeowners Replacement Cost Regulations California insurance agents and producers may face new continuing education requirements on estimating replacement value on homeowners insurance. The...
What Agencies Should Do When Key Employees Leave
Jun 7 2010 // Protecting Trade Secrets, Confidential Agency Information Critical, Attorney Hirshfeld Says The insurance industry is a highly competitive market, even when it comes to its work force. There’s a shortage of highly...
Insurance Educational Association Relocates to Orange, Calif.
Jun 4 2010 // Insurance Educational Association has moved its office to Orange, Calif. The new address is 725 Town and Country Road, Suite 430, Orange, CA 92868-4705. The general business telephone, toll-free and fax numbers remain...
Calif. Bill Increases Disclosure for Pet Insurers
Jun 3 2010 // California lawmakers are bringing a version of health care reform to your pets. A bill that passed this week in the state Assembly would require greater disclosure from health insurance companies that cover animals. The...
CSE Insurance Group Awards $12,000 in Scholarships
Jun 3 2010 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSE Insurance Group has announced the winners of its 2010 Youth Scholarship Contest. With a total value of $12,000, prizes were won by those high school students who submitted the best essays on...
Court Denies Damages to Uninsured in Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Jun 3 2010 // An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. According to documents in Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a...
Report: Insurance Industry Spent $17 Million to Influence Calif. Election
Jun 2 2010 // Analysis released today by Campaign for Consumer Rights shows that insurers have spent more than $17 million dollars on candidates and initiatives to quietly influence the outcome of California’s June 2010...
State Farm First To Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance in Calif.
Jun 1 2010 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is the first insurer to submit an application to the California Department of Insurance to offer a program that rewards drivers who voluntarily drive fewer miles with lower auto...
New Insurance Producer Association Forms in California
May 28 2010 // A new nonprofit insurance producer association has formed in California. The Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of California said it is unlike any producer association in the state as it will be completely managed...
