Latest California Headlines

FEMA Tightens Policy on Flood Safety

Oct 3 2005 // A new federal policy outlined a week before Hurricane Katrina struck could force residents in hundreds of communities nationwide to buy flood insurance and halt construction in some low-lying areas, including parts of...

Wash. Contractor Cited for Fraudand Safety Violations

Oct 3 2005 // To combat fraud and protect workers from serious injury and death, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries has cited a Tacoma roofing contractor for workers’ compensation fraud and multiple safety...

California Heating Up, Could Face More Blackouts

Oct 3 2005 // More frequent and intense heat waves that are expected in California during the next 100 years could overburden the state’s electric utility grid and cause rolling blackouts, according to a study by the U.S....

Oct 3 2005 // Seattle-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Leslie Mallonee has been named senior vice president and chief information officer. Mallonee’s history in information technology includes his...

The artisan contractors market on the rise

Oct 3 2005 // As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest...

Calif. Court Strikes Down Persistency Discount Law

Sep 30 2005 // A state appeals court has struck down a law that consumer advocates said would result in higher auto insurance rates for many low-income motorists and discourage uninsured drivers from getting coverage. A three-judge panel...

Calif. Commissioner Warns Residents of Dangers from ‘Fake Insurance’

Sep 29 2005 // Each year far too many insurance consumers are duped into buying bogus insurance policies, putting them and their families or business at great risk of financial catastrophe. Seeking to prevent these harmful crimes,...

Stewart Title of California Venturing Into P/C Market with SIFS Launch

Sep 29 2005 // Stewart Title of California (STC) is looking to become a player in the property and casualty insurance industry with the launch of Stewart of California Insurance and Financial Services (SIFS). Recently approved by...

Insurance Commissioner Candidate to Keynote American Agents Alliance Convention

Sep 26 2005 // Steve Poizner, a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner, will deliver the keynote address at the 2005 Convention of the American Agents Alliance. Poizner, a Silicon Valley Republican candidate, replaces current...

Calif. May Lower Quake Insurance Rates in Wake of Katrina

Sep 25 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...

California Raisin Growers Try To Save Crops After Early Storm

Sep 23 2005 // An early thunderstorm soaked California’s vineyards, threatening the nation’s raisin crop even as many farmers missed the deadline to qualify for crop insurance. California fields produce all domestically grown...

Vido to Head New San Diego Office of SullivanCurtisMonroe

Sep 23 2005 // SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services has appointed Igor Vido as senior vice president and managing director of its new San Diego office. The office will serve all types of entities ranging from construction, trucking,...

ACIC Asks Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign Safety Bills

Sep 21 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law highway safety legislation that would target street racing and beginning teen drivers. The bills are AB 1325 by...

CA Division of Workers’ Comp Hosting Spanish Workshop for Workers

Sep 21 2005 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will conduct its first Spanish-language workshop for injured workers on Wed., Sept. 21. At the free, one-hour workshop, workers will learn about their right to...

ACIC Opposes Proposed California Department of Insurance Regulations

Sep 21 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) recently testified on proposed Department of Insurance regulations. According to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and general counsel of ACIC, if passed, the...

Crooms Joins Torrance-based Keenan

Sep 20 2005 // Torrance, Calif.-based Keenan announced that John Crooms has been named vice president of Sales for Northern California Group Schools Benefit Division, a newly created position. Keenan is a full-service brokerage and...

FEMA Tightens Policy on Flood Safety

Sep 20 2005 // A new federal policy outlined a week before Hurricane Katrina struck could force residents in hundreds of communities nationwide to buy flood insurance and halt construction in some low-lying areas, including parts of...

Calif. State Fund to Collect $66,355 in Fraud Case

Sep 20 2005 // Superior Court Judge Christopher G. Wilson ordered the owner of three Humboldt County bars to pay State Compensation Insurance Fund $66,355.00 in restitution for defrauding the workers’ compensation insurance...

Latin Agents Urge Insurers to Join the Hispanic Market Explosion

Sep 19 2005 // As the Hispanic population surpasses 40 million with a combined purchasing power of more than $700 million, the insurance industry is keeping its eye on this ever-growing market segment. Hispanic agents and Latin agent...

HURRICANE KATRINA: The Legal Saga Begins

Sep 19 2005 // Liability Claims Will Range Far-and-Wide for Years to Come The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for...