Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Safety Measures Tested by California Spinach Contamination
Aug 31 2007 // Tough new food safety precautions and produce-tracking systems implemented last year after a fatal E. coli outbreak were put to the test when spinach from a Salinas Valley produce company came up positive for salmonella...
Lawrence Named Underwriting Manager for Calif. State Fund
Aug 30 2007 // Diane Lawrence has been promoted to underwriting manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund. Lawrence began her State Fund career as a marketing consultant at the organization’s San Francisco...
Calif. Considering Expanding Low-Cost Auto Program Statewide
Aug 30 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced plans to complete his expansion of the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program (CLCA) to the entire state. Commissioner Poizner is working to make the...
Calif. High Court Rules Discovery Does Not Apply to Reinsurance Documents
Aug 29 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that a statute authorizing limited discovery of a defendant’s insurance coverage does not include authorization to look into reinsurance agreements as part of facilitating a...
California Department of Insurance Seeks General Counsel
Aug 27 2007 // The California Department of Insurance is seeking a new general counsel of its Legal Branch. The general counsel will serve as the principal legal advisor to the Insurance Commissioner while providing leadership and...
Calif. Commissioner To Host Town Hall Meeting for Angora Fire Victims
Aug 24 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner will be hosting a town hall meeting with residents, insurers and local officials in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., this evening, to assess the needs and concerns of victims of the...
Drops in Calif. Spending Lowers Nation’s Workers’ Comp Benefits, Costs
Aug 22 2007 // U.S. workers’ compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers disabled by workplace injuries or diseases declined in 2005, according to a study by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI)....
Crews Subduing Mont. Wildfire; Calif. Fire Shows No Signs of Slowing
Aug 22 2007 // A wildfire that destroyed two homes was no longer threatening a residential area Tuesday and authorities were ready to let evacuees return, a fire chief said. Residents had been ordered to leave the Emerald Hills...
Calif. Brothers Arrested for Fraud
Aug 20 2007 // Two brothers in Woodland Hills, Calif., have been arrested and charged with felony insurance fraud, conspiracy and perjury. According to the California Department of Insurance, Masood D. Pymanee, 32, and Mahboob D....
Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Expanded to 11 Counties
Aug 17 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has expanded the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program to Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Placer, San Benito, Shasta, Sutter, Tuolumne and Yuba...
Calif. Suspects Arrested for $20,000 in Auto Insurance Fraud
Aug 16 2007 // An investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division and four additional state law enforcement groups has led to the arrest of multiple alleged automobile insurance fraud perpetrators. Four...
Bunke Named VP Underwriter of Colemont – Southern California
Aug 16 2007 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has promoted Tom Bunke to vice president – underwriter of Colemont – Southern California. Bunke joined Colemont in March 2001. He began his career with the G.J. Sullivan Co. and...
Insurers Oppose Proposed Calif. Workers’ Comp Deductible
Aug 16 2007 // Some California insurers are asking the Legislature to reconsider a proposal that they say will boost workers’ compensation temporary disability payments to injured workers dramatically. The American Insurance...
Calif. State Fund Names Frank New President
Aug 15 2007 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund has selected Janet Frank to be its new president. Frank, currently executive vice president of North American Field Operations for CNA Financial, is scheduled to begin...
Calif. Modifies Benefit Notice Rules
Aug 15 2007 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a 15-day notice of revisions to proposed workers’ compensation benefit notice and medical provider network regulations. The DWC has modified its...
SullianCurtisMonroe Opens Office in Corona, Calif.
Aug 13 2007 // Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC, has opened a new office in Corona, Calif. at Corona Pointe, 980 Montecito, First Floor, Corona, CA 92879. The company said the new office should help to...
Calif. Surplus Lines Premiums Down 11%
Aug 9 2007 // The Surplus Line Association of California is reporting that premiums in the Golden State are trending down. According to the group, “premiums processed in the first three months of 2007 decreased by 11.75 percent....
Calif. Appeals Court Says Workers’ Comp Sole Remedy in Workplace
Aug 8 2007 // The California Court of Appeals has ruled that claims of assault and battery and emotional distress are barred by the workers’ compensation exclusivity rule, meaning that workers’ compensation is the only...
Calif. Commissioner Vows To Continue Cleaning Up State Fund
Aug 8 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner pledged to continue improving the state workers’ compensation insurer, California State Compensation Insurance Fund. Speaking at the joint Chartered Property Casualty...
Beecher Carlson Appoints Vella to Exec. Liability Team in Calif.
Aug 7 2007 // Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson, an insurance and risk management brokerage, has expanded its Executive Liability team with the addition of Mark Vella as vice president. Vella will focus on business and client development...
