Latest California Headlines
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Four Riverside, Calif. Residents Arrested for Alleged Fradulent Auto Theft Claim
Mar 7 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the arrests of three Riverside, Calif., residents on charges that they allegedly filed a fraudulent auto theft claim on a car that was later found in an orange...
New Markets
Mar 6 2006 // Miscellaneous Medical MalpracticeNuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services’ miscellaneous medical malpractice insurance program has several new features, including new deductibles that can be lower than $2,500. The...
Fraud Roundup
Mar 6 2006 // San Diego Roofing Contractor Sentenced San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has sentenced a roofing contractor to a six month jail term, three years formal probation and ordered him to pay $272,000 in...
People and Places
Mar 6 2006 // Suhr Risk Services of California has named Patricia Coutermarsh chief operations officer. In that role, she will oversee operations from Suhr’s three Northern California branches, ensuring quality service delivery to...
Calif. commissioner issues new workers’ compensation regulations
Mar 6 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced new workers’ compensation regulations that will require all insurers in the state to submit certification forms that verify that claims adjusters and...
Study Says Californians Unmotivated to Prepare for Next Disaster
Mar 2 2006 // Californians believe that their state is prone to disasters, but see little motivation to prepare for nature’s crushing blows, a new poll has found. The poll, sponsored by the Insurance Information Network of...
Calif. Home Inspections for Flood Damage Begin
Mar 1 2006 // Damage inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have begun meeting with California homeowners and renters who registered for disaster assistance after the severe flooding of December and January. FEMA...
Pair Convicted in Calif. for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
Mar 1 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the convictions of two suspects, Wade Peebles, 55, and Gigi Peebles, 41, for workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, payroll tax fraud and conspiracy,...
HWAC Providing 10-Point Checklist for Calif. Residents on Home Warranties
Mar 1 2006 // Reportedly responding to a high level of interest in home warranty contracts, which are now included in more than 90 percent of home resales in California, and growing consumer inquiries about warranties, the Home Warranty...
Calif. Expands Low-Cost Auto Program to Three Counties
Mar 1 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner Garamendi has announced the expansion of the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program to Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties. The announcement follows his final...
Proposed Car Insurance Rates Pit Urban vs. Rural Drivers
Feb 27 2006 // Urban and rural drivers in California faced off over a new way to calculate car insurance rates that would be based more on how people drive than where they park their cars. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi proposed...
Calif. Helicopter Crash Kills One, Instructor Badly Injured
Feb 27 2006 // A helicopter crashed into a wash in a remote area near a highway near Santa Clarita, Calif., killing a student and injuring the flight instructor on board, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 2:20 p.m. near...
IBHS Calls for Incentives to Improve Calif. Earthquake Protection
Feb 24 2006 // There are clear opportunities for California to promote incentives to make homes and businesses safer from earthquakes, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). At the Feb. 23 meeting of the...
Farmers Says Northern Calif. Auto Glass Business Involved in Scam
Feb 24 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon Redding, California auto glass company Onsight Auto Glass and its owner, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers...
Calif. Attorney Surrenders on Grand Theft Charge
Feb 23 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that on Feb. 9, 2006, attorney Marilyn P. McCumber, 68, self-surrendered to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. She pled guilty to felony grand theft for...
Calif. Issues Cease and Desist Order to Global Healings Society
Feb 23 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has issued a cease and desist (C&D) order on The Global Healings Society of Puyallup, Wash., following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI)...
Former Calif. Life Insurance Agent Convicted for Faulty Notes
Feb 23 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the conviction of former life insurance agent Bassem Btadini, 51, also known as Bob Btadini. Btadini entered a no contest plea and was convicted of five...
Calif. Commissioner Issues New Workers’ Compensation Regulations
Feb 22 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced new workers’ compensation regulations that will require all insurers to submit certification forms that verify that claims adjusters and medical bill...
Calif. Associations Want Auto Aftermarket Competition to Continue
Feb 22 2006 // Insurance associations in California are opposing legislation that could deter auto aftermarket parts competition. Competition among manufacturers of quality, replacement crash parts has saved consumers hundreds of...
California Surplus Line Association elects new officers
Feb 20 2006 // The Surplus Line Association of California’s (SLA) elected new officers at its Annual Meeting held in Northern California on Jan. 24 and in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2006. New officers include: chairman –...
