Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation hosts benefit gala on May 12
Apr 9 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its 14th Annual Gala on May 12, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, to benefit charitable causes in California. Steve Poizner, California Insurance...
Declarations
Apr 9 2007 // Catastrophic coverage “A decrease in the already low penetration rate would reduce the number of Californians able to afford to rebuild after a devastating earthquake.” — The California Department of...
Calif. Lawsuit Alleges Age Discrimination in Circuit City Layoffs
Apr 6 2007 // Three Circuit City employees laid off as part of a restructuring measure announced last week have sued the electronics retailer, alleging it violated California law prohibiting age discrimination. Daniel Weidler, Michael...
Levees Protecting West Sacramento Need $8.5 Million in Repairs
Apr 5 2007 // Two levees protecting about 40,000 Central California residents from potentially catastrophic flooding need $8.5 million worth of repairs, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps — which finished the...
Study: Calif. Leads Nation in Fraud Convictions
Apr 5 2007 // California leads the nation in criminal insurance fraud convictions, according to a study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. According to the study, the Golden State had more than one third of of all convictions...
Calif. Assoc. of Independent Insurance Adjusters Hosts Certification Programs
Apr 3 2007 // The California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters will be offering its Annual Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations Recertification and certification programs for the Seminar for the Evaluation of...
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Hosts 14th Annual Gala
Apr 2 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its 14th Annual Gala on May 12, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, to benefit charitable causes in California. Steve Poizner, California Insurance...
Heffernan Appoints Butler Senior VP and Branch Manager in Orange, Calif.
Apr 2 2007 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has appointed Earl Butler senior vice president and branch manager of its Orange, Calif., office. In this role, he will be charged with new business development in Southern California as manager...
Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Expanded to Six Counties
Mar 30 2007 // California has expanded its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program to low-income, good drivers in Merced, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura counties, announced the California Department of Insurance. The...
Nevada’s Employers Holdings Hosts Conference Call on Q4, 2006 Earnings
Mar 30 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported financial results for the full-year and fourth quarter of 2006. For 2006, consolidated 2006 net income increased 24.7 percent to $171.6 million from $137.6 million in...
Contractor Ordered to Pay $129,000 to Calif. State Fund
Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...
Calif. Commissioner Orders Audit of State Compensation Insurance Fund
Mar 29 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has ordered an audit of the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), amid questions regarding the corporate governance and management of the organization. The audit follows...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Bureau Approves 11.3 Percent Rate Decrease
Mar 29 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee has approved the filing of a 11.3 percent decrease in advisory pure premium rates, effective July 1, 2007 on new and renewal...
Calif. Hosts Hearing on Permanent Disability Rules
Mar 28 2007 // The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing at 9 a.m. this morning on workers’ compensation permanent and temporary disability. Since the workers’ compensation system was reformed...
Calif. Farm Sues Taco Bell for Libel
Mar 28 2007 // The Southern California farm that grew the green onions that were first linked to and then cleared in last year’s E. coli outbreak has filed a libel lawsuit against Taco Bell Corp. Boskovich Farms Inc. filed the...
Calif. jury returns asbestos verdict of more than $868,000
Mar 26 2007 // A San Francisco jury has ruled in favor of the family of a drywall taper in a products liability case against a former manufacturer and supplier of asbestos-containing joint compound, spray texture and acoustical ceiling...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s...
Top 10 ways for California surplus line brokers to avoid E&O exposures
Mar 26 2007 // Editor’s note: Although this article is geared toward California surplus line brokers, with small variations the same advice may be of help to surplus line and retail brokers in other states. Surplus line brokers...
UCLA study indicates most Calif. workers OK with workers’ comp care
Mar 26 2007 // The vast majority of injured workers in California have access to quality medical care, yet a majority still suffer from injuries even after a year of care, according to a study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health...
My New Markets
Mar 26 2007 // Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s...
