Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Antelope, Calif. Man Faces Auto Fraud Charges
Nov 11 2002 // Rafael Gonzalez, 30, of Antelope, was arrested by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division on two felony counts of insurance fraud. Gonzalez purportedly reported...
BR Corp. Purchases Calif. Broker
Nov 8 2002 // Bertholon-Rowland Corp. (BR Corp.) announced its purchase of Travel Insurance Services (TIS) of Walnut Creek, Calif., an agency that has served the global travel community since 1973. “This acquisition is an...
The National Alliance Producer School Visits Calif. In Jan. 2003
Nov 8 2002 // The National Alliance School for Producer Development will conduct an intensive, three-week producer training school in the San Francisco, California area Jan. 19 through Feb. 7, 2003. The National Alliance School for...
Hub International Plans Growth in Southern California
Nov 7 2002 // Hub International Limited announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the stock of Hooper, Hayes & Associates Inc., a Los Angeles-based insurance brokerage firm founded in 1946. Included in the...
WCIRB Releases 2003 Basic Underwriting Manual
Nov 6 2002 // To facilitate the filing of insurer rates with the California Department of Insurance, the WCIRB has updated the advisory California Basic Underwriting Manual. The Basic Underwriting Manual may be viewed at...
Calif. Commissioner Prepares to Hand Over Reins
Nov 6 2002 // “I would say that the availability of insurance at reasonable rates continues to be a key challenge in the year 2002 and will be ongoing in the next year or two,” California Insurance Commissioner Harry Lowe...
Garamendi Captures Calif. Commissioner Position
Nov 6 2002 // With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, California’s first-elected Insurance Commissioner is headed back to the office he first occupied in 1991. Democrat John Garamendi garnered 47 percent of the vote...
Garamendi Releases Official Statement as Calif. Insurance Commissioner-Elect
Nov 6 2002 // Democrat John Garamendi, Calif.’s Insurance Commissioner-Elect, released an official statement today (Nov. 6, 2002) in regards to his victory. Garamendi won with an estimated 47 percent of the vote, defeating...
Mendoza Captures Mercury News, Californian Endorsements
Nov 4 2002 // Gary Mendoza, Republican Nominee for Insurance Commissioner, recently captured the endorsements of the San Jose Mercury News and the Bakersfield Californian. The News cited Mendoza’s strong pro-consumer record as...
Trio Arrested for Reported Involvement in Calif. Auto Fraud Scam
Nov 1 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force arrested a Rio Linda woman, along with her former common-law husband and his brother-in-law on multiple charges...
CNA Completes Sale of London Reinsurance Company
Nov 1 2002 // CNA Financial Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its London reinsurance operation, CNA Reinsurance Company Limited (UK), to Tawa UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Artemis Group, the diversified French holding...
Calif. Casualty’s Brown Elected Second Vice Chair of NAII
Oct 31 2002 // Thomas Brown, chairman of the board and CEO of the California Casualty Management Company, was elected second vice chair at the National Association of Independent Insurers’ (NAII) Annual Meeting this week. Brown...
9th Annual Golf Tourney Raises $70,000 For Insuring the Children
Oct 30 2002 // When insurance professionals and their guests from Los Angeles and Orange County convened at Dove Canyon Country Club on Oct. 14, they not only had a great day of playing golf, but they raised another $70,000 for their...
NAII Continues to Offer Value-Added Services
Oct 30 2002 // “Over the past 12 months, our industry has faced unprecedented challenges that have made our public policy and political advocacy efforts much harder,” National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII)...
Former Insurance Journal Editor Passes Away
Oct 30 2002 // John P. McCann, 59, a former editor of the Insurance Journal and a co-founder of the Workers’ Comp Executive, died Oct. 28 following a five-year struggle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. McCann’s...
N.J. Lawmakers Urged to Pass Med-Mal Reform
Oct 29 2002 // The New Jersey Hospital Association is pressing legislators to approve legislation to alleviate the state’s medical malpractice liability crisis. Two measures, S-1902 and S-1977, are on the Committee’s meeting...
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings for Mercury Casualty Group
Oct 29 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of A+ (Superior) for the Mercury Casualty Group (Los Angeles). Also, the financial strength ratings of A- (Excellent) of American Mercury Insurance Group (Oklahoma...
Market Conduct Report Prompts Lawsuit Against Calif. Commissioner
Oct 28 2002 // The court felt that the allegations should be heard,” Cary Cheldin, president of Crusader Insurance Services in Woodland Hills, Calif., told Insurance Journal. Cheldin was referring to a lawsuit Crusader Insurance...
Insurance Scoring and Regulatory Modernization Top NAII’s National Agenda
Oct 28 2002 // As the 2003 legislative season dawns, insurance scoring is the lead issue for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). Insurance coverage for mold is also a major concern in selected areas of the country,...
Candidates Make Last Pitch for Commissioner’s Office
Oct 28 2002 // While John Garamendi and Gary Mendoza figure to be the front-runners in the race for California Insurance Commissioner, they are not the only candidates on the ballot. Recently, Insurance Journal offered the three other...
