Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Workers’ Comp: The Road to Rehabilitation
Oct 28 2002 // We all know what the problems are in the California workers’ compensation market, and now it’s time for the solutions. With the upcoming election well underway, California will soon see a new Insurance...
Insurance Scoring, Regulatory Modernization Top NAII’s National Agenda
Oct 28 2002 // As the 2003 legislative season dawns, insurance scoring is the lead issue for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), followed closely by regulatory reform. Insurance coverage for mold is also a major...
ACIC Ratifies Affiliation Agreement with NAII
Oct 25 2002 // The membership of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) agreed to formally affiliate with the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). Under the affiliation agreement NAII assumes...
Calif. Commissioner Obtains Order of Liquidation for Alistar Ins. Co.
Oct 25 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low obtained an Order of Liquidation for Alistar Insurance Company based on the worsening financial condition of the company. Alistar, which is domiciled in California, is...
Garamendi Receives Commissioner Low, Calif. Small Business Endorsements
Oct 25 2002 // Democratic nominee for California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently added current California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low’s endorsement, along with the California Small Business Association...
Brown & Brown Inc. Announces Calif. Asset Acquisition
Oct 24 2002 // Brown & Brown Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of four companies with combined revenue of about $27 million, in a deal expected to add to earnings and cash flow per share. In a press release,...
Zurich, Lloyd’s to Pay $13 Million Settlement in Calif. Freeway Accident
Oct 24 2002 // 39-year-old Philip Dohrman will receive a $13 million settlement stemming from a legal dispute with trucking company Allied Systems Ltd. and a tire servicing firm, according to the Associated Press. Dohrman, of Huntington...
Calif. Commissioner Approves 10.5 Percent Pure Premium Rate Increase
Oct 21 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low issued his ruling on all matters included in the WCIRB’s Jan. 1, 2003 pure premium rate filing (File No. RH 02022520.) The Commissioner approved a 10.5 percent increase in...
Election Chatter or Solutions’
Oct 14 2002 // Tell them what they want to hear or offer true solutions? That is the question facing the candidates who are running for offices in California and Texas this Nov. 5. Two of the races—the race for insurance commissioner...
Simon Says Davis Worsened WC
Oct 14 2002 // “California’s workers’ compensation system, quite simply, is broken,” said Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon. “How else could you describe a system in which employers pay the...
CALIF. GOV. DAVIS SIGNS FAMILY BILL OPPOSED BY INSURERS
Oct 14 2002 // California Gov. Gray Davis has signed a bill (SB 1661) that permits workers to take six weeks off to care for a new baby, a newly adopted child or a family member who has fallen ill. With the signing, California becomes...
Mendoza Looks for Nov. Triumph in Calif. Commissioner Race
Oct 14 2002 // Insurance Journal senior writer Dave Thomas recently interviewed Republican Insurance Commissioner candidate Gary Mendoza, the former Commissioner of Corporations about the upcoming election and the current issues facing...
Election Chatter or Solutions’
Oct 14 2002 // Tell them what they want to hear or offer true solutions? That is the question facing the candidates who are running for offices in California and Texas this Nov. 5. Two of the races—the race for insurance commissioner...
Alliance Comments on CA Privacy Developments
Oct 11 2002 // Even though the Legislature adjourned weeks ago without passing onerous privacy legislation, the Alliance of American Insurers continues working to address other ill-advised privacy measures in California. The most recent...
Mariposa, Calif. Man Arrested for WC Fraud
Oct 10 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division assisted deputies from the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department in the arrest of a convicted sex...
Calif. Auto Fraud Ring Arrested
Oct 9 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division, with the assistance of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), obtained arrest warrants for six suspects after a...
John Garamendi Hosts Annual Barbecue at N. California Ranch
Oct 7 2002 // Andre Urena & John Garamendi John Garamendi & Brian Ward l-r Gayle Wells, Mark Wells, Brian Ward Garamendi Addressing the Crowd Special thanks to Andre Urena of Latin American Agents Association for sending these...
Proposed Producer Licensing Regulations would Hinder Calif. Policies
Oct 2 2002 // Proposed regulations in California that address exemptions for employees who make adjustments to insurance policies from general licensing requirements need to be stronger and broader. “Unlicensed customer service...
New Poll Reveals Garamendi Leading Commissioner Race
Oct 2 2002 // A recent poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times revealed Democratic Insurance Commissioner candidate John Garamendi is leading the race with 51 percent of voters likely to cast their ballot towards him. Republican...
Mendoza, Garamendi Debate; Field Poll Shows Closer Race
Sep 30 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner candidates gathered in Santa Monica Sept. 17 for a very spirited debate with about a month and a half left in the race. The tone of conversation especially between the two frontrunners,...
