Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
N.J. Court: Out-of-Stater Can Be Sued for Libel for Web Postings
Aug 6 2007 // An out-of-state resident can be sued for libel in New Jersey for statements posted to a Web site forum because his comments targeted a New Jersey resident, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The ruling in Danna...
People and Places
Aug 6 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on...
People
Aug 6 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on...
People
Aug 6 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Calif. State Bar considers mandatory malpractice insurance disclosure The California State Bar is considering whether lawyers in the Golden State should be required to disclose whether they have malpractice...
Calif. launches online system for agency licensing
Aug 6 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced that the Department of Insurance has created an online service for organizations applying for an insurance agency license. The online filing service is designed...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Court rules liability waiver invalid when there is gross negligence The California Supreme Court has ruled that a signed liability waiver is useless in protecting a government entity from gross negligence and only good in...
Task force to investigate former SCIF employees
Aug 6 2007 // Three California agencies have formed a task force to investigate the state’s workers’ compensation insurer, California State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). The California Highway Patrol, California...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
Calif. Department of Insurance Names Acting Deputy Commissioner
Aug 3 2007 // The California Department of Insurance announced that Tony Cignarale will serve as the new acting deputy commissioner of consumer services and market conduct. Cignarale replaces Woody Girion, who was recently named deputy...
Calif. Urges Consumers to Check for Tire Wear, Damage
Aug 3 2007 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. is advising consumers to inspect certain car tires manufactured from 2002 to 2006 for possible dangerous damage. The tires were made by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. in...
Geico Cutting Auto Rates for some California Customers
Aug 2 2007 // Geico General Insurance Co. will cut auto insurance rates for some of its California policyholders by an average of 10.8 percent to comply with state rules requiring rates to be primarily determined by driving records,...
Andersen Named Assistant Communications Manager for Calif. SCIF
Jul 31 2007 // Patrick Andersen has been promoted to assistant communications manager for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s corporate Communications Department. Prior to his State Fund career, Andersen served as...
Calif. Prosecutors to Fight ID Theft, Privacy Violations
Jul 30 2007 // In an effort to bolster personal privacy and intellectual property rights, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that District Attorneys in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego will begin receiving funds...
Task Force to Probe Allegations Involving Former SCIF Employees
Jul 30 2007 // The California Highway Patrol, California Department of Insurance, and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office jointly announced the formation of a task force to investigate allegations of potential misconduct by...
Calif. Launches Online Service To Apply for Agency License
Jul 25 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the Department of Insurance has created an online service for organizations applying for an insurance agency license. The online filing service will streamline the...
