April 16, 2001
Depending on how you felt about e-commerce before, current events in the tech world can inspire emotions ranging anywhere from despair to gloating. But before you decide that it’s perhaps a good time to stay away from the Internet altogether, …
April 9, 2001
The toll from the ongoing adverse streak for the California workers’ compensation market just keeps rising. The California Department of Insur-ance (CDI) recently conserved two more insurance companies domiciled in the state. On March 30, Insurance Commissioner Harry Low anno-unced …
April 9, 2001
Depending on how you felt about e-commerce before, current events in the tech world can inspire emotions ranging anywhere from despair to gloating. But before you decide that it’s perhaps a good time to stay away from the Internet altogether, …
April 2, 2001
For many people not directly involved in the development of software for the insurance industry, any discussion of new technology can rapidly swell into a serious information overload. Compounding this problem is the oft-noted “snail’s pace” at which new technology …
April 2, 2001
San Francisco-based eCoverage, an online provider of insurance services founded just over two years ago, has ceased operations. Known for its slogan: “The industry is history,” eCoverage predicted the demise of traditional insurers. One ad crowed: “Denial, Anger, Resent-ment, Acceptance. …
March 26, 2001
For many people not directly involved in the development of software for the insurance industry, any discussion of new technology can rapidly swell into a serious information overload. Compounding this problem is the oft-noted “snail’s pace” at which new technology …
March 26, 2001
San Francisco-based eCoverage, an online provider of insurance services founded just over two years ago, has ceased operations. Known for its slogan: “The industry is history,” eCoverage predicted the demise of traditional insurers. One ad crowed: “Denial, Anger, Resent-ment, Acceptance. …
March 12, 2001
A new round of controversy over actions taken by former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has been triggered by articles recently published in the Los Angeles Times. The strongest of the allegations charges the California Department of Insurance (CDI) with …
March 12, 2001
In at least one way, there is a strong parallel between learning to ride a motorcycle and insuring motorcycle operators. For the novice rider, the first 90 days of vehicle ownership is an especially risky period for crashes. Similarly, newcomers …
February 26, 2001
Seven years after an initial lawsuit was filed, the California Supreme Court made a ruling unfavorable to the California State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) in the case of State Compensation Insurance Fund, Petitioners, v. The Superior Court of Orange County, …