Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California State Fund Raised $50,000 for Community Programs in Past Decade
Jun 22 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Santa Rosa District Office employees have raised nearly $50,000 during the past decade for various charities including $3,000 at the recent 25th annual...
California Family Business-Owners Arrested on Fraud
Jun 21 2006 // Californians Clyde and Jackie Sewell, both 52, owners of North Pointe Enterprises Inc., and their daughter, Toni Studer, 30, were arrested at their place of business. The Sewells, who are residents of Elverta, Calif., were...
California Earthquake Insurance Rates Decreasing
Jun 20 2006 // California earthquake insurance policies issued by the California Earthquake Authority will see rate decreases by an average of 22.1 percent, said Nancy Kinkaid, CEA spokeswoman. Approximately 85 percent of CEA...
California commissioner recommends 16.4 percent workers’ comp rate cut
Jun 19 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has recommended a 16.4 percent decrease in the workers’ compensation pure premium rate. The decrease would be applicable to new and renewal policies as of the first...
Ratings review
Jun 19 2006 // Safeco Outlook Positive Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “A+” counterpart credit and financial strength ratings on the Safeco Intercompany Pool members. S&P also affirmed its...
Allstate dropping most earthquake coverage nationwide
Jun 19 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...
Business Moves
Jun 19 2006 // HealthNow N.Y., Brokerage Concepts HealthNow New York Inc., parent company of BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and BlueShield of Northeastern New York, is acquiring the business and operations of and Brokerage...
California State Compensation Insurance Fund files average 10 percent premium decrease
Jun 19 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed its sixth consecutive rate reduction, reflecting an average collectible premium decrease of 10 percent on new and renewal workers’ compensation policies with...
News Currents
Jun 19 2006 // California considering new mileage verification rules Insurance brokers and agents could be required to verify odometer readings for new and renewal automobile insurance policies under amendments the California Department...
Modesto, Calif. ranked car theft capital of the nation
Jun 19 2006 // The rural Stanislaus County community that’s grabbed unwanted headlines as home of convicted killer Scott Peterson and former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit now has another unflattering distinction: The nation’s car...
Ratings review
Jun 19 2006 // Safeco Outlook Positive Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “A+” counterpart credit and financial strength ratings on the Safeco Intercompany Pool members. S&P also affirmed its...
News Currents
Jun 19 2006 // California commissioner recommends 16.4 percent workers’ comp rate cut California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has recommended a 16.4 percent decrease in the workers’ compensation pure premium rate....
News Currents
Jun 19 2006 // California Election Results: Wins for Angelides, Garamendi, Bustamante California State Treasurer Phil Angelides defeated Controller Steve Westly in a bitter primary election battle to be the Democratic Party’s...
California Insurance Wholesalers Urged to Get Active, Pursue Legislation
Jun 16 2006 // In conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association held June 8 – 9 in Napa, Calif., outgoing President Mark Maucere urged the members of CIWA to get active to protect their...
Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Adopts New Heat Stress Regulations
Jun 16 2006 // The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted a permanent heat stress regulation, which protects all California employees working outdoors. The measure now goes to the Office of Administrative...
Liberty Mutual Expands Options for Calif. Agribusiness
Jun 14 2006 // To provide more options for California food and agribusiness companies to find workers compensation insurance, Liberty Mutual Alternative Markets, part of the Liberty Mutual Group, and FSIM, Food Service Insurance...
WIAA & Alliance Submit Comments Opposing Mileage Verification Regulation
Jun 14 2006 // WIAA & Alliance Support Less Regulation, Not More, and More Competition, Not Less Rancho Cordova… On behalf of its members and members of the Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers, the Western Insurance...
Networked Promotes Salivar to Territorial Sales VP in North Central Calif.
Jun 8 2006 // Networked Insurance Agents, a Grass Valley, Calif., professional account placement organization, has appointed Charise Salivar as territorial sales vice president in California’s North Central region. Salivar has...
Study: Shaking Can Trigger Earthquake Aftershocks Miles from Epicenter
Jun 8 2006 // New research suggests earthquake shaking can trigger aftershocks many miles from the epicenter, countering the popular view that they tend to cluster near the main shock. That might help scientists forecast where...
Calif. Treasurer to Face Schwarzenegger, Bustamante Knocks Out Kraft
Jun 7 2006 // California State Treasurer Phil Angelides defeated Controller Steve Westly in a bitter primary battle, and the Democrats turned their attention to defeating a wounded but rebounding Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in...
