Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
PIFC Looks Back on the Seven Years Since the Northridge Quake
Jan 17 2001 // Exactly seven years ago to the day, America experienced its most costly insurance disaster as the Northridge earthquake rumbled through California, killing 60 people and destroying or damaging thousands of homes,...
California Realtors Introduce 2001 Legislative Package to Stem Housing Crisis
Jan 16 2001 // In an attempt to provide a solution for California’s current housing affordability crisis, the California Association of REALTORS® presented its 2001 legislative agenda. The legislation, which is designed to help...
California Workers’ Comp: A Market on the Brink
Jan 15 2001 // Although they just squeaked past the January 1 crunch time, both carriers and buyers of workers’ compensation are having anything but a Happy New Year. Combined with the slipping economy, the crisis in the...
‘Sorry’ Law Goes Into Effect in California
Jan 12 2001 // A new law that allows Californians to apologize at the scene of an accident without penalty went into effect on Jan. 1. Drivers who had previously held their tongues for fear of admitting guilt can now express their...
Welcome to our First Ever
Jan 8 2001 // The demarcation between years always seems to take on a contemplative aspect. We look back to where we’ve been, and then look forward to weigh our expectations. Will the market continue to harden? Will the dot-coms...
Former Calif. Agent Arrested on Warrant Charging 127 Criminal Violations
Jan 4 2001 // Following a six-month investigation, former insurance agent Charles Stanley Tigner was arrested on a Tulare County Superior Court warrant. Among the 127 criminal violations charged in the warrant are insurance fraud, grand...
New Rules in Place for Construction, Drilling, Logging & Mining Workers in Calif.
Jan 3 2001 // California workers employed in on-site occupations in the construction, drilling, logging and mining industries started the new year off with new workplace rules. In the past, employees in these industries have worked...
Calif. Appeals Court Ruling Nullifies Prop. 103 Provisions
Jan 2 2001 // A California appeals court ruled Friday that auto insurers can calculate premiums based on where a customer lives, a ruling that could result in a California Supreme Court showdown. The decision from the 1st District Court...
Calif. Insurance Executive Leaves Firm for Non-Profit Sector
Dec 29 2000 // Greg Gallion, current vice president of American Title Co. in Bakersfield, Calif. will become chief executive of the nonprofit blood bank Houchin Blood Services where he has served as a board member for four...
Calif. Court Rules Legal Malpractice Suits Can Extend to Public Defenders
Dec 21 2000 // The California Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 18 that public defenders can face malpractice lawsuits, much the same as private defense lawyers. Public defenders, who represent the poor, do not have the same immunity to...
Insurer Groups File Another Lawsuit Against SB 1899
Dec 21 2000 // Another lawsuit was filed yesterday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against SB 1899. Authored by Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco), and signed into law by Governor Davis, SB 1899 allows certain...
California’s Workers’ Comp System: On the Verge of Collapse
Dec 19 2000 // At the beginning of 2000, the Insurance Journal described the California workers’ compensation market as “crazy,” “turbulent” and “chaotic.” Now, at the end of the year, a more...
WSS Extends its Calif. Residential Flood & Landslide Program
Dec 18 2000 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. announced that its California Residential Flood & Landslide Program, operating since December 1998, will be replaced with the extension of the Natural Catastrophe...
Calif. Health Official Report Charges Nursing Care Facility Provided Poor Care
Dec 14 2000 // The Windsor Gardens Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home located in San Diego, Calif., was recently shut down by the California Department of Health Services. Officials indicated they will request the...
CDI Arraigns Palmdale, Calif. Man on Insurance Fraud Charges
Dec 13 2000 // Edwin F. Santiago of Palmdale, Calif., was arraigned on Dec. 11 on one felony count of insurance fraud following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance investigations branch. Santiago, 41, was booked...
Calif. Court Limits Negligence Suits Against Builders
Dec 13 2000 // Insurers, as well as builders, were victorious last week on the construction defect litigation battlegrounds. The California Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 4 that homeowners cannot sue builders for negligence unless there has...
Prudential California Realty, Tanner Insurance Brokers Join to Sell HO Coverage
Dec 12 2000 // Homeowners will soon be able to buy homeowners insurance through their realtors, thanks to a joint venture between Prudential California Realty and Tanner Companies, LLC, one of the largest regional brokers in...
Angels of the Industry Argonaut, Alaskas National
Dec 11 2000 // Far from being uncaring, the insurance industry contributes millions of dollars every year to charitable causes. Following are just a few of the ‘angels’ of our industry-those who took the time and energy to...
ABD Receives Endorsement From Contractors Association
Dec 11 2000 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services has been designated an “Endorsed Safety Services Provider” of the Associated General Contractors of California. AGC is the nation’s largest and oldest construction...
HIH Sells Renewal Rights to Argonaut, Alaska National
Dec 11 2000 // In the latest action in the volatile workers’ compensation arena, Argonaut Insurance Company announced it will acquire the renewal rights and other tangible assets associated with the workers’ comp business of...
