Latest California Headlines
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Calif. court decision expected to lower workers’ comp rates
Jan 1 2006 // In Star Roofing Company Inc. v. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB), the California Insurance Commissioner recently issued a ruling that could affect the way workers’ compensation premiums...
Utah Man Who Faked Death on Mountain Pleads Guilty
Jan 1 2006 // A St. George, Utah, man who faked his death on Pine Valley Mountain last summer and then fled to Australia pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a false or fraudulent scheme to obtain fees or services, a second-degree...
Business Moves
Jan 1 2006 // Lawson-Hawks Acquires Healthcare Property/Casualty Group Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., has acquired the El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based...
Calif. Insurance Wholesalers Association creates grassroots campaign
Jan 1 2006 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association has launched a grassroots campaign to help its members have a more active and profound voice at the state legislative level. According to Mark Maucere, association...
Auto-Liability
Jan 1 2006 // Co. v. Dennison (Hawaii Court of Appeals, Oct. 11, 2005) Ruling: The insurer in this case filed a declaratory judgment action against its insured, alleging that it was not liable for emotional distress damages caused when...
Calif. insurance commissioner announces new regulations for auto insurance rates
Jan 1 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced he is introducing new regulations that require insurers to base auto rates primarily on a driver’s record and not on ZIP code. According to the...
1 Dead, Homes Damaged as Rains Pelt Northern California
Dec 31 2005 // Residents in Northern California hope that the last few days are not a sign of things to come in 2006. Heavy rains, flooding and mudslides greeted the area, as a storm moved its way through the state over the weekend,...
Allstate Warns Northern Calif. Residents on Minimizing Flood Danger, Damage
Dec 30 2005 // With Northern California rivers and reservoirs at their highest levels in seven years and with additional storms forecasted over the coming week, Allstate urges residents to be prepared in case floods threaten your family,...
Calif. Puts More Drive Into New Laws for Residents Hitting the Roads
Dec 30 2005 // New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders – along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements – are among the laws taking effect as of Sunday,...
Calif. Insurance Commissioner Announces New Regulations for Auto Insurance Rates
Dec 23 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that he will introduce new regulations next week that require insurers to base auto rates primarily on a driver’s record and not on ZIP code. According...
Calif. Court Decision Expected to Lower Workers’ Comp Rates
Dec 22 2005 // Los Angeles based law firm Roxborough, Pomerance & Nye LLP recently won a ruling that the firm said will affect the way workers’ compensation premiums are calculated for California employers covered by a carrier...
Auto Dealers Compensation of Calif. Returns $9.6 Million in Equity
Dec 21 2005 // The Trustee Board of the Auto Dealers Compensation of California Inc. (AD-COMP(R)), has announced an equity distribution of approximately $9.6 million to its auto dealership members. AD-COMP(R), formed in 2002, is a...
Calif. Insurance Wholesalers Assoc. Creates Grassroots Campaign
Dec 21 2005 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association has launched a grassroots campaign to help its members have a more active and profound voice at the state legislative level. According to Mark Maucere, president, the...
Bliss & Glennon Adds New Market for Calif. Residential Contractors
Dec 21 2005 // Redondo Beach, Calif.-based Bliss & Glennon has a new market for residential contractors in California. This market is non-admitted and rated “A- VIII” by AM Best’s. This market will entertain both...
California Insurers Charge Drivers in Black, Latino Neighborhoods More, Report Indicates
Dec 20 2005 // Insurers charge good drivers living in California’s predominantly African-American and Latino zip codes substantially more for automobile insurance than good drivers in predominantly white communities, claims an...
Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems
Dec 19 2005 // Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems The choice of medical care providers to treat injured workers by either workers or their employer not only impacts medical costs but also a...
People & Places
Dec 19 2005 // Clarissa A. Preston Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that Clarissa A. Preston has been named deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property and Casualty, and Scott...
Calif. Physician Sentenced for Eight Years
Dec 19 2005 // A Brentwood, Calif., physician who pleaded no contest to fraud charges in three separate cases was sentenced to an eight-year prison term and ordered to pay his victims $5 million, the District Attorney’s office...
Marin County Contractor Pleads Guilty
Dec 18 2005 // A licensed general contractor and owner of a Marin County, Calif., roofing company has pled guilty to workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, unemployment insurance fraud and filing false income tax...
Calif. Court Rules in Favor of Earthquake Policyholders
Dec 18 2005 // An insurance broker was a representative for the California Fair Plan Insurance Co. with regard to the Northridge earthquake revival statute, which gave policyholders another year to file lawsuits against their insurers in...
