Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sloan Mason Offering New Market for Calif. Residential Tract Contractors
Jan 3 2006 // California-based Sloan Mason reported access to a new A- VIII carrier, which will provide competitive GL and wrap-up coverage for residential contractors in California. These contractors can perform work in new tract...
UPDATE: Winter Storm Drenches California; Streets Flooded, Homes Damaged
Jan 2 2006 // The winter’s first major storm in California hit the Golden State over the weekend with a one-two punch, leaving streets flooded and homes and businesses damaged or destroyed. As skies began to clear some in Northern...
Calif. Insurance Wholesalers Association creates grassroots campaign
Jan 2 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...
California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation
Jan 2 2006 // Builders and trade contractors vie to bring carriers back to the Golden State. During the past few years, builders and trade contractors in California have endured triple-digit rate increases and an exodus of insurance...
Residential Contractors in California
Jan 2 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: Los Angeles-based Lemac & Associates has added a new market for residential contractors in California. This is a non-admitted market for contractors including wrap-ups for single family and...
Residential Contractors in California
Jan 2 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: 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...
Calif. insurance commissioner announces new regulations for auto insurance rates
Jan 2 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...
Calif. court decision expected to lower workers’ comp rates
Jan 2 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...
Operator of Employers Mutual Convicted of Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2006 // A Southern California man was found guilty of federal fraud charges for bilking the customers of Employers Mutual LLC, which purported to provide healthcare coverage to more than 20,000 people nationwide, but left more...
New Markets
Jan 1 2006 // Construction – General Contractors and Artisans Nuts & Bolts: Hull & Co., Stockton, Calif., has added another company to its array of contractors markets. The new market is Best’s rated...
California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation
Jan 1 2006 // Builders and trade contractors vie to bring carriers back to the Golden State. During the past few years, builders and trade contractors in California have endured triple-digit rate increases and an exodus of insurance...
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,...
