The California Department of Insurance announced a new process for professionals submitting insurance agent, broker, adjuster and bail agent license applications to CDI. The new process “enhances customer service and increases the operational efficiency of handling licensing applications statewide,” according …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced said his office will conduct a review of Nationwide/Allied Group of insurance companies’ cyber security measures to ensure the company is doing all it can to protect consumers from theft or loss of their …
A meeting slated for Thursday called for by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to deal with “force-placed” insurance has cast the dye for debate on whether such insurance should be filed in the category of specialty lines or commodity. Other …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced a 30.5 percent rate reduction, for “lender-placed” homeowners’ insurance coverage offered by American Security Insurance Co., an Assurant Inc.-owned company. The reduction will result in an estimated $42.7 million savings to homeowners, with an …
A report out Thursday urges the insurance industry to act to protect itself and the community against the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to climate change. In short, the report, its authors and those endorsing it want more efforts …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a personal auto filing by Esurance that will allow its policyholders to voluntarily participate in a pay-drive verified mileage auto program. Under the San Francisco-based company’s “Drive Less, Save More” program, customers provide odometer …
The California Department of Insurance has issued California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ annual report for 2011 that details CDI’s progress on its “ambitious consumer and business protection agenda.” The report, released each year around August, details the work of the …
The California State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 1216, which aligns California law with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, with unanimous support. SB 1216 was authored and carried by Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, on behalf …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has named a new public advisor to assist members of the public and consumer groups with the Proposition 103 intervenor process, under which consumer groups can intervene in proceedings for insurance rate increases and decreases. …
A statewide joint task force in the fight against California’s underground economy has netted contractors allegedly operating illegally, resulting in 104 enforcement actions, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced. Detectives from the California Department of Insurance (CDI), the Contractors State …
