Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison
Feb 9 2004 // Two Southland men were sentenced to federal prison for their convictions on charges related to a scheme in which one embezzled money from his employer and funneled it to members of his softball team. Angel Uribe, 33, of...
California Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim Continue Rapid Growth
Feb 9 2004 // California workers’ compensation costs per claim in California continue to grow rapidly, increasing 15 percent from 2000 through 2001 (as of 2002) and are accelerating, according to a new study from the Cambridge,...
For Workers’ Comp Writers, 2004 May Be as Good as It’s Going to Get
Feb 9 2004 // After years of depressed pricing and a soft workers’ compensation market, prices are on the rise in many parts of the country, a trend analysts predict will continue through at least this year and probably next. The...
Three Years Later, Industry Puts Toxic Mold into Perspective
Feb 9 2004 // Whatever became of mold? Only three years ago, newspaper headlines, fueled by overzealous trial attorneys and misguided scientific information, trumpeted mold as “the next asbestos.” Since then, however, mold...
IBA West Membership Approves 2004 Resolutions
Feb 5 2004 // Members of the Independent Brokers and Agents of the West approved eight resolutions at the recent 2004 Installation of Officers and Directors and Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Three of the eight resolutions address the...
Calif. Business Entities Unite Behind Single Ballot Measure to Overhaul Workers’ Comp
Feb 4 2004 // Key business organizations from across the state have joined forces to support a single ballot measure on the issue — the Workers’ Compensation Reform and Accountability Act. The Small Business Action Committee...
Keenan Appoints Molly Joel Coy to Advisory Board
Feb 3 2004 // Keenan, the largest privately held brokerage firm in California, announced the appointment of Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH, to its Advisory Board. Dr. Coye served as the Director of the California Department of Health Services...
Calif. Commissioner Announces Settlement on Behalf of Survivors of Victims of Armenian Holocaust
Jan 28 2004 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced a settlement in long running litigation between descendants of the victims of the Armenian Genocide and the New York Life Insurance Company. “During the late...
NAMIC REPORT DETAILS STATE TORT REFORM EFFORTS:
Jan 26 2004 // A report detailing state legislative efforts to reform the U.S. civil justice system was recently released by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). The report, part of a NAMIC series regarding...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Jan 26 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
New Trade Association Gives Voice to Calif. Insurers
Jan 26 2004 // A new California trade association has been formed to represent the needs of the state’s domestic insurers. The Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Cos. (PADIC) began operations Jan. 1. Formed by several small-...
One-on-One with Arizona State Fund President Don Smith
Jan 26 2004 // In recent months, we’ve heard nothing but praise for Arizona’s workers’ compensation system, especially when compared to the trouble California system. Wondering what all the hoopla was all about, I...
Status of Agent vs. Brokers in California
Jan 26 2004 // The distinction between an agent and broker has had increased significance in California following Proposition 103 as brokers may charge broker fees and agents may not. Producers rely heavily on broker fee income due to...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Jan 26 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
E&S Foresight and Good Management Ease Hard Market Pains
Jan 26 2004 // As you have no doubt heard by now, this hard market is not just longer; it is fundamentally different. It is by all reports the most moderate in memory, characterized by fewer and less dramatic disruptions of normal market...
Court Invalidates Auto Insurance Discount Law
Jan 26 2004 // A judge invalidated a California state law that would have allowed discounts for longtime auto insurance customers who switch insurers, according to the Associated Press. Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs sided with...
Five Monterey County Shop Owners Arrested in Auto Fraud Ring
Jan 23 2004 // Monterey County Sheriff’s Department arrested five business in sting concluding what has turned out to be one of the largest undercover insurance fraud sting operation in the history of Monterey County. Arrested...
CWCI Study Examines Evidence-Based Medicine in California Workers’ Comp
Jan 22 2004 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has issued a new study examining the development and history of evidence-based medicine (EBM) as a tool for assuring appropriate, quality medical care, and its potential...
CWCI Schedules Workers’ Comp Treatment Utilization Guideline Seminars
Jan 22 2004 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will hold a one-day seminar in March in San Francisco and in Long Beach to educate industry professionals on practical issues surrounding implementation of the new...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim Continue Rapid Growth
Jan 21 2004 // California workers’ compensation costs per claim in California continue to grow rapidly, increasing 15 percent from 2000 through 2001 (as of 2002) and are accelerating, according to a new study from the Cambridge,...
