Latest California Headlines
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Calif. Commissioner Grants Petition Banning Rates by ZIP
Jul 1 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently granted a statewide petition filed by consumer and community groups and the cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to bar insurance companies from basing...
Calif. Man Pleads Guilty to Auto Fraud
Jul 1 2003 // Brian Wynn Stevens, 34, of Helendale, pled guilty to one count of insurance fraud stemming from an auto accident that occurred while he was uninsured, according to an investigation by the California Department of Insurance...
London American General Agency Unveils Calif. Small Used Car Dealer Program
Jun 30 2003 // London American General Agency announced its new exclusive California Used Car Dealer Program. Written through an A VX rated insurer, this program is underwritten in-house and the carrier is non-admitted. Coverage...
Calif. Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
Jun 26 2003 // Gwendolyn Henson, 40, of Montclair, Calif. pled guilty last week to insurance fraud charges and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and three years of formal probation. California Department of Insurance (CDI) fraud...
Calif. Commissioner Addresses Bogus WC Insurance
Jun 26 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi released a statement regarding bogus workers’ compensation insurance: “Bogus workers’ compensation insurance is a serious and growing threat to employers...
Calif. Man Arrested for Two Counts of WC Fraud
Jun 25 2003 // California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division investigators, with the assistance of the Glendale Police Department, arrested Robert Galante, 45, of Simi Valley, on a felony warrant charging him with two counts of...
London American Unveils New Calif. Small Restaurant Program
Jun 25 2003 // London American has unveiled a new Small Restaurant program for California. Written on a non-admitted basis with an A XV insurer, the new program will target independently-owned small restaurants, fast food restaurants,...
Industry Reacts to Calif. Holocaust-era Decision
Jun 24 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision to defeat a California law required insurance companies to provide information...
U.S. Supreme Court Defeats Holocaust Law
Jun 23 2003 // The U.S. Supreme Court today defeated a California law that required insurance companies to provide information about all of their Holocaust-era policies. In a 5-4 vote, the high court decided that California’s...
State Fund Wins Major Workers’ Compensation Class Action Suit
Jun 23 2003 // State Compensation Insurance Fund has won a final decision in the largest and longest-running class action lawsuit in the 89-year history of California’s workers’ compensation system. San Francisco Superior...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Minority and Women Agents Look to Tap Emerging Markets
Jun 23 2003 // Insurance is about numbers, and right now the numbers are depressing when it comes to minority and women agents in the business. In spite of the tremendous growth of minority populations in the United States and the...
New AIG Construction Specialty to Focus on Builder & Contractors
Jun 23 2003 // Responding to the lack of availability in the construction market, AIG Excess Casualty recently introduced a new excess casualty practice for builders and contractors, AIG Construction Specialty. AIG Construction Specialty...
Born to be Wild or Something Like It
Jun 23 2003 // Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way –Steppenwolf, 1968 Easy Rider,” the 1969 filmic ode to the chopper life featuring Steppenwolf’s...
The American Dream in California is Just That-A Dream
Jun 23 2003 // When you hear the phrase, “I want to live the American dream,” and you ask what that means, many people say that they want to own their own home where they can raise their family. Unfortunately, the dream is...
Minority and Women Agents Look to Tap Emerging Markets
Jun 23 2003 // Insurance is about numbers, and right now the numbers are depressing when it comes to minority and women agents in the business. In spite of the tremendous growth of minority populations in the United States and the...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Born to be Wild or Something Like It
Jun 23 2003 // Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way –Steppenwolf, 1968 Easy Rider,” the 1969 filmic ode to the chopper life featuring Steppenwolf’s...
Alliance Applauds Fail of Calif. Privacy Bill
Jun 19 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers is pleased with recent privacy developments in the California Legislature. On June 17, SB 1 failed in the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee, receiving only three yes votes from the...
Calif. Commissioner Serves Cease & Desist on Unauthorized Insurer
Jun 19 2003 // Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that the California Department of Insurance (CDI) served a Cease and Desist Order on Insurance Company of the Americas (ICA) based in Bradenton, Fla. and Oriskany, N.Y.,...
