Latest California Headlines
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Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Workers’ Comp BIll
Sep 20 2006 // Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills that he said would have undermined the bipartisan workers’ compensation reforms passed by the legislature in 2004. “When I ran for office, skyrocketing...
Spinach Company: E-Coli Due to Non-Organic Products
Sep 19 2006 // The company whose fresh spinach was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 109 people in several states including Indiana said its organic products had been cleared of contamination, while health...
Tampering Not Suspected in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Spinach
Sep 19 2006 // Tampering is not suspected in an outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, federal health officials said Monday as they continue to probe the source of the contamination and warned consumers to continue to avoid fresh...
Insurer Association Urges Veto of Calif. Punitive Damages Bill
Sep 18 2006 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is urging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto punitive damage recovery legislation that it says “makes no public policy sense from either a fiscal or legal...
Calif. State Fund Hosts Emergency Preparedness in the Workforce Workshop
Sep 18 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is holding a seminar for policyholders on emergency preparedness, aging in the workforce and responding to workplace injuries at a free seminar in Pleasanton, Calif., on...
Agency Management Resource Group Hosts Agribusiness Conference
Sep 18 2006 // Agency Management Resource Group is hosting its first annual Agribusiness Conference at Lake Shastina Golf Resort in Northern California. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, from 8 a.m. to...
California Company Recalling Bagged Spinach due to U.S. E. coli Outbreak
Sep 18 2006 // A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Proposes Rate Decrease
Sep 15 2006 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Board has proposed a 6.3 percent reduction in the pure premium rate. On August 16, 2006, the WCIRB submitted its Jan. 1, 2007 pure premium rate filing to the...
Calif. State Fund Appoints Tudor President
Sep 15 2006 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Board of Directors appointed James C. Tudor as the organization’s president. Tudor’s appointment caps an extensive four month national search for a...
Two Calif. Insurers File For Rate Reductions
Sep 15 2006 // Two insurers have filed for rate decreases in California. According to the California Department of Insurance, 21st Century, the state’s fifth largest auto insurer, with more than 740,000 policy holders, is seeking a...
Nationwide Health Insurance to Cut 350 Jobs in Ohio, Calif.
Sep 14 2006 // Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Health Plans, an affiliate of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. that provides health insurance in Ohio and California, will begin cutting about 350 jobs next year, a spokesman for the larger...
Preferred Employers Insurance Joins Trusted Choice Network
Sep 14 2006 // Preferred Employers Insurance Co., a key California workers’ compensation insurer, has joined the Trusted Choice program. “We believe it is very important for consumers in California and across the country to...
Insurers Urge Calif. to Drop Proposed Rate of Return Regulations
Sep 13 2006 // Three property/casualty insurance trade associations urged the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to abandon proposed regulations that would radically change how the CDI reviews and approves insurance company rate...
Brandt Named Manager for Calif. State Compensation Insurance Fund
Sep 13 2006 // Vacaville, Calif. resident Cheri Brandt has been promoted to manager for State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Customer Service Center. Brandt started her State Fund career in 1990 when she was hired as a claims...
California Governor Signs Bill to Increase Minimum Wage
Sep 13 2006 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 1835 by Assemblymember Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, that will raise the minimum wage to $8 an hour by Jan. 1, 2008, which is greater than any other state. “Raising...
PGI Commercial Opens California Office
Sep 12 2006 // PGI Commercial has opened a branch office in Fullerton, Calif. Jill Bay, who until recently held a senior underwriting position in a nationwide insurance provider, has been appointed branch manager. The new unit will...
Hull & Co. Offers Residential Contractors Coverage in Calif.
Sep 11 2006 // Hull & Co is offering a new custom home builders program in California. The company will entertain risks with 20 starts per year or less. Remodelers and renovations are acceptable. Occurrence or claims made and...
Employers Insurance Group Cuts Calif. Workers’ Comp Costs
Sep 8 2006 // Nevada-based Employers Insurance Group (Employers) has reduced its workers’ compensation insurance costs, providing California physicians and surgeons improved special group pricing. Insurance and services are...
Farmers Vows to Appeal California Court Ruling
Sep 7 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange announced it will vigorously oppose a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada. “On behalf of our customers...
San Diego Contractor To Pay Calif. State Fund $119,000
Sep 6 2006 // The owner of a San Diego area roofing company has been ordered to pay $119,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as part of the sentencing in a workers’ compensation insurance...
