Prosecutors across the state are making gains in the fight against workers’ comp fraud in all its various forms. Federal officials just scored a major victory when the head of a Southern California imaging company received a five-year prison sentence for his role in a massive kickback scheme and was ordered to pay nearly $30 …
With an influx of so many new legislators for the 2009-2010 session, it was a foregone conclusion that the makeup of key committees for California’s workers’ comp industry — Assembly Insurance; Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance; and Senate Industrial Relations — would see significant changes. And with legislators assembling at the Capitol last week to …
One of two vaunted State Compensation Insurance Fund bills had its hearing before the Assembly Insurance Committee. SB 1145, (Senator Michael Machado (D-Linden)). It passed the committee 8-0. It’s had a relatively easy ride through the both houses despite serious flaws in the open meeting provisions that will do little to keep the scandal …
New Legislation Gives SCIF Room to Grow – A Lot Two bills that would affect State Fund greatly pass out of the Assembly Insurance Committee. Get all the details on …
New Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Chosen The speaker has spoken and the new Assembly Insurance Committee chair is in place. Find out who he is and what industry lobbyists think …
The Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee today passed an Assembly bill with amendments that strip State Compensation Insurance Fund of its enhanced investment authority and give the governor greater leeway to remove the State Fund president. Jim Tudor, acting president of the quasi-governmental insurer, told the committee today that SCIF would respond to the …