Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Department of Insurance Denies it Violated Claims Adjusting Firm’s Settlement Terms
Feb 24 2008 // Matthew Todd, vice president of Paramount Disaster Recovery Inc., is claiming a media release by California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner misrepresented Paramount’s actions related to a recent lawsuit as well...
Consumer Groups Challenge USAA Rate Filing
Feb 24 2008 // The Greenlining Institute is the most recent consumer protection organization to file a petition with the California Department of Insurance over a proposed rate filing by the United States Automobile Association....
Calif. Bill Seeks to Ban Alleged Bias in Workers’ Comp Awards
Feb 24 2008 // A Democratic lawmaker is pushing legislation in California that would prohibit doctors from considering age, race or genetic factors in determining the size of workers’ compensation benefits for employees who suffer...
People
Feb 24 2008 // San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC named Jim O’Connell principal. He also will serve as director of development for programs, specialty insurance solutions. In that role, he is responsible for both regional and...
Larson & Rosenberger Merges Calif. and Utah CPA Firms
Feb 22 2008 // Utah-based CPA firm Larson & Co. announced a merger with Los Angeles-based Rosenberger Schwartz & Co. The merged firm, Larson & Rosenberger, combines 32 years of insurance auditing and tax expertise, as well...
RMS and ImageCat Report on Costly 2007 Wildfire Season
Feb 21 2008 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) and ImageCat, Inc., issued a joint research report Wednesday on the 2007 U.S. wildfire season. With a potential $2.5 billion in insured losses in California alone, last year ranks as one of...
Flood Map Changes Worry Sacramento Officials, Builders
Feb 21 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s plans to designate Sacramento’s fast-growing Natomas sector, north of the Sacramento and American rivers, as a Special Flood Hazard Area AE Zone in December is stirring...
Fitzpatrick and Fuhrman Join Wells Fargo Calif. Office
Feb 20 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ ABD Insurance and Financial Services division, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announces the addition of two sales executives to the...
Calif. Bill Seeks to Ban Discrimination in Workers’ Comp Awards
Feb 12 2008 // A Democratic lawmaker is pushing legislation in California that would prohibit doctors from considering age, race or genetic factors in determining the size of workers’ compensation benefits for employees who suffer...
Calif. State Fund Appoints Collet Claims Manager
Feb 11 2008 // Robert Collet has been promoted to claims manager for the California State Fund’s Oxnard District Office. Collet joined the State Fund in 1988 when he was hired as a claims adjuster for the organization’s...
Farmers Hires Ruggiero as VP Legislative/Regulatory Affairs
Feb 11 2008 // Farmers Insurance Group, Inc., announced that Denise Ruggiero has joined the company as vice president, legislative and regulatory affairs. “Denise will be a key player in the legislative and regulatory arenas in all...
New Markets
Feb 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Private and Parochial Schools Nuts &...
People
Feb 10 2008 // The Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group in Santa Cruz, Calif., appointed Kim Aday to vice president finance/treasurer. Aday joined the group in 1997 in the position of accountant. In early 2001, she was promoted to...
U.S. Disaster Plan Takes Lessons From Katrina, Calif.’s Wildfires
Feb 10 2008 // Streamlined document called ‘essential tool for emergency managers’ in public and private sectors The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a new comprehensive disaster plan for the country that...
Business Moves
Feb 10 2008 // Genstar, Confie Seguros, Westline San Francisco-based Genstar Capital LLC, a middle market private equity firm, has partnered with insurance industry executives and Westline Corp. to establish Confie Seguros, a company...
From Insurance to Candy
Feb 10 2008 // For former insurance pro, life really is a box of chocolates Although it’s been many years since See’s Candies President Brad Kinstler was at the helm of an insurance company, and even longer since he was...
Insurance Charity to Hold Club100 Dinner, March 6
Feb 10 2008 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization of insurance agents, brokers, and companies will hold its fourth annual Southern California Club100 Dinner on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at...
Declarations
Feb 10 2008 // Remaining Confident “We remain confident that there will be a day when medical marijuana patients are not discriminated against in the workplace.” —Safe Access attorney Joe Elford, reacting to a decision by...
Insurance Bills Die in Calif. Legislature
Feb 8 2008 // The Association of California Insurance Companies, an affiliate of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, reports that the following 2007 insurance-related bills missed the Jan. 31 deadline to pass out of...
Calif. State Fund Leaders Testify at Senate Hearing
Feb 7 2008 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund President Janet Frank and Board Chair Jeanne Cain testified Wednesday at an informational hearing of the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee that was held to review...
