Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Study: Calif. Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Back to Pre-Reform Levels
May 28 2010 // California workers’ compensation medical payments are increasing and have moved back above pre-reform levels, according to a new study by the Califonria Workers’ Compensation Insitute. CWCI research that...
California’s 40 State Court Cases Against Toyota Consolidated
May 27 2010 // A judge has ordered the pretrial merger of at least 40 California state court lawsuits filed against Toyota over cars that have raced out of control, including a case stemming from the fatal crash that sparked the...
California Nonprofit Execs Accused of Exposing Teens to Health Risks
May 24 2010 // Three executives of a now-defunct California nonprofit that provided job training for young people knowingly placed dozens of teenagers in jobs that exposed them to asbestos, prosecutors say. The nonprofit Firm Build sent...
California City Seeks Liability Limit in Death of Young Lifeguard
May 21 2010 // An insurance company has asked a federal court to limit liability by the city of Huntington Beach in the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed during a junior lifeguard drill. Attorneys with Navigator’s...
Calif. Bill Would Allow Video Monitors in Vehicles
May 19 2010 // The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow video recorders to be installed on vehicles’ dashboards. State law currently prohibits dashboard devices that may obstruct a driver’s view. The bill is...
California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market More Lucrative
May 18 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...
Allstate Adding Agents in California
May 18 2010 // Allstate Insurance Co. announced it is seeking dozens of agents in California. “We see a significant opportunity in the current economy to attract mid-career, mid-level managers to own and operate their own business...
Malasig Joins Suhr Risk Services of California Sales Force
May 18 2010 // Albert Malasig has joined the property/casualty arm of Suhr Risk Services of California. With more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, and an emphasis in risk management for middle market businesses,...
S&P Lowers Mercury’s Ratings
May 17 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. to ‘BBB+’ from ‘A-‘. S&P also...
Two Calif. Workers’ Comp Defense Firms Merge
May 17 2010 // Heggeness, Sweet, Simington & Patrico, a San Diego-based workers’ compensation defense firm and Mentz, Finn & McDowell, a San Francisco-based workers’ comp defense firm, have announced an agreement to...
Calif. Agent, Insurer Groups Discuss Homeowners Replacement Cost Regs
May 17 2010 // To alleviate concerns about homeowner under-insurance, the California Department of Insurance has proposed regulations governing standards and training for estimating replacement value on homeowners’ insurance. CDI...
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May 17 2010 // Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Crawford chairman of the board of directors. Before joining Superior Access, Crawford served as chairman, president and CEO of Crawford & Co. With...
CRC Loses 100 Employees; Possible Legal Action to Follow
May 17 2010 // When 10 percent of an organization’s entire workforce resigns in one day, the fallout can be devastating. That’s exactly what happened to CRC Insurance Services Inc. (CRC) – one of the largest wholesale...
