State Fund Files First Tiered Rating Plan June 21, 2012 By Don Jergler State Compensation Insurance Fund has filed its first tiered rating plan with the California Department of Insurance. The plan, which...
Jenkins Names Wakamoto to Employee Benefits June 21, 2012 Concord, Calif.-based Jenkins Insurance Group named Sue Wakamoto as a consultant in its employee benefits department. Wakamoto’s experience includes employee...
CDI Gives $32 Million to Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud June 21, 2012 The California Department of Insurance will distribute $32 million in grants to district attorneys in California to support efforts to...
Shasta County To Pay $855K To End Defamation Suit June 21, 2012 Shasta County in Northern California has agreed to pay $855,600 to settle a lawsuit that accused former District Attorney Jerry...
Insurer Sues Nocal Surgery Firm Over Alleged Overbilling June 21, 2012 United Healthcare Services has filed a $39 million lawsuit against a Northern California company that manages five outpatient surgery centers,...
Assembly Insurance Committee Gives Thumbs Up To Spinal Implant Bill June 20, 2012 The Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously approved closing a loophole in the law that allows double billing for surgical implants in...
Report: Vehicle Theft Falls, California Still Dominates Top 10 List June 20, 2012 The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported 2011 is on track for another consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts, but California...
Colo. Supermax Inmates Sue Over Mental Health Treatment June 20, 2012 Five inmates who say their mental health illnesses are deteriorating in solitary confinement inside the so-called Supermax prison in Colorado...
NOAA In Midst Of Tsunami Debris Survey June 20, 2012 Government scientists are in the midst of a 10-day trip, surveying southeast Alaska beaches for debris from last year’s deadly...
Colo. Ranchers Selling Off Cattle To Avoid Drought Loss June 20, 2012 Ranchers in western Colorado are selling off cattle to avoid losing them to a severe drought. Livestock auctioneer Bill Martin...