Latest California Headlines
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McKay Tapped As Executive Director of the SLA of California
Jul 17 2012 // Benjamin J. McKay was named as executive director of the Surplus Line Association of California. The appointment was effective July 16. McKay joins the SLA-CA after a career in both the private and public sector. He spent...
‘One Way or Another’ Agencies See Growth in Group Health
Jul 16 2012 // “One way or another.” Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...
Chartis Enhances, Expands Private Client Group’s Wildfire Protection Unit
Jul 16 2012 // Chartis has enhanced its Private Client Group division’s Wildfire Protection Unit, including geographic expansion and improved monitoring technologies. The Unit now is available to clients in the Texas cities of...
Calif. Drivers Will Be Allowed To Text, With Restrictions
Jul 16 2012 // California drivers will be allowed to text when they’re behind the wheel of a car, as long as they’re using a hands-free device, and with some restrictions. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on...
Poms Names Scott VP of Benefits and P/C in Northern California
Jul 12 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Peter Scott Jr. vice president of employee benefits and property/casualty in the firm’s Northern California office. Scott was previously...
Portable Persistency Now Prop. 33; Consumer Watchdog Attacks
Jul 10 2012 // An initiative to establish portable persistency discounts for automobile insurance on Tuesday was assigned a number by the Secretary of State, and shortly afterward the newly named Proposition 33 came under attack by Santa...
Feds Say 160K Tires At Southern California Recycling Plant Pose Danger
Jul 10 2012 // Federal regulators say a Southern California desert tire recycler’s 160,000 discarded tires are dangerous. The Environmental Protection Agency told Mecca’s Consolidated Tire Recyclers a year ago that the tires...
Calif. Joint Operation Targets Underground Economy
Jul 10 2012 // 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...
Thousands of California Doctors File Lawsuit Against Aetna
Jul 3 2012 // A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA), California Medical Association (CMA) and a coalition of health care organizations and providers accuses Aetna Health of California of...
N.Y. Judge: Aon’s Poaching Suit Against Alliant Can Proceed
Jul 3 2012 // A New York court ruled last week that Aon Risk Services Northeast can proceed with its lawsuit against California-based Alliant Insurance Services involving employment covenants. Aon alleged that several of its former...
Stockton, California Set for Bankruptcy Hearing; Bond Insurer Vows Fight
Jul 3 2012 // Lawyers for Stockton, California will appear for the first time in a Sacramento court this week to make their case for protecting the city from its creditors in bankruptcy. Stockton, a city of nearly 300,000 in...
Alternative Security Puts $6.17B Back Into Calif. Businesses
Jul 2 2012 // Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker on Monday approved implementation of the 2012/2013 Alternative Security Program, freeing $6.17 billion in capital and giving self-insured California businesses...
State Fund Files First Tiered Rating Plan
Jul 2 2012 // State Compensation Insurance Fund has filed its first tiered rating plan with the California Department of Insurance. The plan, which would apply to policies renewing or incepting on or after Sept. 1, is a move to expand...
Report: Vehicle Theft Falls, California Still Dominates Top 10 List
Jul 2 2012 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported 2011 is on track for another consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts, but California still dominates the top 10 list for areas highest auto theft rates. Seven of the top 10...
‘One Way or Another’ Agencies See Growth in Group Health
Jul 2 2012 // “One way or another.” Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...
Consumer Watchdog Failure Could Help Auto Discount Initiative
Jun 29 2012 // Santa Monica, Calif.-based Consumer Watchdog’s proposed ballot measure to require health insurance companies to get approval before raising their rates narrowly missed qualifying for November’s ballot by...
Stockton, California’s Insured Debt Proves Alluring
Jun 29 2012 // About half of the $700 million of debt issued by bankrupt Stockton, California, is insured and a few traders have carried on some speculative purchases of its bonds, investors said on Thursday. Stockton, a city of nearly...
Jones Praises Supreme Court, Calls for Health Rate Reviews
Jun 28 2012 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act – and he took the opportunity to state his support for health rate hike reviews...
Western Security Surplus Launches Admitted Bar, Restaurant Program in Calif.
Jun 26 2012 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers has launched a bar, tavern and restaurant program in California. This is a brand new program in the California market, offering businesses products with access to an A- X rated,...
Customer Satisfaction with Auto Insurers at New High: J.D. Powers
Jun 26 2012 // Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies has reached an all-time high, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Insurance Study. The satisfaction rate was driven primarily by increases...
