Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La.’s Blanco and Donelon Travel to Calif. for Outreach to Insurers
Jan 30 2007 // Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco kicked off a three-day insurance outreach mission Jan. 29 in San Francisco, part of her continuing efforts to bring affordable insurance home to Louisiana, the governor’s...
Case Law Watch
Jan 29 2007 // Additional Insureds Alpha Holdings Ltd. v. Travelers Indemnity (California Court of Appeals, Second District, July 13, 2006) Ruling: This case involved a declaratory judgment action on insurance coverage under a...
Calif. declares insurance claims emergency in wake of cold freeze
Jan 29 2007 // A recent proclamation by California 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 emergency...
New Markets
Jan 29 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Commercial Package Nuts & Bolts: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has a new commercial package policy available in California underwritten...
Calif. reaches resolution with insurers over legal fees
Jan 29 2007 // The California Department of Insurance has reached a resolution of its obligation to pay attorneys’ fees to two of the insurance companies that challenged the constitutionality of the landmark Holocaust Victims...
CALIF. HOSPITALS MAY NOT MEET EARTHQUAKE SAFETY STANDARDS
Jan 29 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...
Remapping California flood zones might spur wave of policy sales
Jan 29 2007 // Homeowners who witnessed the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina seem to have boosted flood insurance sales dramatically in 2006, and federal government actions also might force others to purchase flood coverage, as...
Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner sworn in
Jan 29 2007 // Steve Poizner took his oath of office on Jan. 8, becoming California’s new Insurance Commissioner. During his remarks, Poizner vowed to make the office bi-partisan, to lower insurance rates by combating fraud and to...
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...
