Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Small Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat in Hawaii’s Tumultuous Workers’ Comp Market
Oct 25 2004 // The issues surrounding Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system have been a topic of debate for agents, brokers, politicians and small businesses over the past several months as reform attempts to fix the troubled...
38 People Arrested in Calif. Insurance Scam
Oct 25 2004 // On Sept. 15, authorities completed arresting 38 people for alleged auto insurance fraud at more than 30 auto body shops in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The suspects were arrested over five days and booked into...
Take Two: Looking at the Med-Mal Crisis from Both Sides
Oct 25 2004 // National editor Andrea Ortega-Wells recently moderated a “Take Two” debate discussing the hot topic of medical malpractice, and what, if any, reforms are needed. The debate featured Paula Sweeney, partner with...
People and Places
Oct 25 2004 // Bill Litjen San Diego-based insurance brokerage G.S. Levine Insurance Services Inc. has announced the promotion of Bill Litjen to president. He joined the firm in 1997 and most recently held the position of chief operating...
Calif. Commissioner Grills Insurers on Underinsured Homeowner Problem
Oct 22 2004 // Replacement cost, policy limits, and non-renewal of policies were the source of a heated debate in a day-long hearing investigating underinsured homeowners affected by last year’s wildfires. California Insurance...
RemedyTemp to Fight Calif. Workers’ Comp Case Decision Following Appeal Court Ruling
Oct 21 2004 // RemedyTemp Inc., which operates as Remedy Intelligent Staffing and RemX Specialty Staffing, said it will ask the California Supreme Court to review the ruling by a California Court of Appeal panel that the insurers that...
Dreyer, Utley Join Calif.-based ABD Insurance
Oct 20 2004 // Torrance, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announced that Thomas Dreyer has joined ABD’s Sacramento office as a vice president....
Suchil Joins AIA
Oct 18 2004 // The American Insurance Association announced that Steven Suchil has been appointed assistant vice president in the association’s western region, based in Sacramento. Suchil will manage AIA’s advocacy efforts on...
Nev. Asks Calif. Companies ‘Will Your Business Be Terminated” in Light of High Economic Costs
Oct 15 2004 // In response reportedly to increasing inquiries from California companies struggling with the high cost of doing business in California, Nevada economic development officials have launched a marketing campaign in the Golden...
Survey Says Nearly 8 in 10 Calif. Homeowners in Fire Danger Areas Think Wildfire Losses ‘Unlikely’
Oct 14 2004 // Seventy-eight percent of California homeowners living in identified fire danger areas believe that it is “somewhat” or “very” unlikely their home will be damaged or destroyed by a wildfire,...
Best Affirms Rating of California Earthquake Authority
Oct 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of California Earthquake Authority (CEA) (Sacramento, CA). The rating outlook is stable. The rating of CEA reflects its distinctive structure,...
Crump of California Offers Trucking Program
Oct 12 2004 // Crump E&S of California Insurance Services Inc. announced a new trucking program for agents in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Admitted carrier First Financial Insurance is rated “A- VIII” by A.M. Best....
Multiple Arrests in Two California Fraud Cases
Oct 12 2004 // Two separate investigations have resulted in nine arrests on felony insurance fraud charges, including one suspect who was extradited from Arizona and a tenth suspect still at large outside the U.S., officials announced on...
COMP WEST LAUNCHES WORKERS’ COMP OPS IN CALIF.:
Oct 11 2004 // CompWest Insurance Company announced that it has been licensed as a workers’ compensation insurer by the California Department of Insurance, responding to the significant capacity shortage in the California market....
GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER VETOES DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL:
Oct 11 2004 // Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill by Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) that would allow undocumented aliens access to California driver’s licenses, according to the Pasadena Star-News. AB 2895 is...
CALIF. GOV. VETOES SB 494:
Oct 11 2004 // Continuing to act on his pledge to improve California’s business climate and prevent expensive litigation and abuse by special interest groups, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed legislation sponsored by personal...
California Homeowners
Oct 11 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: J.E. Brown & Associates is offering a homeowners program. The program is available to rate, quote and bind, all online and can be accessed through their Web site. The program accepts brush hazards,...
Feeling the Crunch
Oct 11 2004 // Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system has been a hot topic in recent months – although the system has been on the industry’s radar for some time now. A recent study by the Oregon Department of...
Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference
Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...
IICF CEO Chin Retires After 10 Years of Service to the Industry, Community
Oct 11 2004 // After devoting heart and soul to the Insurance Industry Charitable Fund (IICF) for 10 years, CEO Karen Chin officially retired on Oct. 1. The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based organization allows people in the insurance industry...
