Senate Insurance Committee News

California Committee Passes Bill to Require Large Insurers to Report Supplier, Governing Board Diversity

California’s Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at promoting diversity in the state’s insurance industry. Senate Bill 534, introduced by Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, would require the largest carriers to report on their level of contracting with businesses …

California Lawmaker Removed from Committees Amid FBI Probe

California State Sen. Ron Calderon was stripped of his committee assignments Tuesday amid a federal investigation involving allegations that he accepted money in return for promoting certain bills. The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to remove the Los Angeles-area Democrat …

FBI: California Senator Tied up in Workers’ Comp Fraud

An FBI investigation shows that state Sen. Ronald Calderon accepted bribes from a hospital executive in Southern California who ran an alleged workers’ compensation scheme, the Al Jazeera America news outlet is reporting. Calderon, D-Montebello, who chairs the Senate Insurance …