Latest California Headlines
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Fla. Pols Ready to Lead Lobbying Effort for National Catastrophe Fund
Jan 29 2007 // Now that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill that lawmakers say will address the state’s insurance problems, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders said Thursday their attention will be on pushing for a...
Calif. hospitals may not meet earthquake safety standards
Jan 28 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study. Standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Calif. Commissioner, Governor Assess Damage from Agricultural Freeze
Jan 26 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner toured the Central Valley with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, meeting with area leaders and assessing the needs of the agricultural community following the recent...
Calif. State Fund Offers Credit Extension for Cold Snap
Jan 25 2007 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fraud said it will be extending credit terms to policyholders who have suffered a financial loss or business disruption from the widespread freezing weather across the state...
California Aims to Regulate Leafy Greens
Jan 25 2007 // The California Department of Food and Agriculture has taken steps to regulate leafy greens by initiating a plan that asks companies in the leafy greens industry to sign a Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. The agreement...
Calif. Citrus Growers Expected to File 3,000 Claims from Cold Snap
Jan 24 2007 // Freezing temperatures that destroyed a wide swath of crops in California are expected to bring in a flood of claims, according to California regulators. With a $1 billion agricultural damage estimate, officials said citrus...
Calif. Issues Declaration of Insurance Emergency in Agricultural Freeze
Jan 23 2007 // A recent proclamation by California’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is allowing out-of-state insurance adjusters to be dispatched to California’s agricultural community to assist in the state of...
Mich. Attorney General Urges Judge to Toss Calif. Global Warming Suit
Jan 23 2007 // Michigan’s attorney general has joined six automakers in asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by California that accuses them of harming human health and the environment by producing vehicles that contribute...
Study: Many California Hospitals Will Not Meet Deadline for Earthquake Safety Measures
Jan 22 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study. Tough standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Calif. Farmers Still Assessing Damage After 5-Day Freeze
Jan 22 2007 // As the chill air descended on California last weekend, citrus farmers were already prepared for the worst. Past freezes in 1990 and 1998 taught the state’s growers to insure crops that are one frigid night, hail...
Freezing Temperatures Wreak Havoc on Calif. Agriculture, Water Pipes
Jan 19 2007 // A deep freeze that has ruined many winter crops in California’s agricultural zones has also wreaked havoc on the state’s urban centers in the form of frozen, broken pipes. Fire departments across Southern...
California CPCU Chapters Host First Annual Golf Tournament
Jan 18 2007 // The Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, California El Camino and Orange Empire Chapters of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society are sponsoring their First Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at...
California Citrus Growers Face Big Losses as Cold Snap Continues
Jan 16 2007 // California’s $1 billion citrus industry suffered record-low temperatures this past weekend, and agriculture officials continue to worry about widespread crop destruction. Counties where most of the state’s...
Burns & Wilcox To Offer Commercial Earthquake Coverage
Jan 16 2007 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, is offering of a new commercial “all risks” property program that includes...
California Hosts Hearing on Workers’ Comp Medical Fee Schedule
Jan 12 2007 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation will be holding a public hearing on the Official Medical Fee Schedule – Physician Fee Schedule regulations on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. The public hearing has...
California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes
Jan 11 2007 // The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance classes online and on select college campuses. Classes are being geared to prospective or current entry level...
101 Indicted in Calif. Insurance Fraud Sting
Jan 11 2007 // A two-year undercover sting operation by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has resulted in 101 indictments, of which 88 have been arrested to date. Following a tip from a confidential informant, an...
California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes
Jan 10 2007 // Employers help staff gain college credit with valuable insurance classes. San Francisco, CA — The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance employers a...
Schwarzenegger Proposes Sweeping Plan to Cover Uninsured
Jan 10 2007 // California Governor is hoping to develop a plan to extend health care to 6.5 million uninsured Californians, but to do so, he will have to find common ground between groups that often are at odds. Union leaders quickly...
Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sworn In
Jan 9 2007 // Steve Poizner took the Oath of Office Monday afternoon, becoming California’s new Insurance Commissioner. During his remarks, Poizner vowed to make the office bi-partisan, lower insurance rates by combatting fraud,...
