An insurance industry watchdog says the California Department of Insurance is running a coverup to shield it from more embarrassing disclosures about interactions between Applied Underwriters’ representatives and Insurance Commissioner …
It is time for Workers’ Comp Executive to provide a list of the most significant California workers’ compensation stories from the previous year. Some years, legislative developments like the 2012 passage of the Baker SB 863 workers’ comp reforms dominate the news. Other years’ market issues such as rising workers’ comp rates or insurance company …
The San Mateo Superior Court overseeing the conservation and rehabilitation of California Insurance Company is ordering the California Department of Insurance to provide more information about why it is claiming …
The Orange County District Attorney’s office filed charges against Karyl Lynn Reed, who operated Envoy Business Partners and Allenn Specialty Group staffing companies. Reed is charged with grand theft, forgery, and attempting to use forged insurance certificates. Reed was arraigned last week after being extradited to Orange County from Texas. Jail records indicate that she …
California employers will be charged more to fight workers’ comp fraud next year. The Fraud Assessment Commission voted 4-2 to boost funding by 10% to $85.7 million. The increase amounts to less than a tenth of a penny per $100 of payroll, and total fraud assessments will still be less than a cent per $100 …
A California employer who appealed its workers’ comp classification assignments faces a high bar to prove its case. The appeal went to an evidentiary hearing before a California Department of Insurance administrative law judge. At the hearing, the employer’s representative – Guido Dito of D&M Risk Management Services – who is not a lawyer – …
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal is calling on Applied Underwriters’ New Mexico subsidiary and the California Department of Insurance to adhere to an accelerated briefing schedule in the company’s …
The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) has good news. It is going another year without assessing California employers or other insureds to support its operations. Recent operational changes make future assessments even less likely. Association officials note that CIGA has nearly $2.7 billion in surplus across all of its lines of responsibility – workers’ compensation, …