Latest California Headlines
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California Senate OKs Bills Expanding Firebreaks and Insurance Rights
May 20 2004 // Bills to expand firebreaks around some rural homes and give homeowners greater insurance rights were approved recently by the state Senate. The four measures were introduced in response to the fires that ravaged large...
Former Aliso Viejo Resident Arrested for Grand Theft
May 18 2004 // As a result of an investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), former Aliso Viejo insurance broker James Michael Gordon, 33, of North Miami Beach, Florida, surrendered himself on May 4 to Orange...
Keenan Names Former Mayor to Advisory Board
May 17 2004 // Keenan, one of the largest privately held brokerage firms in California, announced the appointment of Art Agnos to its Advisory Board. Agnos is the former Mayor of San Francisco, 1988-1992. He also served as California...
California’s Workers’ Compensation Problem – The Hidden Cause
May 17 2004 // Most, if not all, of work done over the past year on workers’ compensation reform has been directed at symptoms and not causes. The true cause of the workers’ compensation problem is poor employer management...
OCTOBER WILDFIRE SURVIVORS FILE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES:
May 17 2004 // A class-action lawsuit was filed on May 5 against four major insurance companies who write homeowner’s insurance in California. The lawsuit filed against State Farm, Allstate, Farmers and Safeco alleges that the...
New IRC Study Reveals Regional Auto Claim Cost Differences in California
May 12 2004 // According to a new Insurance Research Council (IRC) report, Californians in major cities are more likely than non-metropolitan residents to 1) be involved in auto accidents, 2) have auto insurance losses per insured...
ACIC Recommends Homeowners Review Insurance Coverage as Wildfire Season Begins
May 7 2004 // With wild fires raging once again, the Association of California Insurance Companies encouraged homeowners to inventory their possessions and review and update their insurance policies. “It appears that California...
October Wildfire Survivors File Class Action Suit Against Insurance Companies
May 5 2004 // A class-action lawsuit was filed on May 5 against four major insurance companies who write homeowner’s insurance in California. The lawsuit filed against State Farm, Allstate, Farmers and Safeco, alleges that the...
Gibford Joins AIA’s Western Region
May 5 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced May 5 that Janine Gibford has been appointed as assistant vice president in the association’s Western Region, based in Sacramento. Gibford will manage AIA’s...
IINC: Half of California Homes Face Wildfire Dangers
May 5 2004 // More than half of California’s 12.5 million homes face wildfire dangers that pose a financial loss potential well in excess of $106 billion, according to state fire statistics. California Department of Forestry...
Personal Insurance Foundation of California Opposed to Most of Homeowners Bill of Rights Package
May 5 2004 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) announced opposition to three of the four measures that make up the “Homeowners Bill of Rights” (HOBOR) package that will be heard in the California...
ACIC Responds to CDI News Conference
May 4 2004 // Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC), released a statement in response to Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s recent comments regarding the response of the insurance...
Dozens Arrested For Auto Body Insurance Fraud in Northern California
May 3 2004 // A multi-agency enforcement unit conducted a sweep April 1 that has to date resulted in the arrests of 27 suspects following a year-long undercover investigation into auto body insurance fraud. Warrants were issued by the...
Calif. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Fix in a Week
May 3 2004 // West News • March 22 “I just wish the governor in my state had the backbone the “Terminator” appears to. Like California, our legislature (and our newly elected governor) is predominantly trial lawyers...
California Governor Optimistic About Reaching Deal on Workers’ Comp
May 3 2004 // West News • March 31 “The problem with workers’ compensation in California is that 95 percent of those who are in a position to effect change and reform do not fully understand the system. We look at the...
S&P Report Warns Calif. Workers’ Compensation More Precarious Now
May 3 2004 // West News • April 14 “The taxpayers of California will ultimately face the financial consequences should the SCIF be in financial trouble or fail. There is no excuse for SCIF not having an A.M. Best rating. Rather...
Calif. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Fix in a Week
May 3 2004 // West News • March 22 “I wish the governor in my state had the backbone the ‘Terminator’ appears to. Like California, our legislature (and our newly elected governor) is predominantly trial lawyers who...
California Governor Optimistic About Reaching Deal on Workers’ Comp
May 3 2004 // West News • March 31 “The problem with workers’ compensation in California is that 95 percent of those who are in a position to effect change and reform do not fully understand the system. We look at the...
Calif. Governor Wants Workers’ Comp Fix in a Week
May 3 2004 // West News • March 22 “I just wish the governor in my state had the backbone the “Terminator” appears to. Like California, our legislature (and our newly elected governor) is predominantly trial lawyers...
California Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Reform Package
May 3 2004 // Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill on April 19 designed to overhaul California’s costly workers’ compensation system and save employers billions of dollars. The compromise legislation will limit...
