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State Fund Files Lawsuit Against Calif. Commissioner, CDI
May 28 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a lawsuit May 28 against the California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) requesting a court-ordered...
Former Calif. Agent Sentenced to Four Years for Grand Theft, Elder Abuse
May 27 2003 // Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, pled no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court, recently, to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elder abuse. Superior Court Judge David Horwitz sentenced Murphy to four years in...
Santa Ana, Calif.-based PrideMark Announces New Staff Additions
May 22 2003 // Santa Ana, Calif.-based PrideMark Insurance Agents/Brokers recently announced that Thomas W. Farr and Allison Oguma of Suregard Insurance Agency have joined PrideMark forming Sureguard at PrideMark. Farr and Oguma join...
Richmond, Calif. Construction Firm Owners Sentenced in Fraud Case
May 21 2003 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been...
Allstate Looking to Form Separate Calif. Subsidiary
May 19 2003 // While noting it is a challenging market, Allstate Corp. is looking to expand its presence in the California auto market by establishing a separate company for its state operations that would focus specifically on the auto...
Skyrocketing Prices Leaving Doubts In The Air
May 19 2003 // With California’s workers’ compensation market in a tailspin, Sacramento’s legislators, the governor and the state insurance commissioner are pulling out all the stops to repair a system that’s...
Calif. DWC Walnut Creek Office to Close May 23
May 15 2003 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Walnut Creek District Office’s last day of business will be Friday, May 23. The last day hearings will be scheduled for that office will be Tuesday, May...
PIFC Opposes SB 850
May 13 2003 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) opposes SB 850 by Senator Deborah Ortiz, a bill, notes PIFC, that will pile on more regulation to an already overly regulated insurance system in the state. Dan...
IBA West Blue Ribbon Conf. Sails Along
May 7 2003 // A discussion on the state of the California workers’ comp market, the industry’s hard market, and other topics highlighted the opening round of discussions at the 2003 IBA West Blue Ribbon Conference in Hawaii...
ACIC Urges Calif. Lawmakers to Nix Ban on Insurers’ Credit Use
May 7 2003 // Legislation that would reportedly prohibit homeowners’ insurers from using credit history for underwriting, rating or payment plans in California will be considered Wednesday by the Senate Insurance...
Davis Named to Calif. Attorney General Nonprofit Advisory Group
May 6 2003 // Pamela Davis, president and CEO of the Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California (NIAC), was recently appointed to the California Attorney General Nonprofit Advisory Group. The Nonprofit Advisory Group provides...
Five Arrests Made in Undercover Calif. Operation
May 6 2003 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance Urban Auto Fraud Task Force arrested five individuals last week stemming from an undercover operation named “Operation Pay Out.” All five suspects were...
Calif. Commissioner Addresses Needs for Reform to Workers’ Comp
May 6 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi spoke recently to the Assembly Insurance Committee in Sacramento. Below are his comments as provided by the Calif. Department of Insurance. Chairman Vargas and Committee...
Mold: The Fungus Among Us Is Difficult to Evict
May 5 2003 // Through the use of new policy forms, insurers are trying to evict mold from the insurance landscape. Departments of insurance in 39 states have now approved exclusions for coverage of mold. Will the pesky mold problem...
Mold: The Fungus Among Us Is Difficult to Evict
May 5 2003 // Through the use of new policy forms, insurers are trying to evict mold from the insurance landscape. Departments of insurance in 39 states have now approved exclusions for coverage of mold. Will the pesky mold problem...
G.S. Levine Ins. Services to Host WC Seminar May 9
May 2 2003 // San Diego-based G. S. Levine Insurance Services Inc. will host a workers’ compensation seminar May 9 at the Del Mar Hilton in Del Mar, Calif., at 8 a.m. With more than 50 bills introduced in the California...
SCIF Announces Conviction of Calif. Couple for WC Fraud
May 2 2003 // State Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been sentenced to five years probation and...
IICF Celebrates 10 Years of Service to Calif. Non-Profits
May 1 2003 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund (IICF) will celebrate a decade of community service resulting in more than $5.5 million in grants to nonprofit groups across California on Friday, May 2, at San Francisco City...
Calif. Regulatory Advisory Threatens Use of Loss History Databases, Says ACIC
Apr 29 2003 // A California Department of Insurance Advisory Notice significantly restricts homeowners insurance underwriting and, if fully implemented, reportedly could result in fewer choices and higher prices for consumers in the...
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY AGENCY ENTERS LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY MARKET
Apr 29 2003 // PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY AGENCY ENTERS LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY MARKET Dirk Kruidenier and Maria Mandolini Named Vice Presidents of New Division MOUNT KISCO, New York (April 29, 2002) – Professional Indemnity...
