Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The excess flood market steps up where NFIP drops off
Jul 24 2006 // The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms highlight more than ever before the importance of flood insurance, even in locations where it was...
Reforms pushing California workers’ comp rates, losses down
Jul 24 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through March 31, 2006, which suggested legislative reforms are...
Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens, before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, then all of a...
Insurers File Lawsuit to Stop Calif. Auto Insurance Regulations
Jul 20 2006 // Three insurance trade groups have filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance (CDI) auto rating regulations, which they say are “unfair”...
California Announces Protections for Disability Insurance Consumers
Jul 20 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced a settlement with several insurance industry associations over proposed restrictions on disability income contract provisions. Under the agreement, a framework has...
Word & Brown General Agency Introduces California CPA ProtectPlus
Jul 20 2006 // The Word & Brown General Agency based in Orange, Calif., has introduced California CPA ProtectPlus, a benefits program designed for certified public accountant (CPA) employers with two to 199 employees, offering it...
Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary Acquires Two Calif. WC Companies
Jul 19 2006 // Columbia Insurance Company, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Group of Insurance Companies, has agreed to acquire American All-Risk Insurance Services (AARIS) and American Commercial Claim Administrators (ACCA), both...
Californians Eligible, But Don’t Often Sign Up for Health Insurance
Jul 18 2006 // Approximately 43 percent of the reported 6.7 million California residents that qualify for government-sponsored health insurance aren’t signed up, according to statewide studies. Upon discovering this information,...
NetRate Systems Enables Commerce West Insurance Company to Implement Straight-Through Processing.
Jul 18 2006 // OKEMOS, MI – NetRate Systems has successfully partnered with Commerce West Insurance Company to enable Commerce West to implement rate/ quote/ issue of Personal Auto policies. The process utilizes a NetRate Systems...
Calif. Agency Approves Change in Auto Insurance Law
Jul 17 2006 // A state administrative office on Friday approved changes to California’s insurance law, clearing the way for regulations that will force insurers to base premiums on drivers’ records instead of their...
Desert Wind, Heat Making Fighting Calif. Wildfires Tough
Jul 14 2006 // California firefighters dug in for another day of blistering heat Thursday as they struggled to keep a string of desert wildfires from spreading toward the mountain resort community of Big Bear Lake. The lightning-sparked...
Ng Joins Dealey, Renton & Associates in Oakland, Calif.
Jul 14 2006 // Dealey, Renton & Associates Insurance Brokers has named Marlowe Ng manager, Agents & Brokers Department in the company’s Oakland office. Ng will have overall responsibility for sales and customer service in...
Western Agents Oppose California’s Mileage Verification Proposal
Jul 13 2006 // The Western Insurance Agents Association has issued a statement, opposing the California Department of Insurance’s revised proposed auto mileage verification regulation. The statement reads: “The proposed...
Auto Club of SoCal Reduced Rates to Take Effect in December
Jul 12 2006 // California’s fourth-largest provider of auto insurance has agreed to base its rates on safety and driving frequency rather than primarily on where a driver lives. The plan, to take effect Dec. 1, would cut some $133...
Auto Club of Southern California To Cut Rates 7 Percent
Jul 11 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced he intends to approve a 7 percent decrease in premium rates for policyholders of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The requested decrease coincides with...
Alliance Objects to California Mileage Regulations
Jul 11 2006 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers reaffirmed its strong objection to continued attempts by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to impose regulations on the insurance industry that are “totally...
Brown Appointed President of San Diego’s California Staffing Professionals
Jul 10 2006 // Julie Brown, president of San Diego Insurance Staffing and the Insurance Training Academy, was recently appointed to serve as president of the San Diego Chapter of California Staffing Professionals (CSP). CSP is a staffing...
California State Fund Hosts Ergonomics, Heat Illness Prevention Seminars
Jul 10 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will be hosting seminars on ergonomics and heat illness prevention through the state for policyholders. The day-long seminar, “The Fast Track Back to Work…Get on...
Mathias Joins Woodruff-Sawyer’s Southern California Office
Jul 10 2006 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today that Mark Mathias has joined the firm’s Southern California office as vice president in the benefits practice. Mathias will focus on developing business opportunities and...
Fireman’s Fund Receives Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Jul 10 2006 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., Novato, Calif., has been recognized by two public relations organizations, PR News, and the Northern California chapters of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), for its corporate...
