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Commissioner Garamendi Accepts The Bureau’s Filing At His Curtain Call Hearing

“It’s been a remarkable journey,” said outgoing Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi as he bid adieu to his final workers’ comp hearing. Usually in attack mode against the industry, Garamendi was somewhat subdued, saying only that plummeting loss ratios indicate a “profitable” industry. At a gathering later on at a popular San Francisco soup kitchen, Garamendi … Read More »

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Cruz Bustamante Says Name Recognition, Track Record Will Win Him Election

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner, last week spoke exclusively with Workers’ Comp Executive’s Bess Shapiro about what he plans to achieve as insurance commissioner should he win the election. Bustamante is facing Republican Steve Poizner, a Silicon Valley businessman. WCE: What are your plans and ideas for workers’ comp? Bustamante: … Read More »

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News Digest 9/28/2006

Bustamante Says He Would Expand Role of Insurance Commissioner Lieutenant Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who is running for state insurance commissioner against Silicon Valley billionaire Steve Poizner on the Nov. 7 … Read More »

News Digest 9/15/2006

Garamendi Announces Sentencing of San Diego Couple for Fraud California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announces the sentencing of a San Diego County married couple to one-year jail terms for workers’ … Read More »

Garamendi Announces Sentencing Of San Diego Couple For Workers’ Comp Fraud

California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Wednesday announced the sentencing of a San Diego County couple, Eduardo Ruiz Rocha and Noemi Rocha Quirino, to respective one-year and 360-day jail terms for felony workers’ compensation fraud, conspiracy and grand theft. The couple also must pay $48,588.52 in restitution to Liberty Mutual Insurance and California Indemnity Insurance … Read More »

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New Employer Member Vows Active Presence On Bureau Board

California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has appointed a semiretired consumer financial planner, a recent contributor to Garamendi’s campaign for lieutenant governor, to the Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. John Tonoyan, chairman of the board of T.Z. Financial Services in Los Angeles, promises to be an active member of the committee by … Read More »

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Garamendi Announces Sentencing Of Rosamond Couple

California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the sentencing of a Rosamond couple who pled guilty, prior to a jury trial, to workers’ compensation insurance fraud charges. Robert and Rosemary Bunch, both 56, were sentenced on July 28 in Kern County Superior Court. Each must serve 31 days in jail and pay a combined $106,000 … Read More »

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News Digest 6/22/2006

Family Business Owners Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announces the arrests of the owners of a residential framing contracting business for workers’ compensation fraud and payroll … Read More »