Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Petition for Class Action Filed against Calif. SCIF
Feb 5 2006 // Chris R. Alcala of Los Angeles has filed a petition for class action against California’s State Fund Compensation Insurance Fund for mispaying for interpreting services. According to the petition, SCIF paid $45...
California Insurance Industry
Feb 5 2006 // I nsurers are cultivating California’s economy. In fact, the insurance industry benefits “the economic security of California and its citizens through claims and benefits paid to policyholders; investments in...
LA doctor pleads not guilty in alleged health care scam
Feb 5 2006 // A doctor has pleaded not guilty to charges of bilking insurance companies by arranging unneeded surgeries with the cooperation of patients. Dr. Mamdouh Bahna, 58, who entered his plea in federal court, was taken into...
California State-East Bay Employees May Have Had Data Breached
Feb 3 2006 // More than 2,000 current and former employees of California State University, East Bay, may have had their Social Security numbers and other personal information breached during a suspected break-in of a computer server on...
Calif. Division of Workers’ Comp Notes Reforms Working
Feb 3 2006 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has released a study on the effects of legislative reforms on insurance rates in the state, noting that rates have been reduced and competition has returned....
Insurance Skills Center Hosts E&O Classes Throughout California
Feb 2 2006 // Insurance Skills Center, Huntington Beach, Calif., will be presenting errors and omissions classes throughout California that focus on the new issues of permanent digital retention of records, the increased exposure to the...
Trio Nabbed in Calif. Auto Vandal Scam
Feb 2 2006 // Two Sacramento residents and one Galt resident have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a “staged auto vandalism” ring, according to the California Insurance Commissioner’s office. The case...
Union Bank of California Integrates Insurance Operations
Feb 2 2006 // Union Bank of California North America, based in San Francisco, has consolidated its insurance operation under the brand UnionBanc Insurance Services Inc. Union Bank entered the insurance brokerage business in 2001 with...
California Creates Web Site To Combat Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 1 2006 // The California Department of Insurance has launched a new Web site to fight against workers’ compensation fraud and spotlight the convictions of those who cheat the system. The site, accessible on the California...
Calif. Chiropracter Arrested for Fraud
Feb 1 2006 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has announced that Michael Keklikian, 38, was arrested by investigators from the Department of Insurance Fraud Division. Keklikian was arrested on a $30,000 felony warrant...
California Surplus Line Association Elects New Officers
Jan 31 2006 // The Surplus Line Association of California’s (SLA) elected new officers at its Annual Meeting held in Northern California on January 24 and in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2006. New officers include: chairman...
Lexington Enhances Online Risk Management Tools for Employers
Jan 30 2006 // Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group Inc. has expanded its online training capabilities at: www.lexeplhelp.com for customers carrying employment practices liability (EPL) insurance....
Rockwood Offers Calif. EPLI Coverage
Jan 30 2006 // Rockwood Programs, a provider of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) coverage, has added two new markets to serve agents in California. The company has an exclusive distribution arrangement with Genesis...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According to the...
Santa Ana Winds Rake Southern California Again, Then Ease
Jan 26 2006 // Santa Ana winds packing gusts near 70 miles per hour swept through Southern California for a third day Tuesday, fanning brush fires, knocking over big rigs and causing blackouts for thousands of utility customers. Much of...
Calif. Alliance Hosts Golf Tourney
Jan 25 2006 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers, LaVerne, Calif., will be hosting its inaugural “Alliance Classic” Golf Tournament on May 17 at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, 26772 Avery Parkway, Mission Viejo,...
Farmers Insurance Group Fined $1 Million in Settlement
Jan 24 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group has been fined $1 million following settlement negotiations about how the company handled consumer claims. Farmers, consisting of Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century...
ACIC Testifies Against Reinsurance Regulations for Calif. Insurers
Jan 24 2006 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is testifying against proposed Department of Insurance reinsurance regulations that the association says would make it more difficult for insurers to do business in...
Calif. Plane Crash Kills Four
Jan 24 2006 // Four people were killed Tuesday morning when a small airplane skidded off the end of the runway at the McClellan-Palomar Airport near San Diego. The plane took off in Hailey, Idaho, near Sun Valley, and crashed around 6:40...
High Winds Fuel Calif. Fires
Jan 24 2006 // Southern California residents awoke Tuesday morning to continued high winds, leaving officials worried about more fires breaking out. The Santa Ana winds, which began over the weekend, contributed to several fires, downed...
