Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Considers Ballot Measure to Crack Down on Uninsured Motorists
Nov 12 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is reportedly exploring the possibility of a ballot measure next year designed get uninsured motorists off the state’s roads and highways. Industry sources confirmed...
More than 500 Insurance Adjusters to Assist Calif. Wildfire Victims
Nov 9 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that as of Thursday, 502 emergency insurance adjusters had been registered with the Department of Insurance to expedite the processing of insurance claims for...
Hub International Acquires Diversified Risk Insurance Brokers
Nov 8 2007 // Chicago-based Hub International Ltd.’s California subsidiary has acquired FLF Inc. d/b/a Diversified Risk Insurance Brokers Inc. (DRIB), a northern California-based insurance brokerage. DRIB’s operation in...
Class Action Lawsuits Abound in California
Nov 8 2007 // A review of class action lawsuits filed in California courts over the past three years shows that the state is still a happy hunting ground for class action lawyers — despite the 2005 federal class action reforms...
Firefighters Warn of Continued Wildfire Threat in California
Nov 8 2007 // Rapid development in wildfire-prone areas and continued bone-dry weather have alarmed California firefighters, who began a sweeping assessment of fire danger this week and what’s needed to meet it. Catastrophic...
Fireman’s Fund Offers to Rebuild Wildfire Homes “Green”
Nov 7 2007 // In response to the Southern California wildfires that burned in late October, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is responding with an innovative green upgrade for affected policyholders. The company said it will rebuild...
Mercury General Net Premiums Down in Q3, But Up in Calif.
Nov 7 2007 // Mercury General Corp., reported net income of $63.3 million in the third quarter of 2007, compared with $68.2 million for the same period in 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, net income was $193.2 million compared...
Calif. AG Files Lawsuit Against PacifiStaff Construction Training Company
Nov 7 2007 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has sued PacifiStaff, a Southern California corporation that trained construction companies to violate workers’ compensation laws by the use of “fake corporations...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Insurance Rating Bureau: Premium Rates Declining
Nov 6 2007 // The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through June 30, 2007. According to the report, California written premium reported...
Calif. Holds Hearing on Allstate’s Auto Rates
Nov 6 2007 // California’s Department of Insurance held hearings yesterday on Allstate Insurance Co.’s auto rates in San Francisco. The consumer group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights argued that the company is...
Business Moves
Nov 4 2007 // AmWINS, London American General AmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency Inc. Based in San Diego, Calif., London American is...
Insurers Used Variety of Resources to Reach Out to Fire Victims
Nov 4 2007 // In the midst of the blazing wildfires that overwhelmed seven Southern California counties in October, insurance companies sprung into action. Most said they had learned from past catastrophes and that preparation was key...
Insurance Agent and Broker Associations Reach Out to Members
Nov 4 2007 // With the devastating circumstances in Southern California all too apparent, insurance agent and broker associations have stepped up to the plate to reach out to their members. As the fires began to increase in severity,...
Calif. Aims for 5.2% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Nov 4 2007 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has recommended that pure premium rates in the state be increased to 5.2 percent, instead of the 4.2 percent recommended earlier in September. In...
People
Nov 4 2007 // Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. appointed Nick Greggains chief underwriting officer for insurance, and Andrew Englesbe chief underwriting officer for reinsurance for Catlin U.S. Both will be responsible for insurance and...
Calif. Approves AAA’s 6.5% Auto Rate Reduction
Nov 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner along with officials from California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau (CSAA-IIB, or AAA of Northern California) in Sacramento and San Francisco announced...
Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Implemented
Nov 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced his final determination of need for the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program in Alpine, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono,...
News Currents
Nov 4 2007 // Calif. DOI partners with CAL FIRE to prevent fire losses A helicopter moves in close to wildfire flames to make a water drop over the Del Dios neighborhood of Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy). Just days before...
Business Moves
Nov 4 2007 // Engle Martin & Associates Engle Martin & Associates Inc., a national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm based in Atlanta, is extending its presence in California by opening a...
California agencies come to the aid of clients, employees
Nov 4 2007 // While the losses from Southern California’s wildfires are still being tallied, parallels are being drawn between October’s blazes and 2003’s Cedar and Old Fires, which struck in many of the same areas....
