Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Insurance Council Raises $540K for City of Hope
Nov 3 2003 // The California Insurance Council, a group of insurance industry leaders dedicated to supporting the lifesaving research and treatment programs at City of Hope Cancer Center, raised $540,000 during the group’s annual...
Southern California Wildfires Ravage Hundreds of Homes, Property
Nov 3 2003 // Hundreds of homes in Southern California blazed recently as firefighters worked round the clock to contain the out- of-control wildfires that plagued parts of San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties....
French Government Gets Another Month to Reach a Settlement in ELIC Case
Nov 3 2003 // Oct. 27 was supposed to be the “day of decision” for the French Government to sign (or not sign) the agreement, reached between the U.S. Attorney General’s (AG) Office in Los Angeles and representatives...
FARMERS RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR LOWER RATES FOR CALIF. HOMEOWNERS:
Nov 3 2003 // The Farmers Insurance Group® of Companies announced it has received approval for a rate reduction from the California Department of Insurance on homeowners business in the state of California. Beginning with renewals...
Calif. Trio Pleads Guilty to Scheme
Nov 3 2003 // Three men pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts on Sept. 10 involving an automobile insurance fraud scam that was exposed during a three-year joint investigation by CDI, California Highway Patrol, National Insurance...
Stretching Your Budget with “On-Call” Tech Professionals
Nov 3 2003 // One of the decisions that any agency principal faces sooner or later is “How much technological expertise do I need in house?” In an ideal world, you would have a network specialist, an information technology...
The Garamendi Plan: Workers’ Compensation Reform Phase II
Nov 3 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
Calif. Congressman Helps Put Schwarzenegger on the Right Path
Nov 3 2003 // alifornia Congressman David Dreier (R- San Dimas) is just a little busy these days. Along with representing Californians in the 26th District and being unanimously selected in 2001 by his California colleagues to chair the...
Calif. Commissioner Creates Task Force to Protect Wildfire Victims
Oct 31 2003 // Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi launched two major efforts by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to protect and aid victims of the Southern California wildfires. Noting that insurance fraud soars after...
Claims Update on Southern California Brushfires from IINC
Oct 30 2003 // Candysse Miller, executive director of the Insurance Information Network of California (IINC), released the following statement regarding claims on the Southern California brushfires: “Our surveys of the insurance...
Insurance to Cover Most Damage from Calif. Wildfires; ACIC Offering Claims Filing Tips
Oct 29 2003 // Most of the damage from the rash of wildfires ravaging Southern California will be covered under property owners’ homeowners and fire insurance policies, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies...
Calif. DWC Approves SB 228/AB227 Updates to WC Pamphlets
Oct 27 2003 // The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation has approved updates to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute pamphlets and posting notices used by employers and insurers to meet...
Calif. Commissioner Meets with Gov.-Elect Schwarzenegger
Oct 24 2003 // Focusing the spotlight on solutions to California’s economic problems, State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi urged Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger to convene a special session of the legislature on...
Half of California Homes Face Wildfire Dangers
Oct 23 2003 // More than half of California’s 12.5 million homes face wildfire dangers that pose a financial loss potential well in excess of $106 billion, according to state fire statistics and insurance industry analysis. These...
Calif. Commissioner Unveils Second Phase of Reform Plan
Oct 22 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
Keenan & Associates Brings New WC Program to Calif. Schools
Oct 21 2003 // Keenan & Associates has created and implemented a new generation workers’ compensation program – a hybrid self-insurance and re-insurance model that now covers 381 school districts and community colleges...
Calif. Couple Charged with Fraud
Oct 21 2003 // Criminal charges of insurance fraud have been filed against Cory and Tiffany Thurlow of Modesto, Calif. by the District Attorneys Office of Stanislaus County. They are charged with two felony counts and a...
Speakers at CIWA Breakfast Underscore Role of Local Wholesale Brokers’ Assoc.
Oct 20 2003 // Richard Bouhan, executive director of NAPSLO, and California Insurance lobbyist Dietmar Grellman of Norwood & Associates stressed the need for vigilance and activism at a breakfast sponsored by the California...
Insurance Journal 80th Anniversary
Oct 20 2003 // One-on-One with Mark Wells, Publisher of the Insurance Journal By Charles E. Boyle Despite his still somewhat boyish appearance, Mark Wells has been the publisher of the Insurance Journal for 33 years, a long time in any...
Happy 80th Birthday Insurance Journal
Oct 20 2003 // Not many businesses can make the claim, “we’re 80 years old.” Now Insurance Journal can. It’s hard to believe we started in Los Angeles in 1923 as a life insurance magazine. My family came on the...
