Latest California Headlines
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Holocaust Reporting Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Oct 12 2001 // A California law requiring that insurance companies turn over information related to European insurance policies or face loss of their licenses has been ruled an unconstitutional violation of due process, according to the...
IICF to Kick Off Bridge Week Oct. 13-21
Oct 10 2001 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund is kicking off its annual Bridge Week event, aimed at making a significant difference in the quality of life of California residents. The state-wide nine-day event involves teams of...
California Gov. Davis Signs Pair of Measures to Study Mold
Oct 10 2001 // California Governor Gray Davis has signed two measures designed to study the effects of mold. SB 732, sponsored by Senator Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento), requires the California Department of Health Services (DHS) to...
Calif. Agents Arrested for Alleged Sale of Fraudulent Auto Policies
Oct 4 2001 // A joint investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has led to the arrest of...
IBA West Outlines 2001 California Legislative Successes
Oct 2 2001 // The end of the 2001 legislative session brought a number of legislative successes for independent agents and insurance brokers, including the passage of a bill designed to make technical corrections to last year’s...
Incoming NAPSLO President Focuses on Regulatory Issues, Technology
Sep 30 2001 // When John Latham steps down as president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) in San Antonio later this month, Tapley O. Johnson, Jr., will take on the office as incoming president and...
NAII Implores Caution, Association Input in Calif. Crash Parts Study
Sep 28 2001 // A new California law that requires the state to conduct a study of the best process to certify automobile crash repair parts could result in more consumer choice and savings, according to the National Association of...
California Couple Arrested for Fraud Charges
Sep 28 2001 // A husband and wife who were charged with insurance fraud by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 1985 were arrested earlier this month after being fugitives for nearly 16 years. Imelda and Eduardo...
NAII: Auto Rating Discount Proposal Would Penalize Calif. Drivers
Sep 27 2001 // A proposed regulation that would allow only those drivers who renew coverage with their current insurer to receive discounts would stifle competition and unfairly penalize thousands of responsible motorists in the...
Calif. Session Ends with Defeat of Privacy Bill, Fate of Unbalanced Workers’ Comp Bill Unknown
Sep 25 2001 // The 2001 California Legislature delivered favorable results to the insurance industry by defeating unreasonable privacy mandates, lifting restrictions on anti-fraud efforts, and approving the collection of more funds from...
Incorrect Procedure’
Sep 24 2001 // Charles Allen Shivers, 46, a California Department of Corrections correctional officer, surrendered to a Riverside Court on two felony charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The suspect allegedly failed to...
CALIF. PRIVACY BILL DEFEATED
Sep 24 2001 // Following a late night debate, the California State Assembly voted to defeat a controversial financial privacy measure that would have given California the most complicated and confusing privacy law in the nation,...
Frontier Pacific Conserved Due to Findings of Insolvency
Sep 24 2001 // The struggles continue for Frontier Insurance Company Inc., which reached an agreement in August with the New York State Insurance Department to enter into voluntary rehabilitation. Its wholly owned subsidiary, San...
Low Will Not Seek Election as Calif. Insurance Commissioner in 2002
Sep 21 2001 // On Sept. 20, California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low released the following announcement: “When I took office as California Insurance Commissioner last September, I made a commitment to myself and to the...
Alliance Disappointed with CA Legislature’s Efforts to Pass Needed Workers’ Comp Reform
Sep 20 2001 // For the third year in a row, the California legislature has come up short in its efforts to increase workers’ compensation benefits while enacting badly needed system reforms, according to the Alliance of American...
Calif. State Assembly Defeats Controversial Financial Privacy Bill
Sep 18 2001 // Following a late night debate, the California State Assembly voted to defeat a controversial financial privacy measure that would have given California the most complicated and confusing privacy law in the nation, the...
Mold Legislation Reaches Calif. Governor’s Desk
Sep 17 2001 // A California toxic mold bill reached Gov. Gray Davis’ desk on the evening of Sept. 13. The bill, SB 732, would enact the Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001. It charges the California Department of Health Services with...
Frontier Pacific Insurance Co. Conserved
Sep 10 2001 // San Diego-based Frontier Pacific Insurance Company was conserved Friday in a move by California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low. The ruling came as a result of the company being found insolvent. Domiciled in...
AIA Applauds Passage of Bill Protecting Important Safety Net for Injured Workers
Sep 10 2001 // The California State Senate and Assembly voted to approve a measure that will raise the surcharge on workers’ compensation insurance premiums to protect the solvency of the workers’ compensation account within...
Fear of the Unknown–The Mold Issue Raises More Questions Than Answers (Part II) By Catherine Tapia
Sep 10 2001 // By Catherine Tapia This is the second installation of a two-part series dealing with the rising issue of toxic mold claims, which continues its exploration of specific mold-related lawsuits in California: determining...
