Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Suchil Joins AIA
Oct 18 2004 // The American Insurance Association announced that Steven Suchil has been appointed assistant vice president in the association’s western region, based in Sacramento. Suchil will manage AIA’s advocacy efforts on...
Nev. Asks Calif. Companies ‘Will Your Business Be Terminated” in Light of High Economic Costs
Oct 15 2004 // In response reportedly to increasing inquiries from California companies struggling with the high cost of doing business in California, Nevada economic development officials have launched a marketing campaign in the Golden...
Survey Says Nearly 8 in 10 Calif. Homeowners in Fire Danger Areas Think Wildfire Losses ‘Unlikely’
Oct 14 2004 // Seventy-eight percent of California homeowners living in identified fire danger areas believe that it is “somewhat” or “very” unlikely their home will be damaged or destroyed by a wildfire,...
Best Affirms Rating of California Earthquake Authority
Oct 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of California Earthquake Authority (CEA) (Sacramento, CA). The rating outlook is stable. The rating of CEA reflects its distinctive structure,...
Crump of California Offers Trucking Program
Oct 12 2004 // Crump E&S of California Insurance Services Inc. announced a new trucking program for agents in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Admitted carrier First Financial Insurance is rated “A- VIII” by A.M. Best....
Multiple Arrests in Two California Fraud Cases
Oct 12 2004 // Two separate investigations have resulted in nine arrests on felony insurance fraud charges, including one suspect who was extradited from Arizona and a tenth suspect still at large outside the U.S., officials announced on...
COMP WEST LAUNCHES WORKERS’ COMP OPS IN CALIF.:
Oct 11 2004 // CompWest Insurance Company announced that it has been licensed as a workers’ compensation insurer by the California Department of Insurance, responding to the significant capacity shortage in the California market....
GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER VETOES DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL:
Oct 11 2004 // Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill by Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) that would allow undocumented aliens access to California driver’s licenses, according to the Pasadena Star-News. AB 2895 is...
CALIF. GOV. VETOES SB 494:
Oct 11 2004 // Continuing to act on his pledge to improve California’s business climate and prevent expensive litigation and abuse by special interest groups, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed legislation sponsored by personal...
California Homeowners
Oct 11 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: J.E. Brown & Associates is offering a homeowners program. The program is available to rate, quote and bind, all online and can be accessed through their Web site. The program accepts brush hazards,...
Feeling the Crunch
Oct 11 2004 // Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system has been a hot topic in recent months – although the system has been on the industry’s radar for some time now. A recent study by the Oregon Department of...
Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference
Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...
IICF CEO Chin Retires After 10 Years of Service to the Industry, Community
Oct 11 2004 // After devoting heart and soul to the Insurance Industry Charitable Fund (IICF) for 10 years, CEO Karen Chin officially retired on Oct. 1. The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based organization allows people in the insurance industry...
State Farm to Lower California Auto Insurance Rates – West News – Sept. 2, 2004
Oct 11 2004 // Many people went with the lowest price and cheap homeowners insurance companies back in 1994. Everything was great until the earthquake hit. To this day, many people who thought that they had proper coverage and did not...
Garamendi Proposes Creation of National Disaster Insurance Program
Oct 7 2004 // Warning that the cost of rebuilding after natural disasters is making insurance more costly and less available for many Californians, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined his ideas to back the creation of a...
Pettigrew Named Pres., CEO of Caliber Collision Centers
Oct 7 2004 // Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine, Calif.-based operator of collision repair facilities in California and Texas, appointed Dan Pettigrew its president and chief executive officer. As president and CEO, Pettigrew will...
S&P Affirms Zenith National Ratings
Oct 5 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ratings on Zenith National Insurance Corp. (Zenith; see ratings list) and its operating subsidiaries. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s revised...
ISO Study Reveals Calif. Brushfire Destruction in High-Risk Areas
Oct 5 2004 // With wildfires becoming a growing threat to homeowners and businesses in the western United States, insurers are increasingly relying on space age technology to help them identify these exposures as part of their...
PCI: Connecticut Needs to Make Common Sense Reforms to Medical Liability System
Oct 5 2004 // Connecticut urgently needs to make common-sense reforms to its medical liability system in order to preserve patients’ legal rights while protecting affordable patient care and enhancing the stability of the...
I.I.I.’s Stewart to Speak at Industry Charity Events
Oct 5 2004 // Gordon Stewart, president of the Insurance Information Institute will serve as the keynote speaker at the upcoming Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Bridge Week Luncheons. His topic, “Us &...
