California Court Denies Appeal of Closely-Watched Workers’ Comp Case August 25, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a case many workers’ compensation insurers and businesses were hoping would...
Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against California Cop August 24, 2011 A federal appeals court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a Madera police officer who authorities say mistakenly pulled...
California’s WCIRB Files Newly Benchmarked Rate August 23, 2011 California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has submitted its January 1, 2012 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Department...
California Data Breach Shows Risk of Online Health Records August 23, 2011 By Jordan Robertson Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see....
California Targets Law Firms It Says Preyed On Struggling Homeowners August 22, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel California has broken up what it called a ring of law firms that fraudulently induced struggling homeowners nationwide to pay...
Towers Watson Hires Reinsurance Agent in San Francisco August 19, 2011 Global professional services company Towers Watson, the global professional services company has appointed Conrad Lagasca vice president in its reinsurance...
San Diego-Based Champion Hires Former Agency Owner August 19, 2011 Champion Risk & Insurance Services, L.P., an affiliate of Wood, Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers, has announced that Bob Cheverton...
California Economy Impacts Workers’ Compensation Costs August 16, 2011 Workers’ compensation benefits for workers injured on the job in California decreased 1.6 percent to $9.3 billion in 2009, according...
California Initiative Will Ask Voters to Expand Persistency Discounts August 15, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn The California Attorney General’s office last week released a title and a summary of a proposed ballot initiative that would...
California Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Comp Payment Increases August 12, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn The California Supreme Court has ruled that cost of living adjustments in total permanent disability cases are to be calculated...