Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA In Opposition to Bill to Expand Calif. Low-Cost Auto Program
May 9 2002 // A measure under consideration in the California Legislature would allow California’s low-cost auto insurance program to compete directly with private insurance companies, according to the American Insurance...
NAII Says Amendments to Calif. Regulations Makes Claims Handling More Difficult, Expensive for Insur
May 9 2002 // Proposed amendments to California’s fair claims settlements practices regulations exceed the Department of Insurance’s authority and would prevent insurers from settling claims in a prompt, efficient, and fair...
Committee Approves Bill for Protecting Solvency of Calif. Workers’ Comp Guaranty Fund
May 7 2002 // The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously approved a measure late last week that would retain the surcharge on workers’ compensation insurance premiums and protect an important safety net for injured...
Allstate Gains Calif. Rate Hike Approval
May 6 2002 // Allstate Corp. got the go-ahead from state regulators May 2 to make increases in both auto and homeowner insurance rates, according to the Los Angeles Times. California’s third largest insurer had requested a...
Zenith Notes 1stQ Results
May 6 2002 // California-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported operating income after tax of $3.3 million, or $0.18 per share, for the first quarter of 2002 compared to an operating loss after tax of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per...
Calif. Cities Make Dubious Top 10 in Auto-Theft List
May 6 2002 // Fresno, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Stockton, Calif. made a rather unwanted list—the top 10 in a study and list naming the metropolitan areas with the most auto thefts in the nation for 2001—according to the...
CDI Releases Slavery Era Insurance Survey
May 2 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) released today the results of an industry survey conducted in accordance with Senate Bill 2199 on the subject of slavery era insurance policies. SB 2199 was passed by the State...
Supreme Court Denies Insurers from Challenging Quake Claims Law
Apr 30 2002 // The Supreme Court denied a challenge to state law to stop California earthquake victims from refiling homeowners claims in retrospect to the 1994 Northridge earthquake, according to the Associated Press. The law, which was...
IBA West Promotes Oliver, Cohrs
Apr 30 2002 // California-based IBA West announced the promotions of Ann Oliver to Vice President of Member Services and Constance Cohrs to Membership ServicesManager. “Under Ann’s direction, IBA West has substantially...
Premium Variance Reveals Nationwide Savings for Consumers
Apr 29 2002 // You’re leaving money on the table, and there are savings to be added if you’re willing to spend some energy looking for it.” Those are the sentiments of Alex Ho, consumer brand director for Progressive...
Calls Being Made for Safe Driving Practices
Apr 29 2002 // The fundamental question is, does irresponsible use of cell phones while driving cause more accidents? Nicole Mahrt, American Insurance Association director of public affairs (western region), says that her association...
CDI RECEIVES CONSERVATION ORDER FOR ALISTAR
Apr 29 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) applied for and was granted a Conservation Order April 11 in Fresno County Superior Court for Alistar Insurance Company. The CDI has been working with the company in the past...
AIA FILES APPEAL WITH CALIF BOE ON TAX
Apr 29 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA), American International Companies and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company have filed an appeal with the California Board of Equalization (BOE), the state’s highest tax policy...
CALIF. COMMITTEE APPROVES LOW-COST AUTO LEGISLATION
Apr 29 2002 // A California insurance committee has approved legislation that would indefinitely extend the state’s experimental low cost auto insurance program and could drive up the number of underinsured motorists, according to...
Philadelphia Resident Caught in Auto Fraud Scheme
Apr 29 2002 // The CDI announced the arrest of John Martin by the Philadelphia Police Department Felony Warrant Detail. The arrest warrant was issued in Orange Superior County Superior Court in response to two felony charges filed by the...
Mendoza Says Calif. State Farm Decision Is of Concern
Apr 26 2002 // Gary Mendoza, Republican nominee for California Insurance Commissioner, expressed concern over State Farm General Insurance Co.’s announcement that it will no longer accept new homeowners business in the...
State Farm Withdraws from Homeowners Insurance in Calif.
Apr 25 2002 // State Farm Insurance Company recently announced that it would no longer sell homeowners insurance in California due to the increasingly large payouts over the past two years, according to the Los Angeles Times. The company...
AAI Pushes for No Vote on Calif. SB 1763
Apr 24 2002 // A bill that was heard April 22 by a California Senate panel requiring insurers to cover mold will create affordability and availability problems across all property/casualty lines of business, according to the Alliance of...
Calif.-based Zenith Connects to SAIS through Automated Underwriting Interface
Apr 24 2002 // California-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced its workers’ compensation subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Company (Zenith), has gone into production with an ACORD 1.0 XML interface with Superior Access...
PIFC Opposing Government Mandation of Private Insurance Company Investments
Apr 23 2002 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) has questioned the intent of a Senate bill that would mandate Federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) standards of reporting and investing for California insurance...
