Latest California Headlines
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California Drivers Cautioned Against Staged Collisions
Jul 24 2008 // With summer vacation looming and many Californians traditionally driving more frequently or longer distances, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is warning area drivers to be alert for staged auto collisions....
Lionheart Insurance Adds California Office, Adds Two to Staff
Jul 22 2008 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Lionheart Insurance Services has opened a new office in Irvine, Calif. Joining Lionheart in the Irvine location are Pat Piccinonno and Joe Weckerle Jr. Piccinonno, appointed as president, has 35...
California Court Upholds Contractual Duty to Defend
Jul 22 2008 // In a 7-0 decision, the California Supreme Court confirmed that an indemnitee (a developer-builder in this case) is entitled to an immediate defense by an indemnitor (a subcontractor in this case) under a contractual...
Cooler, Moist Weather Helps Calif. Firefighting
Jul 22 2008 // Cooler temperatures and higher humidity around California is allowing firefighters to continue chipping away at dozens of wildfires this week. The favorable weekend weather led to considerable progress in the...
California Jury Finds Johnson & Johnson Not Liable in Motrin Suit
Jul 21 2008 // Johnson & Johnson last Thursday won a lawsuit brought by the family of an 11-year-old girl who became blind after using the drug Children’s Motrin in 2003. The painkiller is made by Johnson &...
2 Health Insurers to Pay $13M to California Regulators
Jul 21 2008 // Two of California’s biggest health insurers have agreed to collectively pay $13 million and reinstate more than 2,000 insurance policies to settle claims with the state that they illegally dropped policyholders from...
Wildfires Bring Demand for Private Firefighters
Jul 17 2008 // Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance company millions of dollars. “I...
AAA To Cut Homeowners Insurance $50 Million in Northern California
Jul 16 2008 // California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau (CSAA-IIB, or AAA of Northern California) customers in Nothern California will see a 10.6 percent rate cut, a total savings of $50 million, including more than...
Majority of California Wildfires Contained, 100 Homes Destroyed
Jul 14 2008 // More than 1,400 fires that burned as part of California’s lightining series have been contained due to the endless efforts of firefighters from California, as well as from throughout the nation and Canada, according...
California High Court Clarifies Policies on Workers’ Comp Utilization Reviews
Jul 14 2008 // Employers must conduct utilization reviews when deciding whether to approve or deny an injured employee’s request for workers’ compensation medical treatment, the Supreme Court of California has ruled. In State...
Liberty’s Vonderwerth Receives Certification in HR
Jul 10 2008 // San Jose, Calif.-based Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Inc. benefits consultant Jenny Vonderwerth has achieved California state-specific certification as a senior professional in human resources. Awarded by the Human...
California Orders Allstate to Cut Home Insurance Rates 28.5%
Jul 10 2008 // Allstate Corp. will have to lower its rates on California homeowner policies by 28.5 percent making an estimated $255 million in annual savings for consumers, the state’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner...
Cambridge General Agency Releases Farm and Ranch Program in California
Jul 10 2008 // Cambridge General has revised its farm and ranch program. This comprehenisve program is designed to provide coverage for the following broad array of farming operations, including: -Aqua-culture operations including...
Company Operating Without License Ordered to Pay $60,000 Fine
Jul 9 2008 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner ordered Dent Defense Group Inc., a Concord-based company, to pay $60,000 in fines for transacting insurance in California without a proper license. Dent Defense Group Inc....
Hot, Drier Weather Developing on California Firelines
Jul 9 2008 // Firefighters are making progress in California’s siege of wildfires, but forecasters warned that weather was turning back in favor of the flames. “A high pressure system is setting up over the entire...
California AG Sues Cement Plant for Hexavalent Chromium Exposure
Jul 8 2008 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and District Attorney Rod Pacheco sued TXI International, a Riverside, Calif.-based cement plant, for exposing people to the potent carcinogen hexavalent chromium without...
Business Moves
Jul 7 2008 // Hudson Insurance, Hooghuis Hudson Insurance Group, the U.S. insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.has acquired Hooghuis Group LLC, an underwriting agency specializing in U.S. directors and officers liability...
Business Moves
Jul 7 2008 // Wells Fargo, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation launched a new Western Division. Wells Fargo Insurance Services will serve as the founder of the new division. The Western...
When is a Collapse a Collapse?
Jul 7 2008 // Navigating the Field of Conflicting Views Consider the following scenario: An earthquake, tornado, flood or similar natural catastrophe causes significant structural damage to an insured’s home. Although the building...
Firefighters in Stalemate Against Calif. Wildfires
Jul 7 2008 // Firefighters have battled hundreds of wildfires burning throughout Northern California to a stalemate in the past month, but forecasters say dangerous fire conditions will not relent anytime soon. While it is still too...
