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NAII Comments on Veto of Calif. Workers’ Comp Bill, Other Enacted Legislation
Oct 18 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) expressed satisfaction that for the third time in as many years, California Gov. Gray Davis vetoed a workers’ compensation reform bill that failed to adequately...
Calif. Governor Vetoes $4.7 Billion Workers’ Comp Benefit Increase
Oct 17 2001 // Despite his efforts to negotiate a balanced proposal, California Governor Gray Davis has vetoed legislation to raise workers’ compensation benefits for the third year in a row. The bill, SB 71, sponsored by John...
WCIRB Notes 19% Rise in Rates for First Half
Oct 16 2001 // On Oct. 8, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released its summary of mid-year California workers’ compensation results, with the report showing that the average charged insurer rates for...
Golden Eagle Pulls Out of Homeowners Market in California
Oct 15 2001 // San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance announced in September that it would cease offering new policies for homeowners and dwelling fire in California. The company also sells insurance in neighboring Arizona, but this move...
First Trade Show Goes Forward After Tragedies, Calderon Keynotes
Oct 15 2001 // It was not an easy decision when, immediately following the Sept. 11 tragedies, members of the board of the American Agents Alliance were polled by Executive Director Lorelle Kitzmiller as to whether its Conference &...
DAVIS SIGNS MOLD BILLS
Oct 15 2001 // California Governor Gray Davis signed two measures designed to study the effects of mold. SB 732, sponsored by Senator Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento), requires the California Department of Health Services (DHS) to convene a...
Holocaust Reporting Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Oct 12 2001 // A California law requiring that insurance companies turn over information related to European insurance policies or face loss of their licenses has been ruled an unconstitutional violation of due process, according to the...
IICF to Kick Off Bridge Week Oct. 13-21
Oct 10 2001 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund is kicking off its annual Bridge Week event, aimed at making a significant difference in the quality of life of California residents. The state-wide nine-day event involves teams of...
California Gov. Davis Signs Pair of Measures to Study Mold
Oct 10 2001 // California Governor Gray Davis has signed two measures designed to study the effects of mold. SB 732, sponsored by Senator Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento), requires the California Department of Health Services (DHS) to...
Calif. Agents Arrested for Alleged Sale of Fraudulent Auto Policies
Oct 4 2001 // A joint investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has led to the arrest of...
IBA West Outlines 2001 California Legislative Successes
Oct 2 2001 // The end of the 2001 legislative session brought a number of legislative successes for independent agents and insurance brokers, including the passage of a bill designed to make technical corrections to last year’s...
Incoming NAPSLO President Focuses on Regulatory Issues, Technology
Sep 30 2001 // When John Latham steps down as president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) in San Antonio later this month, Tapley O. Johnson, Jr., will take on the office as incoming president and...
NAII Implores Caution, Association Input in Calif. Crash Parts Study
Sep 28 2001 // A new California law that requires the state to conduct a study of the best process to certify automobile crash repair parts could result in more consumer choice and savings, according to the National Association of...
California Couple Arrested for Fraud Charges
Sep 28 2001 // A husband and wife who were charged with insurance fraud by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 1985 were arrested earlier this month after being fugitives for nearly 16 years. Imelda and Eduardo...
NAII: Auto Rating Discount Proposal Would Penalize Calif. Drivers
Sep 27 2001 // A proposed regulation that would allow only those drivers who renew coverage with their current insurer to receive discounts would stifle competition and unfairly penalize thousands of responsible motorists in the...
Calif. Session Ends with Defeat of Privacy Bill, Fate of Unbalanced Workers’ Comp Bill Unknown
Sep 25 2001 // The 2001 California Legislature delivered favorable results to the insurance industry by defeating unreasonable privacy mandates, lifting restrictions on anti-fraud efforts, and approving the collection of more funds from...
Incorrect Procedure’
Sep 24 2001 // Charles Allen Shivers, 46, a California Department of Corrections correctional officer, surrendered to a Riverside Court on two felony charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The suspect allegedly failed to...
CALIF. PRIVACY BILL DEFEATED
Sep 24 2001 // Following a late night debate, the California State Assembly voted to defeat a controversial financial privacy measure that would have given California the most complicated and confusing privacy law in the nation,...
Frontier Pacific Conserved Due to Findings of Insolvency
Sep 24 2001 // The struggles continue for Frontier Insurance Company Inc., which reached an agreement in August with the New York State Insurance Department to enter into voluntary rehabilitation. Its wholly owned subsidiary, San...
Low Will Not Seek Election as Calif. Insurance Commissioner in 2002
Sep 21 2001 // On Sept. 20, California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low released the following announcement: “When I took office as California Insurance Commissioner last September, I made a commitment to myself and to the...
