Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Age Bias Lawsuit Against Google Cleared for Trial in California
Aug 6 2010 // Google Inc., which runs the world’s most popular Internet search engine, was ordered to defend itself against a lawsuit by a former manager who said he was fired for being too old, clearing the way for a trial. The...
Calif. Imposes Regulations To Prevent Illegal Insurance Recissions
Aug 6 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has imposed regulations designed to combat illegal rescissions. The rules take effect on August 18. Currently, health insurers may only rescind policies under very specific,...
California Bureau May Ask for 30 Percent Workers’ Comp Increase
Aug 6 2010 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is considering requesting a 30 percent increase in pure premium rates for 2011 policies. The news that California’s Workers’ Compensation...
Mercury General Reports Q2 Net Premiums Written Down 1 percent
Aug 2 2010 // Mercury General Corp. reported it spent $12.1 million in the second quarter of 2010 supporting Proposition 17, a California ballot initiative that did not pass. Nevertheless, the Los Angeles-based insurer reported net...
Heffernan Insurance Focusing on Latin Markets
Aug 2 2010 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers has created a team of brokers focused on the Latin marketplace. Leticia Treviño, a commercial lines manager and vice president in Heffernan’s Walnut Creek...
California GOP Nominates Villines for Insurance Commissioner
Aug 2 2010 // Assemblyman Mike Villines says the California Department of Insurance needs a good manager, not a politician looking at the post as a stepping stone to higher office. Villines will face Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones in...
People
Aug 2 2010 // AAA has named current company president Paula F. Downey CEO of AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah and its insurance affiliate, the California State Auto Group. According to the company, Downey is the only female...
It Figures
Aug 2 2010 // $600 Million All 16 private insurance companies that participate in a federal crop insurance program have signed off on the new federal reinsurance agreement that cuts the subsidies they get by $600 million per year for...
Seabright Has Q2 Net Loss of $15.5 Million
Jul 30 2010 // SeaBright Holdings Inc. reported a second quarter net loss of $15.5 million or $0.74 per basic and diluted share, primarily due to the recognition of adverse development of prior years’ loss reserves. This compares...
SeaBright Files California Rate Increase
Jul 29 2010 // SeaBright Holdings Inc. announced that its subsidiary, SeaBright Insurance Co., has filed a 15.3 percent rate increase with the California Department of Insurance. The Company plans to apply the increase to California...
Kehaly Named President of Anthem Blue Cross of California
Jul 28 2010 // Pam Kehaly has been appointed president and general manager of Anthem Blue Cross of California, headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif. In this position, Kehaly will be responsible for the management of all local group...
Farmers Reduces Calif. Auto Rates 14.5%
Jul 28 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Poizner announced that Farmers Insurance customers are eligible to receive an average rate reduction of 14.5 percent and a one time 10 percent insurance premium rebate, worth a combined...
Calif. State Fund Names Rowe President/CEO
Jul 27 2010 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund has named Tom Rowe president, CEO and member of the Executive Committee. He will report directly to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the day-to-day operations...
Calif. Launches Online Tool for Health Insurance Rate Filings
Jul 27 2010 // Furthering his commitment increase public scrutiny of health insurance rate filings, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that consumers can now be notified via e-mail when new health insurance rate...
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Calif. Commissioner’s Actions
Jul 27 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is considering a recent court decision a victory for consumers, as a lawsuit that attempted to stop the Commissioner from protecting Californians in connection with the...
California Farms Take Risks When Going Green
Jul 23 2010 // California dairy farmers might soon start converting their cow waste to fuel, but in doing so, they may be taking on more insurance risks — risks that their insurance agents might not be aware of, said James D....
Hate Crimes in California Drop 20%
Jul 22 2010 // Hate crimes in California fell by more than 20 percent last year, according to a new report released by California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s office. “Hate Crime in California 2009” showed...
Drivers Beware: Lindsay Lohan Offers Lessons in Auto Insurance
Jul 21 2010 // In all the commotion of Lindsay Lohan’s fall from grace, little attention has been paid to the impact her risky behavior will have on her insurance — auto, home, life, and health. But consumers can learn from...
Sacramento Considers Tax for Out-of-Town Motorists
Jul 20 2010 // Sacramento is the latest local government in California to consider imposing a tax on out-of-town motorists who are involved in local auto accidents, which many insurers oppose, according to Sam Sorich, president of the...
GOP Nominates Villines for Insurance Commissioner
Jul 20 2010 // Assemblyman Mike Villines says the California Department of Insurance needs a good manager, not a politician looking at the post as a stepping stone to higher office. Villines will face Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones in...
