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August 2010

August 11, 2010 - California Workers' Comp: A Letter From Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger To Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
August 7, 2010 - Where's Munir? Part IV. Workers' Compensation Treating Doctor And Alleged Subject Of Interest Behind The Murder of Juliana Redding Must Be Somewhere.
August 6, 2010 - California State Compensation Insurance Fund Hires New President And CEO
August 3, 2010 - Rene Montes' Final Sentencing Postponed. DA Confident Sentence Will Be For 12 Years In State Prison

July 2010

July 30, 2010 - SeaBright Files California Rate Increase
July 27, 2010 - PacificComp Appoints Agency Relations Manager - Chris DeSales to Drive Partnership Strategy with Brokers in California Workers' Compensation Market
July 22, 2010 - Long Time City of Santa Ana Risk Manager, Jeff Stevens, Has Died. Memorial Services Planned For Saturday
July 19, 2010 - Tristar Acquires Two Iowa Based Administrators
July 16, 2010 - Doctors Bill For Services To The Dead
July 14, 2010 - Hector Porrata Speaks Out From Wasco State Prison. Attests To Wife’s Innocence.
July 13, 2010 - Where's Munir? Part III. Workers’ Compensation Treating Doctor Wanted For Questioning About The Murder Of Juliana Redding Must Be Somewhere.
July 12, 2010 - Where's Munir? Part Two. Workers’ Compensation Treating Doctor Wanted For Questioning About The Murder Of Juliana Redding Must Be Somewhere.
July 5, 2010 - Where's Munir? Workers’ Compensation Treating Doctor Wanted For Questioning About The Murder Of Juliana Redding Must Be Somewhere.
July 1, 2010 - Pressy Pascual, Veteran California Work Comp Examiner, Dies. Wake And Funeral Scheduled For July 9th and 10th

June 2010

June 30, 2010 - Treating Work Comp Doctor Now On The Lam. Munir Uwaydah, M.D., Connected To 2008 Murder Of Juliana Redding
June 28, 2010 - Fireman's Fund Now Offers Discount For Energy Star Labeled Buildings
June 22, 2010 - Lien Fiestas, Which Are Soon To Be Or Not To Be, Happened Last Week In Los Angeles And Sherman Oaks
June 18, 2010 - Convicted Of Insurance Fraud - Nursing License Refused
June 11, 2010 - Employers Direct Is No Longer Direct. It's Now Pacific Compensation. Part II
June 10, 2010 - Employers Direct Is No Longer Direct. It's Now Pacific Compensation. Part I
June 7, 2010 - Rene Montes Finally Accepts Plea Deal From Orange County DA. Judge Agrees To A Maximum Of 12 Years In State Prison
June 2, 2010 - Poizner Announces Arrest of Former City and County of San Francisco Claims Examiner for Fraudulently Spending Public Money
June 1, 2010 - Rene Montes Turns Down Plea Offer From Orange County District Attorney. DA Ready To Start Trial.

May 2010

May 27, 2010 - Joe Rippinger Out Of The Hospital After Being Stabbed At LA WCAB. An Eye Witness To The Aftermath Tells His Tale.
May 24, 2010 - Joe Rippinger, Defense Attorney Stabbed Last Thursday, Expected To Make Full Recovery
May 21, 2010 - Veteran Work Comp Defense Attorney, Joseph Rippinger, Stabbed By Unknown Assailant At Downtown Los Angeles WCAB. Said To Be In Critical Condition.
May 19, 2010 - Insurer's Fraud Defense Succeeds - Summary of Louisiana Court of Appeal Decision
May 14, 2010 - Slip and Fall Cases: What Businesses Need to Know to Minimize the Damages
May 12, 2010 - Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, Kim Holland, Issues Emergency Order To Speed Up Claims
May 10, 2010 - George Martinez Cops A Plea Deal With Orange County DA. Gets Released From Jail On Friday Night.
May 8, 2010 - Workers Comp Management Firm, CRM Holdings, Considers Options
May 4, 2010 - Cara Cruz-Thompson In Good Spirits Looking Forward To Her Release From Orange County Jail On May 7th, This Friday
May 2, 2010 - Failure To Appear For Examination Under Oath Is Fatal To A Claim

April 2010

April 27, 2010 - The Hartford Launches Integrated Leave Management Solution For Employers
April 21, 2010 - The Impact Of Obesity On The Resolution Of Workers’ Compensation Claims
April 13, 2010 - Tristar Insurance Group Makes New TPA Acquisitions
April 10, 2010 - Hector Porrata Pleads Guilty. Gets 8 Years In State Prison In Plea Deal With DA.
April 7, 2010 - Defendants' Plea Deals Continued Until April 9th 2010 In AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Debacle
April 4, 2010 - No Joke – Expert Explains Insurance and Fraud
April 4, 2010 - News Obit: Janis Presley, Hearing Rep, Dies At Age 61. Memorial Monday, April 5th, At Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills

March 2010

March 31, 2010 - Cara Cruz-Thompson Pleads Guilty To All Counts Against Her. Cuts Deal With Orange County DA For Two Years In State Prison.
March 24, 2010 - AIG/Matrix Embezzlers' Case Continued, Catherine Tameny Murderer Sentenced
March 17, 2010 - The Suffering Inside The Claim
March 15, 2010 - Janet Frank Starts Today As President Of The Zenith
March 10, 2010 - Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, Has New E-Book, Insurance Fraud, Now Available
March 5, 2010 - Insurance Fraud Can Be Expensive to the Perpetrator
March 2, 2010 - No Deals Struck By Defendants In AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case

February 2010

February 28, 2010 - Zenith's Deal To Be Acquired By Fairfax Financial Expected To Close In Second Quarter. Stanley Zax Not Talking.
February 23, 2010 - New Arraignment To Take Place March 1st For Montes, Porrata, Cruz-Thompson & Martinez In AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case
February 20, 2010 - Zenith National Insurance Company Agrees To Be Bought By Fairfax Financial Holdings
February 15, 2010 - Judge Rules DA Has Sufficient Evidence To Try Defendants Hector Porrata, Rene Montes, George Martinez and Cara Cruz-Thompson in AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Debacle
February 11, 2010 - Craig Garner, CEO Of Coast Plaza Doctors' Hospital, Testifies In AIG/Matrix Criminal Embezzlement Case. DA Calls Rene Montes A 'Liar'.
February 9, 2010 - Cheryl Nordheim Further Testifies In The People Versus Porrata, Montes, Martinez & Cruz-Thompson. Change In Method Found In Evidence.
February 2, 2010 - Matrix Claims Manager, Cheryl Nordheim, Testifies In AIG/Matrix Preliminary Hearing in Santa Ana Court House

January 2010

January 28, 2010 - Cara Cruz-Thompson To Be Tried Separately Now In The AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case
January 25, 2010 - Jane Gerisimola, AIG Investigator, Takes The Stand on January 11th in The People Versus Porrata, Montes, Martinez & Cruz-Thompson
January 21, 2010 - Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney Brutally Attacked And Carjacked By Assailant In Parking Lot At Anaheim WCAB
January 21, 2010 - Testimony Strong For The Prosecution In January 7th 2010 Preceedings In The People Versus Porrata, Montes, Martinez, and Cruz-Thompson In Orange County Court Room C-53
January 12, 2010 - AIG Unit Manager, Linda White, Takes The Stand In The People vs. Porrata, Montes, Martinez & Cruz-Thompson
January 11, 2010 - Franchise Tax Board Testifies In Matrix/AIG Case Against WCSC and Rene Montes
January 8, 2010 - Workers' Comp Fraud Conference & Awards Ceremony Monday, January 11th 2010
January 6, 2010 - AIG/Matrix Accused Embezzler Cara Cruz-Thompson Waives Preliminary Hearing. District Attorney Conjoins.
January 1, 2010 - Florida's Work Comp Rates To Drop An Average Of 6.8% Today

December 2009

December 28, 2009 - John Riggs Appointed By Schwarzenegger To California State Fraud Assessment Commission
December 23, 2009 - AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Defendant Cara Cruz-Thompson Hires New Attorney. Court Agrees To Waiver Preliminary Hearing Until January 5th 2010
December 21, 2009 - Preliminary Hearing Finally Underway in AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case
December 16, 2009 - Employers' Fraud Task Force Makes A Charitable Hit At Christmas Party
December 16, 2009 - AIG/Matrix Accused Embezzlers' Preliminary Hearing Trailed To Friday, December 18th. Plea Bargaining Could Be In The Works.
December 11, 2009 - Funeral Of Mark Rodriguez Took Place Under Clear Skies
December 10, 2009 - The U.S. Senate Concludes Health Care Fraud is $220 Billion a Year
December 7, 2009 - An Interview with Cara, Part Two: 'I Was In Love With My Husband.'
December 4, 2009 - An Interview With Cara, Part One: 'Do I Feel Betrayed? I Do... I Do...'
December 2, 2009 - Washington State Work Comp Rates Will Climb By Average Of 7.6 Percent

November 2009

November 30, 2009 - Cara Cruz-Thompson, One Of The Four Accused AIG/Matrix Embezzlers, Says, 'I Need Help. I'm In Hell. I Need A Voice.'
November 30, 2009 - Alleged AIG Embezzlers Spend Thanksgiving In Custody. November 17th Preliminary Hearing Postponed Once Again. Part Two.
November 29, 2009 - Alleged AIG Embezzlers Spend Thanksgiving In Custody. November 17th Preliminary Hearing Postponed Once Again. Part One.
November 25, 2009 - Mark Rodriguez, Recent Claims Manager Of Farmer John, Dies Of Complications From The Flu
November 25, 2009 - Bill Zachry Appointed By California Governor To SCIF Board Of Directors
November 23, 2009 - Richard Zapata, Well Known In California Work Comp Claims, Dies At 54
November 19, 2009 - Zenith Files 2.7% Increase In Its California Workers’ Compensation Rates Effective January 1, 2010
November 16, 2009 - California's State Fund Asks For 5% Workers' Comp Rate Increase In Spite Of All Poizner's Denials
November 15, 2009 - Pinnacol Assurance and State Comp Have Colorado And California Drooling Over Their Assets
November 13, 2009 - Chartis Ambitious About Achieving Independence From Parent AIG
November 13, 2009 - Poizner Rejects Proposal for California Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hikes
November 12, 2009 - Avizent's New TeamCOMP Approach Helps Ensure Lower Workers' Comp Costs and Faster Claims Resolution
November 5, 2009 - Preliminary Hearing For Accused AIG Embezzlers Now Set For November 17th

October 2009

October 30, 2009 - The Intrinsic Nature Of Ongoing Eduation In A Claims Career
October 29, 2009 - The Claims Community Says Good-Bye To Louise Mitchell
October 27, 2009 - Oscar Lemus Launches New Firm: Claim Network Services, LLC.
October 25, 2009 - California -- Investigators to Meet Near LAX November 6th, 2009
October 22, 2009 - Louise Mitchell, Veteran CA Workers' Comp Adjuster, Dies On Saturday, October 17th. Memorial And Funeral Services Scheduled.
October 20, 2009 - Preliminary Hearing Postponed In AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case; Pre-Trial Conference Set For Next Monday, October 26th
October 16, 2009 - Preliminary Hearing For Accused AIG/Matrix Embezzlers This Monday, October 19th-PART TWO
October 15, 2009 - Preliminary Hearing For Accused AIG/Matrix Embezzlers This Monday, October 19th
October 14, 2009 - California Legislation Is Signed To Accept Workers' Comp Benefits In Racial Attacks
October 13, 2009 - Schwarzenegger Signs Bill To Require WCIRB Verify On The Web If An Employer Has Work Comp Insurance
October 11, 2009 - Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals to Hold 11th Annual Fall Educational Conference in Sacramento
October 8, 2009 - A Review Of Diminution In Value Cases In The United States – III
October 6, 2009 - Angela Livingston, Long Time Executive With LWP Claims Solutions, Starts Own Firm
October 2, 2009 - Premier Medical Agrees To Dismiss $70 Million In Work Comp Liens In So Cal
October 2, 2009 - CEO of State Compensation Insurance Fund of California Resigns

Sepetember 2009

Sepetember 30, 2009 - Self-Insured 99 Cent Only Stores' Work Comp Claims Now Handled By Sedgwick In California
Sepetember 25, 2009 - Head Injury Precautions for the Claims Professional
Sepetember 24, 2009 - Washington State's Monopoly Work Comp System To Increase Rates
Sepetember 16, 2009 - Construction To Start Any Day On New Signal Hill Tristar Claims Building
Sepetember 15, 2009 - September 9th Preliminary Hearing On Porrata, Cruz-Thompson, Montes, and Martinez Embezzlement Case Has Been Continued To October 19th 2009
Sepetember 9, 2009 - Oklahoma Now To Consider Privatizing Its State Work Comp Insurer
Sepetember 4, 2009 - CWCI Reports Medical Payments Have Soared For Private Sector Self-Insured Employers in California
Sepetember 2, 2009 - Top Ten Reasons for Rising Medical Costs in Workers’ Compensation
Sepetember 1, 2009 - Poizner To Sue California Over Its Design To Sell One Billion In State Fund's Assets

August 2009

August 27, 2009 - Work Comp Medical Mill Doctor Sued By Zenith Dies On Flight To L.A.
August 25, 2009 - SB156 Strips Down For Insurers
August 21, 2009 - AIG Wins Dismissal of Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Seeking $1 Billion
August 13, 2009 - When A State And City Government Steal From The US, Crime Pays
August 11, 2009 - The Insurance Broadcast System To Resume Global Streaming Video in Fall 2009
August 5, 2009 - FARA Moves To Laguna Hills; Tristar Reopens In Signal Hill
August 2, 2009 - On The Job Again

July 2009

July 29, 2009 - International Insurance Fraud A La North Korea
July 28, 2009 - The Zenith Further 'Right Sizes' Its Woodland Hills, California, Workers' Comp Claims Department
July 24, 2009 - Gird Your Loins! Let's Sell Off California's State Compensation Insurance Fund
July 17, 2009 - AIG Embezzlers Get Preliminary Hearing Set For September 9th 2009
July 15, 2009 - GAB-Robins Lays Off Five Claims People
July 11, 2009 - Interstate Brands No Longer To Be Self-Administered In California For Work Comp Claims As Of July 31st. Claims Being Shipped To Broadspire In Rancho Cordova, California
July 9, 2009 - Judge Denied New Trial For Convicted Doctor
July 3, 2009 - A.M. Best Lowers Ratings of Employers Direct Insurance Company

June 2009

June 30, 2009 - York Insurance Services Group Has Purchased Claims Management, Inc. (CMI)
June 26, 2009 - HEAT On Health Insurance Fraud
June 23, 2009 - The Travelers To Close Work Comp Claims Department In Orange, California
June 18, 2009 - Approximately 37.3 Million Dollars Recovered For Liquidation Estate Of Fremont Indemnity
June 9, 2009 - All Alleged Conspirators In AIG/Matrix Absence Management Embezzlement Scam Still In Jail Pending One Million Dollars Bail Each
June 6, 2009 - United States Job Losses Slowed Down In May
June 3, 2009 - The Claims Community Mourns The Passing Of Robert Lee Long, Attorney At Law
June 2, 2009 - Why Rescission Is An Appropriate Remedy to Health Policies Acquired Fraudulently

May 2009

May 30, 2009 - Tristar Signal Hill Office To Reopen In Approximately Three Weeks
May 23, 2009 - Tristar Risk Management Makes Full Recovery From Long Beach Fire
May 19, 2009 - Attorney General In Ohio Raises Workers’ Comp Worries Tied To Chrysler Sale
May 14, 2009 - The Names Change, But The Game Remains The Same
May 12, 2009 - Obama States 'Gears Of Our Economic Engine Slowly Turning Once Again'
May 10, 2009 - Positive Signs Recession May Be Over By Summer's End
May 4, 2009 - Tristar Long Beach Fire Destructive And Far Reaching

April 2009

April 29, 2009 - Definiti Reports Robust Growth in Medical Bill Review As Companies Combat a Tough Economy with Cost Containment
April 28, 2009 - Poizner Asks For Lower Workers' Comp Rate Increase
April 7, 2009 - Bill Banning Bonuses For Denying Insurance Claims Is Killed

February 2009

February 17, 2009 - Physician-Legislator Calls For Workers Comp Reform

January 2009

January 21, 2009 - Colorado Casualty Introduces Workers' Compensation to Product Line
January 17, 2009 - Unemployment Fund Running Out Of Cash In Kentucky

December 2008

December 15, 2008 - Trial Starts For Former North Dakota Work Comp Director
December 4, 2008 - Duke Sues Insurer Over Claims From Lacrosse Case

November 2008

November 18, 2008 - Are You Ready For EAMS?
November 8, 2008 - Appeals court upholds workers' compensation claim

October 2008

October 21, 2008 - Zenith Announces Third Quarter Results
October 7, 2008 - Appeals court denies rig worker's civil claim against Wyo workers comp
October 1, 2008 - Corzine Signs Workers Compensation Reforms Into Law

Sepetember 2008

Sepetember 24, 2008 - Roberta Garrett, Former Independent Staffing Solutions Claims Manager, Tells How Greg Chmielewski Put All The Tribal Claims Into A Reservation Black Hole, part 2
Sepetember 22, 2008 - Roberta Garrett, Former Independent Staffing Solutions Claims Manager, Tells How Greg Chmielewski Put All The Tribal Claims Into A Reservation Black Hole, part 1
Sepetember 15, 2008 - Farmers' Offers Swift Claims Handling In Response To Hurricane Ike
Sepetember 8, 2008 - The Case Of Rafael Manzano, Another Claimant Given The Tomahawk by Independent Staffing Solutions
Sepetember 5, 2008 - Health Systems International Expands Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Service Through Acquisition of Bridgeway Medical

August 2008

August 28, 2008 - A Review of Diminution in Value Cases in the United States
August 18, 2008 - Father Denied Claim Filed Against A Rainy Graduation
August 6, 2008 - Kerfuffle Raised By Plaintiffs' Lawyers Over 'Post Loss Underwriting'

July 2008

July 24, 2008 - Lawyer Who Commits Insurance Fraud Must Be Summarily Disbarred
July 16, 2008 - The Aftermath Of Carnage From Independent Staffing Solutions
July 4, 2008 - Time For Independence From Fraud

June 2008

June 19, 2008 - Insurance Expert Calls for End of Tort of Bad Faith
June 6, 2008 - Hispanic Workers In South Carolina Suffer From Highest Death Rate in United States
June 2, 2008 - Tribal Workers' Comp Was No Tribe And No Comp

May 2008

May 22, 2008 - Reforms Lowering Tennessee Workers' Comp Claims
May 5, 2008 - Murder is Not 'Just Insurance Fraud'

April 2008

April 21, 2008 - Public Adjusters Take Care Of Florida Homeowners--In More Ways Than One
April 12, 2008 - Nebraska Lawmakers Kill Bill To Provide Workers' Compensation For Mental Illness
April 11, 2008 - Columbia, South Carolina Attorney Samuel Painter Withdraws Name From Consideration For Workers' Compensation Board
April 10, 2008 - California’s Self Insured Solutions’ Five Construction and Agricultural Self-Insured Groups Experience Record Growth
April 7, 2008 - Editorial: Allegations of Fraud by Insurer Should Not Allow Rescission of Release Without Return of Consideration

March 2008

March 27, 2008 - Egg On His Face Rather Than On The Spoon
March 21, 2008 - Allstate Workplace Division Names Watkins Executive Vice President, Sales and Distribution

January 2008

January 8, 2008 - California's Look And Feel For Workers' Compensation In 2008

December 2007

December 24, 2007 - Memorial Service For Rich Fisher, December 28th at 1:00 P.M.
December 23, 2007 - Rich Fisher, Claims Professionals’ Recruiter, Died Saturday Night, December 22nd 2007
December 5, 2007 - FSK Publishing Finally Releases Supplement to Judge O'Brien's California Workers' Compensation Claims And Benefits

November 2007

November 30, 2007 - An Amherst, New York, Man Is Charged After Making Duplicate Insurance Claims
November 28, 2007 - New Insurance Books Published

October 2007

October 25, 2007 - Oklahoma Lawmakers Study Workers' Compensation System In Anticipation Of Reform
October 11, 2007 - Kim Kunkel - In Memorium

Sepetember 2007

Sepetember 7, 2007 - Crowds Mourn Pavarotti In His Hometown

August 2007

August 30, 2007 - Assembly Speaker Backtracks, Will Not Call Vote On Health Plan

July 2007

July 17, 2007 - Insurance Agency Must Pay $5.8 Million To SoCal Firm

June 2007

June 22, 2007 - 2007 Legislature Maintains Balance Between Unions, Management

May 2007

May 29, 2007 - Insurance Companies Try To Cut Losses In Wildfire Hotspots
May 2, 2007 - Prosecution Accuses Spector Defense Of Keeping Women Off Jury--But Defense Agrees To A Woman Claims Adjuster

April 2007

April 22, 2007 - CE Seminar For Texas Adjusters: April 23rd & 24th 2007
April 8, 2007 - Insurance Commissioner Will Audit State Workers' Comp Insurer

March 2007

March 11, 2007 - Louisiana Isn't The Only Coastal State With Insurance Troubles

February 2007

February 17, 2007 - Mississippi Attorney General Seeks Legislation on State Farm
February 16, 2007 - Shuttle Bus Company Accused Of Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion
February 14, 2007 - Investigator Says Las Vegas Car Owners Set Fires To End Payments
February 12, 2007 - Jeannie Baulis Named Vice President, Sales And Marketing At SCRMA
February 11, 2007 - Supreme Court Sets New Precedent With Workers' Comp Ruling
February 7, 2007 - Nevada's Med-Mal Changes Help Doctors, Hinder Lawsuits
February 1, 2007 - Administration Says Disabled Workers Are Returning Sooner To Jobs

January 2007

January 12, 2007 - Schwarzenegger's Ambitious Health Plan Has Risk And Many Critics
January 8, 2007 - Entering His Second Term, Schwarzenegger Will Face Tough Issues
January 3, 2007 - State Farm Seeks $489M In Premium Reductions In California For '07

December 2006

December 17, 2006 - Governor Raises At Least $640,000 For Inaugural Celebration
December 11, 2006 - Former Head Of California Insurance Committee Takes Insurance Job
December 4, 2006 - Worker Output Stalls, But Pay, Benefits Rise

November 2006

November 19, 2006 - Secret Santa Reveals His Identity
November 19, 2006 - Marin Couple Calls For Global Orgasm For Peace
November 4, 2006 - Joey Buttafuoco's Jail Sentence Postponed For Two Months

October 2006

October 16, 2006 - A.M. Best: Few Americans Sign Up For Earthquake Insurance
October 4, 2006 - Career Politician, Entrepreneur Battle For Insurance Commissioner

Sepetember 2006

Sepetember 19, 2006 - Campaign Finance Measure Unites Some Major Donors Against It

August 2006

August 27, 2006 - San Francisco Contractor Arrested For Felony Insurance Fraud
August 19, 2006 - State Farm Abandons ZIP Code Rates Plan
August 13, 2006 - Former Attorney For O.J. Simpson Settles In Scam Case
August 10, 2006 - Judge's Tentative Ruling Refuses To Block New Rules On Auto Rates
August 3, 2006 - Attorney Mervyn Hillard Wolf Accused By Prosecutors In L.A.

July 2006

July 27, 2006 - Widow's OC Lawsuit Says Clark Foam Chemicals Killed Husband
July 20, 2006 - Insurers Sue State Over New Auto Regulations
July 18, 2006 - Universal Health Care Plan Approved In San Francisco
July 16, 2006 - Largest State Employees Union Ratifies New $500 Million Contract
July 12, 2006 - Wife Will Stand Trial In Marine's Arsenic Poisoning
July 11, 2006 - Joey Buttafuoco Gets Year In LA County Jail On Ammo Charge
July 10, 2006 - Club To Change How Car Insurance Calculated
July 7, 2006 - House Bill Bolsters National Flood Insurance Program
July 6, 2006 - Garamendi Orders Four Companies To Justify Homeowner Rates

June 2006

June 29, 2006 - SoCal Ring Allegedly Staged Auto Crashes To Swindle $4 Million
June 23, 2006 - John Garamendi & John Floyd To Speak June 27th 2006 At SCCSI Luncheon
June 15, 2006 - Immigrant Workers Suffer High Work Injuries, Less Medical Care
June 14, 2006 - City Tackling Workers' Comp Claims Now To Save Money Later
June 13, 2006 - Court Upholds Widows' Workers' Comp Benefits
June 7, 2006 - Large Fine Proposed In Death at Wood Plant
June 6, 2006 - Gasper To Plead Guilty To Charges
June 2, 2006 - Ex-Workers' Comp Official Charged In Ohio
June 1, 2006 - CCWC's Annual Conference In Newport Beach On July 12th & 13th 2006

May 2006

May 23, 2006 - Berkshire-Hathaway Completes Acquisition Of Applied Underwriters
May 20, 2006 - Berkshire Discloses Stakes In 3 Companies
May 19, 2006 - LA Police: Elderly Women Target Homeless Men In Fraud Scheme
May 18, 2006 - Buffett: Berkshire Ready to Buy Anywhere
May 16, 2006 - Berkshire Hathaway 1Q Earnings Up 70 Pct.
May 12, 2006 - San Bernardino Officials Say Paraplegic Faked Disability For Cash
May 9, 2006 - Commissioner Claims Shakedown Over Auto Insurance Regs
May 8, 2006 - California Coalition on Workers' Compensation
May 6, 2006 - Fair Claims Settlement Training For Earthquake Damage
May 5, 2006 - Forensic Expert Witness Association
May 5, 2006 - Study: More Workers Drop Health Insurance
May 4, 2006 - Blue Cross Workers Say Policies Canceled For Mistakes
May 1, 2006 - May 2006 Fraud Newsletter

April 2006

April 26, 2006 - Assembly Panel Approves Bill For Universal Health Care Coverage
April 25, 2006 - TPA Probe Leads To Filing Of Charges
April 25, 2006 - Bill Requiring Insurance In Flood-Prone Areas Dies Without Vote
April 20, 2006 - Governor Claims Workers' Comp Changes A 'Huge Success'
April 20, 2006 - Forensic Expert Meeting
April 19, 2006 - Judge Rules For Allstate
April 18, 2006 - Couple Faces Charges In Glass-In-Food Scam
April 14, 2006 - Garamendi Getting Handle On Fraud
April 6, 2006 - SoCal Residents Charged With Filing False Dismemberment Claims
April 4, 2006 - Insurance Commissioner Recovering After Heart Surgery
April 4, 2006 - Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter Available Free

March 2006

March 31, 2006 - Calif Insurance Regulator Launches Probe Into Blue Cross Units
March 28, 2006 - Schwarzenegger Campaign Hires Former Bush Media Consultants
March 23, 2006 - Democrats Press For Quick Fix For Disabled Worker Benefits
March 21, 2006 - Zurich's U.S. Unit To Pay $171 million To Settle Probes
March 20, 2006 - News Briefs From Southern California
March 17, 2006 - State Says Michael Jackson Will Pay Neverland Workers Back Wages
March 14, 2006 - State To Sue If Michael Jackson Doesn't Pay Workers By Tuesday
March 10, 2006 - State Bars Workers From Neverland Ranch Due To Insurance Lapse
March 8, 2006 - Ex-FEMA Director Regrets Lack Of Aggressiveness Before Katrina
March 1, 2006 - LA Prosecutor Plans To Charge 200 Doctors With Phony Billing

February 2006

February 27, 2006 - Man Arrested After Abandoning Killing Plot
February 23, 2006 - California Adds Training Requirement For All Workers' Compensation Insurers
February 21, 2006 - Fallon Board's Push For Bill On Teen Smoking Meets Resistance
February 16, 2006 - Unlicensed Contractors Arrested In Napa Sting
February 14, 2006 - Study Finds Disabled Workers Losing Benefits Under New System
February 10, 2006 - Berkshire Hathaway Acquiring Underwriting Company
February 7, 2006 - GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services, LLC Announces New Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer
February 3, 2006 - Boeing Employees In California, 2 Other States Ratify Contracts
February 1, 2006 - LA Mayor Derides White House In Spanish-Language Speech

January 2006

January 31, 2006 - Gov's Bond Proposals Getting Thorough Examination By Lawmakers
January 27, 2006 - Nevada Ads Look To Lure Away California Companies
January 23, 2006 - Plight Of West Virginia Jockey Leads To Outcry For Workers Comp
January 20, 2006 - Ex-Credit Lyonnais Chairman Pleads Guilty In Executive Life Case
January 18, 2006 - Nevada Couple To Be Sentenced In Chili Finger case
January 13, 2006 - Heirs Of Armenians File Class-Action Lawsuit Against German Banks
January 11, 2006 - LA Doctor Pleads Not Guilty In Alleged Health Care Scam
January 9, 2006 - Bus Driver Charged with Fraud And Grand Theft
January 4, 2006 - Extradition Hearing Postponed For Woman Accused Of Killing Marine

December 2005

December 28, 2005 - Washington State Again Fires Warning To LA-Based Contractor
December 19, 2005 - Latest News In Brief From Northern Nevada
December 15, 2005 - Marine Wife Allegedly Poisoned Husband To Cash In Life Insurance
December 13, 2005 - Six Arrested In Insurance Fraud Scheme
December 7, 2005 - Study Finds Living By A Church Helps Keep Drivers Safe
December 2, 2005 - Disability Insurers Challenge 'Underground Regulations' In Court
December 1, 2005 - Job Fair At AIMS in Valencia, Friday, December 2nd, 2005

November 2005

November 28, 2005 - Broker Who Allegedly Stole $3.8 Million Has 2006 Court Date In L.A.
November 28, 2005 - Under The Hood Also Under The Table
November 21, 2005 - Charges Dropped Against CHP Dispatcher Targeted In Fraud Probe
November 16, 2005 - The Answer According To WellComp Is To Be A Control Freak, Not A Discount Tijuana Bargain Network
November 11, 2005 - Garamendi Calls For Bigger Insurance Rate Cuts
November 10, 2005 - Marin County Roofer Pleads Guilty To Workers' Comp Fraud
November 4, 2005 - Physicians Unhappy With Treatment Delays; Many Leaving System

October 2005

October 26, 2005 - Illegal Immigrants Can Get Workers' Compensation, LA Court Rules
October 25, 2005 - Jury Rejects Harassment Claim Against LA Clippers Owner
October 18, 2005 - Surgeon Pleads Innocent To Charges Of Bilking Insurers
October 16, 2005 - Police And Firefighters Report Fewer On-The-Job Injuries
October 6, 2005 - Farm Groups Endorse Governor's Reform Agenda
October 3, 2005 - Worker Groups Sharply Criticize Veto Of Penalty Bill

Sepetember 2005

Sepetember 30, 2005 - Governor Vetoes Bills To Hike The Minimum Wage And Force Employers And Insurers To Pay Another Work Comp Penalty
Sepetember 26, 2005 - Report Finds High Rate Of Tree Faller Deaths In British Columbia
Sepetember 21, 2005 - California Post SB 899: Should Out-Of-State Doctors Be Allowed To Perform Med-Evals?
Sepetember 20, 2005 - Quotes on Gov. Schwarzenegger's re-election bid
Sepetember 12, 2005 - Editorial - California Needs Nonpartisan Prescription For Work Comp Reform
Sepetember 8, 2005 - Katrina At A Glance
Sepetember 8, 2005 - Federal Evacuation Of Katrina Victims To California On Hold

August 2005

August 29, 2005 - Workers' Compensation: Bill Sent To Governor's Desk
August 24, 2005 - Man Wins $270,000 After Radio Show Identifies Him As Gay
August 11, 2005 - L.A. Fire Dept. Complains About Cambridge
August 3, 2005 - Nevada High Court Rules For Injured Workers

July 2005

July 21, 2005 - A California Editorial On Workers' Comp
July 17, 2005 - Another Murder For Life Insurance
July 10, 2005 - Marina del Rey Attorney Sentenced To 7 Years For Insurance Scam
July 5, 2005 - Allstate Settles Claims It Overcharged On Auto, Home Insurance

June 2005

June 30, 2005 - Assembly Committee Rejects Rate-Regulation Bill
June 20, 2005 - LA Contractor Accused Of Workers Compensation Fraud
June 5, 2005 - Garamendi Calls For Bigger Reductions In Workers' Comp Insurance Rates

May 2005

May 30, 2005 - LA County MTA Approves $2.86 Billion Budget That Requires Layoffs
May 20, 2005 - San Francisco Seeks To Recover Losses From AIG
May 12, 2005 - Transportation Spending Underway
May 5, 2005 - Nevada Legislation Would Make Insurers Pay Up
May 2, 2005 - Senate OKs Workers' Comp Director; Labor Leader Blasts Senate Head

April 2005

April 28, 2005 - Al Vargas, County Supervisor Dies, Funeral Set
April 25, 2005 - Employers' Attorney Criticizes Cuts In Workers' Comp Benefits
April 19, 2005 - Rallies Accuse Governor Of Breaking Promise On Workers' Comp
April 12, 2005 - Leaders Push California Funds To Recover $400 Million From AIG
April 10, 2005 - Workers' Compensaton: News Brief
April 7, 2005 - Study Says More Than Half Of California Adults Are Overweight
April 5, 2005 - Former Senate Leader Criticizes New Workers' Comp Rules

March 2005

March 29, 2005 - Burn Victim Settles Suit Against IBM, Contractor For $9.5 Million
March 21, 2005 - Injured Worker Group Making Progress But Facing Some Struggles
March 7, 2005 - Schwarzenegger Campaigns Amid Protesters, Backers
March 6, 2005 - Thirty Hospitals Sue State Over Frozen Medi-Cal Rates

February 2005

February 26, 2005 - Legislative Analyst Challenges CHP's 'Chief's Disease'
February 13, 2005 - Dianne Oki, President Of State Fund, Announces Her Retirement
February 10, 2005 - Retired Judges May Help With Nevada Lawsuit Overload
February 9, 2005 - Some Doctors, Citing Care Denials, Leaving Workers' Comp System
February 1, 2005 - Fines Imposed For Selling Unauthorized Workers' Comp Policies

January 2005

January 13, 2005 - Gov. Predicts 30 Percent Increase in State's Costs Despite Reforms
January 7, 2005 - Largest Fraud Case in the Central Valley
January 2, 2005 - Workers' Comp Still Imperfect

December 2004

December 27, 2004 - Governor Proposes New Worker Compensation Rules
December 22, 2004 - SoCal Ring Allegedly Netted $1.5 Million From 75 Staged Crashes
December 17, 2004 - Doctor, Attorneys Find Widespread Denial Of Care For Workers
December 15, 2004 - Benefits Claims By Some Los Angeles Firefighters Questioned
December 7, 2004 - Democrats Say New Disability Ratings Don't Follow Law
December 5, 2004 - Ethics Review Ordered For Workers' Compensation Judges
December 1, 2004 - Burton Hands Out Advice To Schwarzenegger, GOP On Last Day
December 1, 2004 - State's Largest Insurer Announces Average 5 Percent Rate Cut

November 2004

November 23, 2004 - Workers' Comp Judges More Likely To File Claims For Job-Related Injuries
November 17, 2004 - Garamendi Recommends 2.2 Percent Drop In Rates
November 15, 2004 - Ex-Wife Sentenced To Nearly 11 Years in Prison For A Bungled Plot To Kill Her Former Husband For Insurance Money
November 9, 2004 - Summary Box: California Insurance Regulator OKs Anthem Acquisition Of WellPoint
November 4, 2004 - Former Controller Of Workers' Comp Agency Sentenced To Prison For Embezzlement

October 2004

October 31, 2004 - Shut The ATM
October 25, 2004 - One Year After California Fires, Widespread Insurance Complaints
October 18, 2004 - California's Landmark Pot Law Leaves State Dazed And Confused
October 15, 2004 - Workers' Comp Overhaul Providing Little Relief, Newspaper Reports
October 12, 2004 - Sedgwick CMS Awarded Employer Of Choice® Designation
October 6, 2004 - Cambridge Just Sold To Scandent, A Singapore Based Company
October 4, 2004 - CompWest Launches Workers' Compensation Operations In California

Sepetember 2004

Sepetember 20, 2004 - Florida Can Weather Its Storm Of Claims
Sepetember 9, 2004 - Most Ground Zero Volunteers Still Waiting For Workers' Comp

August 2004

August 29, 2004 - Lawyers For Plaintiffs In The Sex Abuse Cases Put Claims At $1.5 Billion
August 28, 2004 - Lawmakers Send Bill Restricting Foreclosures To Governor
August 25, 2004 - Shasta County Declared Disaster After Wildfires
August 25, 2004 - The Regional Medical Center Hopes To Increase Percentage Of Insured Patients
August 25, 2004 - Nevada High Court Denies Bid To Block Doctors' Initiative
August 19, 2004 - Jury Convicts Professor In Staged Hate Crime
August 17, 2004 - Governor Brad Henry Vows To Tackle Workers Compensation Changes Next Session
August 10, 2004 - Ex-Employees Sue Halliburton For Fraud
August 9, 2004 - Conseco, Inviva Settle Annuity Probe
August 5, 2004 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Conspiracy
August 5, 2004 - Woman's Lawyers File Appeal Asking To Dismiss Felony Counts

July 2004

July 31, 2004 - Judge Approves Landmark Insurance Settlement To Benefit Armenians
July 30, 2004 - Former Providence Basketball Player Charged In Scam
July 22, 2004 - Buena Park Clinic Operators Arrested In Alleged Insurance Scam
July 20, 2004 - Insurance Fraud Sentencing
July 16, 2004 - Former SF Mayor Willie Brown Files Papers For Insurance Commissioner Post
July 13, 2004 - Governor Seeks Repeal Of Two Labor Bills As Part Of Budget
July 10, 2004 - Garamendi Says Largest Workers' Comp Insurer Can Cut Rates Another 5.9 Percent
July 8, 2004 - Strict Smoking Policy For San Mateo County Safety Officers
July 2, 2004 - Court Upholds Strict Workers’ Comp Standards
July 1, 2004 - 2 Ex-HealthSouth Execs Indicted In Scam

June 2004

June 25, 2004 - Schwarzenegger On The Verge Of California Budget Victory
June 24, 2004 - Supporters Will Revive Attempt To Aid Homeowners Who Lose Property In Natural Disasters
June 23, 2004 - IBM Cancer Claims Dismissed After Deal
June 20, 2004 - East Stroudsburg Man Loses Workers' Compensation Claim For Sept. 11 Trauma
June 14, 2004 - Former Claims Adjuster For San Diego Company Sentenced In Fraud
June 6, 2004 - State's Biggest Insurer Cuts Workers' Comp Rates 7 Percent
June 1, 2004 - Bills From Legislature Could Raise Costs For California Businesses

May 2004

May 25, 2004 - Atascadero School District Hopes To Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs By $1 Million
May 19, 2004 - Senate Stalemate Over Workers' Comp Broken
May 11, 2004 - Bill SB 796 Sticks Employers
May 7, 2004 - Missouri House Passes Tougher Workers' Compensation Standard
May 6, 2004 - Productivity Grows, Jobless Claims Drop
May 4, 2004 - State Of Vermont Investigates Vocational Rehab Provider

April 2004

April 29, 2004 - WTC Leaseholder Loses Insurance Battle
April 27, 2004 - Commissioner Launches Team To Investigate Wildfire Insurance Complaints
April 21, 2004 - Schwarzenegger Signs Workers' Compensation Reform Into Law
April 19, 2004 - Workers' Comp Bill Passes. Optimism Is In The Air.
April 15, 2004 - Workers' Comp Deal Imminent, Key Committee To Meet
April 14, 2004 - Life In The Fast Lane For Schwarzenegger When It Comes To Work Comp Change
April 12, 2004 - About One Dozen Protest Governor's Workers Comp Plan
April 12, 2004 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Back From Maui. Ready To Review Draft Of Work Comp Reform Bill
April 6, 2004 - While Governor Vacations, Staffers Try To Write Work Comp Bill
April 5, 2004 - Tentative Work Comp Deal Reached In California! Schwarzenegger heads for Hawaii
April 1, 2004 - Lobbyists Driving Schwarzenegger Bananas

March 2004

March 31, 2004 - We’re Almost There! A California Work Comp Agreement Is Close, According To Schwarzenegger
March 28, 2004 - Ouch! Workers' Compensation Negotiations in California Hit a Glitch. No Deal. Schwarzenegger's Deadline Missed Again.
March 26, 2004 - Serious Progress Is Really Happening With California Work Comp Negotiations
March 23, 2004 - Joey Buttafuoco Jailed For Auto Claims Fraud But Not With Any 'Long Island Lolita'
March 21, 2004 - Schwarzenegger Wants It Now - Well, Within The Week, At Least
March 19, 2004 - So. Dakota Supreme Court Approves Workers' Compensation For Plumber
March 17, 2004 - WCIRB First Messes Up Statistics--Then Doubles Cost Savings Prediction To 7 Billion For Work Comp In 2004
March 15, 2004 - Native Americans Offer Alternative Insurance To California Workers' Compensation
March 11, 2004 - Just What Does Schwarzenegger Want For California Work Comp?
March 9, 2004 - Alaska Legislature Passes Limits On Construction Defect Claims
March 5, 2004 - Schwarzenegger Flexes His Muscles For California Work Comp Package
March 4, 2004 - Texas Accused Of Giving Auto Claimants The Major Run Around
March 2, 2004 - Missed Deadline For Work Comp Makeover Not Likely To Terminate The Terminator

February 2004

February 26, 2004 - Too Late to Reboot a Work Comp Claim?
February 25, 2004 - The Insolvent Carrier Ate My Claims Experience
February 24, 2004 - Reliance Running Out of Cash
February 19, 2004 - Alarcon Posturing on Poochigian’s Plan
February 18, 2004 - Out On The Fringe Of Workers’ Compensation
February 16, 2004 - Perfume Claim Stinks Up Courtroom
February 13, 2004 - Desperate Times For Chiropractors and Applicant Attorneys
February 11, 2004 - One Carrier Leads to Another
February 10, 2004 - Garamendi’s Alternate Plan
February 9, 2004 - Brea Ribbon Cutting Set for Zurich North America
February 6, 2004 - CNA Calls in Cunningham Lindsay
February 5, 2004 - Zax Not Lax When it Comes to Fighting Fraud
February 4, 2004 - 26 Days and Counting
February 3, 2004 - Walgreens Playing Hardball with Lowball Reimbursements
February 2, 2004 - Ford to Exhume a Claim

January 2004

January 30, 2004 - Davis’ Business Friendly Parting Gesture
January 29, 2004 - Network Wants Legislature to Snap out of it
January 28, 2004 - Inside Job Ends Inside Cell
January 27, 2004 - Auditors Take New Legislation on a Dry Run
January 27, 2004 - Schwarzenegger Terminates First Two Comp Bills
January 26, 2004 - Liberty Bonus Program Cost More Than Anticipated
January 23, 2004 - Crying Over Spilt Milk?
January 22, 2004 - Doctor Sour After Caught Milking Patients’ WC Claims
January 20, 2004 - California Continues to Experience Lunar Claim Costs
January 19, 2004 - A Claimant’s Dream Come True
January 15, 2004 - Santa Monica Farms a Serious Claim
January 14, 2004 - Appellate Court Shuts Off PG&E Employee’s Benefits
January 13, 2004 - Investigation Rocks a Dispatcher’s Claim
January 9, 2004 - Arnold’s Opposition Negative on WC Reform Ambitions
January 8, 2004 - Fremont Claims Chilling up North
January 7, 2004 - Arnold’s State of the State Comp Statements
January 6, 2004 - Taking Comp Away From the Legislature
January 5, 2004 - It’s the End of the Line for MTA Bus Driver

December 2003

December 31, 2003 - Chapter 11 Keeps Carrier From Collecting
December 29, 2003 - Humboldt’s Hammering Down on Work Comp Fraud
December 26, 2003 - Aggressive Claims Handling – Brokers = Lower Premiums
December 24, 2003 - Los Angeles County Accidentally Issues Claimants a Holiday Bonus
December 23, 2003 - San Simeon Quake Opens Up a New Fault of Claims
December 22, 2003 - Buttafuoco Adds Insurance Fraud to His Resume
December 18, 2003 - Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Claim
December 17, 2003 - Spanked By a Claim
December 16, 2003 - Attorney Looking for a Slam Dunk Claim
December 15, 2003 - Ratings Raked Over by a Rand Report
December 11, 2003 - Chiropractors Caught in the Act
December 10, 2003 - Judge Benches Softball Players in a Federal Dugout
December 10, 2003 - Remembering Industrial Indemnity Co.’s Chairman Fred Drexler
December 8, 2003 - Intercare Insurance Puts the Federal Kibosh on an Inside Job
December 5, 2003 - Holiday Shopper Takes a Claim for Mom
December 4, 2003 - Commissioner Optimistic About Premium Relief
December 3, 2003 - State Fund’s Rate Yo Yo
December 2, 2003 - Zax Under Oath
December 1, 2003 - Burton’s Sacrificial Offering

November 2003

November 28, 2003 - Is California Indemnity Headed For the TPA Pasture?
November 26, 2003 - Alarcon’s Making a List and Checking it Twice
November 24, 2003 - Superior’s BIG Deal Not Settled
November 20, 2003 - Broker Safer in a Cell Than Back at His Agency
November 19, 2003 - Bowl of Claim Chowder
November 19, 2003 - Sovereign PEO Not Backing Down From CDI and DIR Threats
November 17, 2003 - Arnold’s On Board For Work Comp Reform
November 17, 2003 - Travelers Combines Forces With The St. Paul
November 14, 2003 - Are You Ready For Jan. 1, 2004?
November 12, 2003 - CDI Stops Broker From Pocketing Premiums
November 10, 2003 - The DIR Breaks Up Another Under-Covered Pancake House
November 7, 2003 - Drop And Give Me 14.9 Percent
November 6, 2003 - Carriers Wanted
November 5, 2003 - DOI Puts CheckMate Staffing in Check
November 4, 2003 - Octagon Joins CompManagement’s Expansion Team
November 3, 2003 - WC Loophole Big Enough to Drive a Hummer Through

October 2003

October 31, 2003 - Fourth Appellate Psyches Out the WCAB
October 29, 2003 - Ashes to Ashes, Claims to Claims
October 28, 2003 - Money Couldn’t Buy Surgery Centers Legislative Love This Year
October 24, 2003 - Garamendi Greets Schwarzenegger at the DOI
October 23, 2003 - Sierra to Announce CII Suitor Within Weeks
October 22, 2003 - Garamendi’s Plans For Phase II Reform
October 20, 2003 - Arnold Releases His Work Comp Reform Blueprint
October 16, 2003 - Couple Accuse NFL of Liability Foul
October 15, 2003 - IBM Employees Cashing In Their Chips For Claims
October 13, 2003 - Garamendi Eager to Comp Arnold a Lunch
October 10, 2003 - Claimant’s Re-Rating Leaves Him Financially Disabled
October 9, 2003 - A Couple of Real Winners
October 8, 2003 - The Claim Must Go On
October 6, 2003 - Of Microfiche and Claims
October 3, 2003 - Where There’s Smoke There’s a Claim
October 2, 2003 - Wal-Mart Rattled by a Snake Claim
October 1, 2003 - How Low Can Rates Go?

Sepetember 2003

Sepetember 30, 2003 - Legislation Throws Rates Off Upward Trajectory
Sepetember 29, 2003 - Alarcon and Davis Hit Arnold Up For a Job
Sepetember 25, 2003 - E&O Policy Comes Through For Broker’s WC Mishap
Sepetember 24, 2003 - Claim Center Stage
Sepetember 23, 2003 - Work Comp Placebo Sovereignty Dispute
Sepetember 22, 2003 - Take Two Before Going to Settle a Claim
Sepetember 19, 2003 - Alliance’s Savings Just Can’t be Beat
Sepetember 18, 2003 - Sedgwick Raises the Claims Bar a Few More Notches
Sepetember 17, 2003 - Who’s Going To Pay For All The Rotten Claims?
Sepetember 16, 2003 - Airline is Dogging Woman’s AKC Claim
Sepetember 15, 2003 - DOI Lassoes a Long Horn Claim
Sepetember 11, 2003 - Sink or Swim Legislation?
Sepetember 9, 2003 - Officials Shut Down A Work Comp Peep Show
Sepetember 8, 2003 - What If All Claimants Were Like Ron Hunt?
Sepetember 5, 2003 - Claims Reflux Strikes Employers With Cheap Policies
Sepetember 4, 2003 - Health Net Divests Its Work Comp Interests
Sepetember 3, 2003 - Garamendi’s Legislative Math Lesson
Sepetember 2, 2003 - A Shockingly Legitimate Shaky Claim

August 2003

August 29, 2003 - California’s Work Comp Poster Child
August 27, 2003 - Getting Carriers to Sign on the Dotted Line?
August 26, 2003 - SCIF Gets a Three-Year Restraining Order Against the Commissioner
August 25, 2003 - Zenith Yanks Financial Cane Away from Med Equipment Distributor
August 22, 2003 - Industrial Doc Dyeing to Get His Medical License Back
August 20, 2003 - Two Carriers Get Pumped for $104 Million
August 18, 2003 - Chiropractors Getting Fat on Work Comp
August 15, 2003 - Massive Blackout Not Expected to Light Up Massive Claims
August 13, 2003 - Hindsight is 20/20 on Glendale Claim
August 11, 2003 - Commissioner Opts Out of the Circus
August 8, 2003 - Garamendi, McClintock Not Gray on Work Comp
August 7, 2003 - CNA Okay
August 6, 2003 - Broker Pays for Deadly Insurance Certificate
August 5, 2003 - DA Puts a Stop to Doctors Milling Around the County
August 1, 2003 - Court Decision May Push Coaches Over the Edge of Liability

July 2003

July 31, 2003 - Fremont General Cashes in on Conservation
July 31, 2003 - Four Alarm Legal Fire at Fireman’s Fund
July 29, 2003 - Claim Shocks Taser Maker
July 25, 2003 - Liberty Mutual Takes a Hit in Court
July 23, 2003 - Kemper Cashes Out
July 23, 2003 - Commissioner Draws the Line for SCIF
July 22, 2003 - Virginia Slim Claim on Ice
July 18, 2003 - Attorney Puts Career on the Line For a Bogus Claim
July 17, 2003 - Hartford Says Amen to a Holy Man’s Unholy Claim
July 15, 2003 - City Takes a Trip Down Memory Claim
July 14, 2003 - 3000 Frivolous Claims Backfire on Law Firm
July 10, 2003 - Legislature Cooking Up a Work Comp Stew
July 9, 2003 - EICN’s Numbers Are Headed in the Right Directions
July 8, 2003 - Employee Disciplined Beyond Exclusive Remedy
July 7, 2003 - Judge Loads Up Two Chiropractors With a $1.7 Million Fine
July 3, 2003 - Commissioner Backs New Board Members
July 2, 2003 - Hawaii, No Claims Paradise
July 1, 2003 - Framer's Business Practices Not Plumb With California Law

June 2003

June 30, 2003 - Nabbed by the Skin of a Claim
June 27, 2003 - Appeals Board Appointment Goes to the Father of the Highest Bidder
June 26, 2003 - Placebo Policy Pusher Heyday
June 25, 2003 - California Claims Real Estate Paying Off For EICN
June 24, 2003 - Claimant Caught With His Crutches Down
June 24, 2003 - Twin Towers for Twin Claims
June 23, 2003 - DOI Targets Attorneys Tied to Referral Payola Network
June 19, 2003 - Illegal WC Policies Canceled at the Border
June 18, 2003 - State Fund Sends A&J to the Mat
June 17, 2003 - Argonaut’s Friday the13th Tale
June 13, 2003 - Bummin' For Claims
June 11, 2003 - High Tide on the Chesapeake for Claims
June 10, 2003 - Lodi Attempts to Straighten Out its Nevada Accent
June 9, 2003 - Dr. to Undergo “Cell” Replacement Therapy
June 5, 2003 - Central Valley Claims Adjuster Not Taking Any Lip
June 5, 2003 - Fremont Employers’ Disclaimer
June 4, 2003 - Fremont Indemnity Inducted into Insolvency Hall of Fame
June 4, 2003 - The Commissioner Conspiracy Theory
June 2, 2003 - Statement For Statement: Commissioner’s and SCIF’s PR Battle

May 2003

May 30, 2003 - Rabid Claims Biting Into USPS Funds
May 29, 2003 - State Fund Wants a Judge to Put Garamendi in His Place
May 27, 2003 - Lake County Officials Weed Out A Claim
May 23, 2003 - Claimant Tripping On His Claims
May 22, 2003 - San Diego DA’s Trophy Catch
May 20, 2003 - Sonoma Tangled in the WC Vine
May 19, 2003 - Blame it on the Claim
May 16, 2003 - CIGA Sorting Out Some Serious Financial Issues
May 15, 2003 - DWC Shuffles Its Deck Of Operations
May 15, 2003 - Paula Poised to Pick-Up Where State Fund Leaves Off
May 13, 2003 - The Sweet Scent of a Claim
May 9, 2003 - Is Kemper Going Down for the Count?
May 8, 2003 - McMahon Cleans-Up in Mold Mishap
May 7, 2003 - These Artifacts of a Museum Claim
May 5, 2003 - Religious Claims
May 5, 2003 - Tribune Targets Another Company to Pay its Claims

April 2003

April 30, 2003 - Warning Shot Fired Across Chiropractor’s Bow
April 29, 2003 - The Boogie Night Claim
April 28, 2003 - Doctoring Up a Legion Claim
April 28, 2003 - Penn’s Liquidation Delay Prompts California Action
April 23, 2003 - Delgadillo Wants Mayor to Hahn Over More Funds to Fight Fraud
April 23, 2003 - Garamendi: For the Record
April 22, 2003 - What About Tom?
April 21, 2003 - Becoming State Fundable
April 21, 2003 - Voc Counselor Still Standing After Guilty Plea
April 16, 2003 - Union Attempts to Sling Mud on TPA
April 15, 2003 - Industrial Strength Fine for Occupational Healthcare Provider
April 14, 2003 - Fontana Chiropractor Fraud Crackdown
April 10, 2003 - Noah Roofing Sinks During WC Fraud Flood
April 10, 2003 - An Equation County Workers Can’t Resist
April 8, 2003 - Party at the Fund
April 7, 2003 - RAND Calls WC Judicial System too Old School
April 4, 2003 - DA Calls Foul on Five for Double Dribbling WC Claims
April 3, 2003 - One Company’s Risk is Another Company’s RSKCo
April 2, 2003 - Bus Mechanic Gives Finger to Exclusive Remedy

March 2003

March 31, 2003 - Kemper Re-ups With CIGA
March 31, 2003 - When Good Adjusters Go Bad
March 28, 2003 - Chiropractors Cracking Carriers’ Financial Backs
March 26, 2003 - State Fund to Cut Back on Extra Value Meals
March 25, 2003 - Time For a Cosmetologist to Make-up a Good Story
March 24, 2003 - Fed Steps in on Heavy Metal WC Claims
March 21, 2003 - Zenith, Betters Days Ahead in California
March 19, 2003 - SF Juve Under a WC Claims Assault
March 18, 2003 - Good Samaritan Claim Denied
March 14, 2003 - Real Claims: A Byproduct of Reality T.V.
March 13, 2003 - Argonaut’s 2003 Strategy
March 12, 2003 - Plumber Cross Threads Comp Claim
March 11, 2003 - Insurers’ Fault for Northridge Aftershock Claims?
March 7, 2003 - Honk if You're Liable
March 6, 2003 - The Price Put on Fremont’s Shaky Tail
March 4, 2003 - Kemper Finds Solace in Claims Services
March 3, 2003 - Garamendi’s Words Out of State Fund’s Mouth?

February 2003

February 28, 2003 - Fitness Freak’s Fraudulent Claim Just Didn’t Workout
February 27, 2003 - Garamendi Teases the Release of His WC Playbook
February 27, 2003 - Fraud, Straight to Video
February 26, 2003 - Gab Robins Playin’ Hardball
February 25, 2003 - Stressing Back Pain
February 24, 2003 - Above the Law, but not Liability
February 20, 2003 - Ensuring a Terrorist Doesn’t Benefit From a Claim
February 19, 2003 - Lunchroom Claims Buffet
February 14, 2003 - Split Second Liability Claim
February 12, 2003 - Claimant Not Happy He Was Forced to do the Chicken Dance
February 11, 2003 - Employers Nearly Sandbagged by WC Budget Bill
February 10, 2003 - Governor’s Valentine Card to State Fund
February 6, 2003 - Dicey Attempt to Circumvent Exclusive Remedy Thwarted
February 4, 2003 - AIG Pops Wall Street Bubble
February 3, 2003 - Fraud Fermentation Ripe for Prosecution

January 2003

January 31, 2003 - CHP Captain’s Claim Just in Time For Retirement
January 29, 2003 - Claimants Taking the Easy Way Out
January 27, 2003 - Garamendi’s Special Teams Roster
January 24, 2003 - Political Warming: State Fund’s Hiring Freeze is Melting
January 23, 2003 - Travelers Stockholders Get Their Fair Share
January 22, 2003 - Zenith Compensates for its California Anchor
January 20, 2003 - Kemper Sticking to its Demutualization Playbook
January 16, 2003 - Sierra to Sell Some Prime Real Estate
January 15, 2003 - LAUSD Claims Fault Widens
January 14, 2003 - MTA Avoids Work Comp Third Rail
January 13, 2003 - Fresno, A Work Comp Paradise
January 9, 2003 - Half Full, Half Empty WCIRB Data
January 9, 2003 - Shredding by the Book
January 8, 2003 - EDIC Free From Old Carriers’ Straight Jacket
January 6, 2003 - Attorneys Throw in the Towel on Unfair Business Practices Claims
January 2, 2003 - Once Again, Adjusters Save the Day

December 2002

December 31, 2002 - Lights Out on Sawmill’s Self-Insured Claims
December 24, 2002 - Fresno Fraud Documentary
December 24, 2002 - Chiropractor OD’s on Mushroom Claims
December 19, 2002 - Smallpox Vaccinations Could Create an Outbreak of Claims
December 17, 2002 - State Fund Backs Crooked Employee into a Cell
December 13, 2002 - Businesses Call for 17200 Claims Safe Legislation
December 9, 2002 - Tenet’s Got Game
December 6, 2002 - The Million-Dollar Examiner
December 4, 2002 - Static Over Digital Liability
December 2, 2002 - State Foils Claim Identity Crisis

November 2002

November 27, 2002 - A Sip From Prop 65’s Deep Well of Claims
November 22, 2002 - Claims With Some Serious Reservations
November 20, 2002 - Crawford Kicks it Up Another Notch
November 19, 2002 - Claims Supervisor Cut for Teamwork Approach to Voc Rehab
November 18, 2002 - Pre-Terrorism Insurance Legislation Chatter
November 15, 2002 - Paula Earnings Packing a Slight Punch of Profitability
November 14, 2002 - Will Lame Duck Erect a Commercial Claims Backstop?
November 13, 2002 - Crawford & Company Goes Big With Two New Contracts
November 12, 2002 - Claims Straight off the Vine
November 8, 2002 - Pay Now or Pay Later
November 6, 2002 - HCO’s Gross Claims Nets 6,500 Employees
November 6, 2002 - Operatic Claims
November 4, 2002 - Zenith in a Wynn Win Situation
November 1, 2002 - Garamendi Campaign to Benefit from Bannister Clout

October 2002

October 29, 2002 - What’s Taking State Fund’s Hiring Freeze so Long to Thaw?
October 25, 2002 - Sheriff May Break on Through to the Other Side of a Cell
October 24, 2002 - Commissioner’s Liquid Lunch at Alistar
October 22, 2002 - Hot Cup of Coffee Burns Bosom Buddies
October 21, 2002 - Special Interest Spending Showdown
October 16, 2002 - City Hopes Zoo Claim Stays in its Cage
October 15, 2002 - Mexico Holds California to a “Going and Coming” Exception Ruling
October 11, 2002 - Honda is Found Liable After its Defense is Compromised
October 9, 2002 - Suspect Takes His Third Swing on a Fraudulent WC Claim
October 8, 2002 - Incentives to Drive Down the Cost of Claims
October 4, 2002 - Fremont’s Claims Head South
October 4, 2002 - Benefits Increase Gets an AB 486 Overhaul
October 1, 2002 - Fremont Compensation Claims Professionals Given Notice in SF

Sepetember 2002

Sepetember 27, 2002 - Perceived Profits for Property Casualty Insurers?
Sepetember 25, 2002 - Simon Touches on the Gray Area of Workers’ Compensation
Sepetember 24, 2002 - Court Sorts Out a Claims Double Standard
Sepetember 23, 2002 - Let the Claims Begin
Sepetember 20, 2002 - WC Costs Fueling Unemployment, Simon Says
Sepetember 19, 2002 - Would Simon Pull a Wall Mart “Roll Back” on WC Benefits?
Sepetember 17, 2002 - LA Times Parent Goes After Swiss Re
Sepetember 17, 2002 - Claims Clarity Post Terrorist Attacks
Sepetember 16, 2002 - Claims Panacea?
Sepetember 13, 2002 - Aon Brokers Reinsurance Deal for Two Decades of State Fund Risk
Sepetember 13, 2002 - State Fund President Names His Successor
Sepetember 12, 2002 - Two Percent Legislation, 50 Percent Complete
Sepetember 10, 2002 - Sacramento Seeks Subrogation From Rent-a-Cop Company
Sepetember 6, 2002 - Governor Slashes the DIR’s Allowance
Sepetember 5, 2002 - Intercorp Jumps on the HCO Bandwagon
Sepetember 3, 2002 - Property Casualty Super Model

August 2002

August 29, 2002 - Fireman’s Fund Prepared For the Financial Fire Season
August 28, 2002 - Study Finds Prevalence of Work Comp Naivety
August 26, 2002 - MTA’s Busload of Claims
August 23, 2002 - Double Barrel Liability Legislation
August 21, 2002 - TRISTAR Draws EOS Into Its Solar System
August 21, 2002 - TRISTAR Insurance Group Acquires EOS
August 20, 2002 - Fraud Suspects Bugged by New Legislation
August 15, 2002 - Travelers to be Added to the S&P 500
August 14, 2002 - WC Attorney’s War of Words
August 13, 2002 - One Man’s Mold is Another Man’s Gold: The 21st Century Mold Rush
August 9, 2002 - Tobacco Immunity Leaves Claims Smoking in Court
August 8, 2002 - Fitch Finds WC Rate Hangover Tough to Snap Out of
August 7, 2002 - Lone Star Carrier’s Numbers ‘Argonaut’ Bad
August 6, 2002 - Tanker Pilots’ Deaths Fuel the Fire over Federal Benefits
August 2, 2002 - The Hartford Plants its Flag in Riverside
August 1, 2002 - The Captive Alternative to Claims

July 2002

July 26, 2002 - Living Off the Fat of the Land
July 25, 2002 - Factoring AB 749 Into a Rate Increase
July 23, 2002 - A Marine Corps Veteran’s Psychedelic Claim
July 23, 2002 - Aetna and ICS to Help Employers Throw a Lid on SDI
July 22, 2002 - Fine Line Between Paper Carriers and Workers’ Comp
July 19, 2002 - CorVel at the Right Place at the Right Time
July 18, 2002 - Travelers Reels in a Solid 2Q Net
July 16, 2002 - The Best of Both Worlds
July 11, 2002 - Bike Broker Dominates in the Tour de Recall
July 9, 2002 - You’re on the Right Track
July 8, 2002 - Remembering Former Kemper chairman, CEO James S. Kemper, Jr.
July 3, 2002 - “EICN, Do You Take Fremont Comp to be Your Wholly Owned Subsidiary?”
July 1, 2002 - Sedgwick Supersized its Final Second Quarter Order
July 1, 2002 - Triathlete to Train in the County Jail Facilities

June 2002

June 27, 2002 - Suit Goes After Ex-Reliance Exec’s Mayonnaise Jar
June 27, 2002 - DIR Takes the Day off to Party
June 26, 2002 - Glendale SCIF Office: Where is the Love?
June 26, 2002 - Pair of Chico Chiropractors Caught in Crackdown
June 25, 2002 - Kernels of Claims Still Popping at Popcorn Plant
June 24, 2002 - Intercare First in Line at Paula Swap Meet
June 20, 2002 - Bollier’s Journey to Lilliput
June 18, 2002 - A Temporary War of Words Over Workers’ Compensation Liabilities
June 17, 2002 - Hazelrigg to Open up Claims Shop in Ventura County
June 13, 2002 - Railroad Company to Pay Record Sum to Injured Engineer
June 12, 2002 - Fraud Perpetrators Take a Trip Downtown
June 11, 2002 - One Flew Over the Eagle’s Nest
June 7, 2002 - SCIF President Sends Letter to Policyholders While Adjusters Remain “Low” Key
June 7, 2002 - One Work Comp Bill to Go, Hold the Punitive Damages
June 6, 2002 - Low Has the Fund’s Back up Against the Wall
June 5, 2002 - Lock and Load Legislation Aimed at Gun Maker Liabilities
June 5, 2002 - Majestic is on a Roll

May 2002

May 31, 2002 - Are We Having ‘Fun’gus Yet?
May 30, 2002 - Liability Shocks Need for Defibrillators
May 30, 2002 - Keenan & Associates Helping School Districts Control Liabilities
May 29, 2002 - Trial Lawyers and Big Business Light the Peace Pipe Over Carcinogen Claims
May 24, 2002 - Tiger Closes Door on Kemper Open
May 23, 2002 - Low Advises a Premium Rate Lube in July
May 22, 2002 - State Supreme Court Draws Line of Liability Around Public Entities
May 20, 2002 - Claim Intoxication
May 15, 2002 - Claims Out of Thin Air for LAUSD
May 14, 2002 - AB 1985 Takes Workers' Compensation Back to 1995
May 13, 2002 - NCCI Releases its State of the WC Line Report
May 10, 2002 - Ford/Firestone Spared a Consolidated Product Liability Suit
May 8, 2002 - Weekend at Buffett’s
May 7, 2002 - Juries Are Awarding More Money, More Often in Liability Cases
May 6, 2002 - Professional and Clerical Work Comp Claims Most Expensive
May 3, 2002 - SAFECO: Volunteerism is the Key to Success
May 3, 2002 - Zenith is Fourth Largest Work Comp Writer in California
May 3, 2002 - adjuster.com Exclusive: SCIF Letter Provides Details to Recent Rating News
May 2, 2002 - Insurance Companies Come Clean About Claim Payment Policies
May 1, 2002 - Chubb 1st Quarter Earnings Up 23 Percent; CEO Announces Retirement

April 2002

April 30, 2002 - Willis Coroon Property & Casualty Division Under New Tutelage
April 29, 2002 - Claims Continue to Seep Through Legislative Cracks Created by Northridge
April 29, 2002 - Worker Memorial Day – April 28, 2002
April 29, 2002 - Adjusters – Prepare for New Ergonomic Work Injury Regulations
April 26, 2002 - Looks Like Low’s Gonna Stay Awhile at Paula’s House
April 26, 2002 - Trains that Crashed Head-On Covered by Self-Insurance
April 26, 2002 - AB 1985 – A Cooperative Work in Progress
April 25, 2002 - Insurers to Receive Specific Guidelines to Comply with Federal Anti-Money-Laundering Legislation
April 25, 2002 - Analysts Say The Hartford is Performing Well
April 25, 2002 - Allianz AG to Insure Airline Liabilities
April 24, 2002 - Workers are Overexerting Themselves
April 24, 2002 - State of the State’s Workers’ Compensation Industry
April 23, 2002 - Alistar Receives ‘R’ Rating but Fights Hard to Stay Alive
April 22, 2002 - Claim Service is #1 Criteria for Risk Managers Buying Property/Casualty Insurance
April 22, 2002 - New Executive Medical Director Appointed to Industrial Medical Council
April 19, 2002 - Kemper’s California Presence Set to Contract as Argonaut’s Expands
April 19, 2002 - CWCI to Host 4th Case Law Seminar
April 18, 2002 - A Rater’s Rating of AB 749
April 18, 2002 - 2001 Marks First-Ever Net Loss for the Property/Casualty Insurance Industry
April 17, 2002 - Highlands Insurance Group Considers Bankruptcy
April 12, 2002 - BOE Plans to Expedite Hearing on Work Comp Deductible Taxation Appeal
April 12, 2002 - Meth Lab Worker not Eligible for Workers’ Compensation
April 11, 2002 - Work Comp Deductible Tax Appealed
April 11, 2002 - CA Inmate Suing for Secondhand Smoke Exposure
April 11, 2002 - Ventura Woman Admits Workers’ Comp Fraud
April 11, 2002 - Multimillion-Dollar Verdict Upheld in Ford Motor Co. Product Liability Case
April 10, 2002 - If Congress "Billeds" it, They Will Build
April 10, 2002 - LAUSD Awarded $3 Million in Belmont Lawsuit
April 10, 2002 - Golden Gate Bridge Insurance Premium Up, Terrorism Coverage Gone
April 9, 2002 - Legislature Proposes Workers’ Comp Definitions to Include WTC Rescue, Recovery and Clean-up Workers
April 9, 2002 - Redding Doctor Arrested for Insurance Fraud
April 8, 2002 - Kemper Sells Renewal Rights to Argonaut
April 8, 2002 - Ex-Employee’s E-mail Rattles Intel’s Chattels
April 5, 2002 - Asbestos Claim Pulls Landmark Award
April 3, 2002 - Legion Puts Penn. Commissioner in Charge

March 2002

March 28, 2002 - The Newest Litigation Frontier - Slavery
March 28, 2002 - California Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Suggested
March 26, 2002 - U.S. and European Governments Extend Airline Insurance Coverage
March 25, 2002 - The Combined Claims Conference—An Educational Buffet
March 25, 2002 - State Officials Take a Second Look at Workers’ Comp Deductible Taxation
March 22, 2002 - Travelers IPO Successful So Far
March 21, 2002 - Nevada Carrier Takes Over Where Fremont Left Off
March 21, 2002 - Lane Home Furnishings Wants to Avoid Future Cedar Chest Claims
March 20, 2002 - Pediatric Dentist Cleared on Remaining Three Charges
March 20, 2002 - Combined Claims Conference Day 1 in the Books
March 19, 2002 - Does The Typical Insurance Policy Cover Meteorites? Probably.
March 18, 2002 - Stock – Terrorism Insurance = Risky Investment
March 18, 2002 - Pasadena Dentist Cleared on Liability Charges but Not Out of Woods Yet
March 15, 2002 - If You Want Something Done Right Do It Yourself – Airlines Plan Own Insurance
March 15, 2002 - “Angel of Death’s” Shadow of Claims Passes Over Glendale Hospital
March 13, 2002 - Los Angeles School Board Says Yes to Romer’s Choice for Belmont Bid
March 13, 2002 - Let’s Get Physical
March 12, 2002 - Bilked Employees of Wins of California Inc. Closer to Retribution
March 11, 2002 - Claims Assistance Sites Up and Running for September 11th Victims Compensation Fund Recipients
March 8, 2002 - Oil Companies ordered to pay for McColl Superfund Site Cleanup
March 7, 2002 - Creative Adjusting Leads to Arrest
March 6, 2002 - All Eyes on Garamendi and Mendoza
March 6, 2002 - Lockheed Martin to Settle Over CA Skunk Works Contamination
March 5, 2002 - Citigroup Travelers IPO Plans
March 4, 2002 - Do you Smell Something Funny?
March 4, 2002 - Getting the Download From the State
March 4, 2002 - Farm Labor Reparations
March 4, 2002 - Sex Offender Information in Real Time
March 4, 2002 - Let’s Talk Deductible Taxation – CDI Meets With AIA Today
March 1, 2002 - A CDI Taxation Oversight Draws Fire from Insurance Industry
March 1, 2002 - Umberg Undaunted by the Calderon—Garamendi Show

February 2002

February 28, 2002 - Paula’s Workers’ Comp Ink Runs Dry Before it Writes Too Much Red
February 28, 2002 - Wes Bannister Wins Endorsement of Two Major Latino Associations in Insurance Commissioner Race
February 28, 2002 - Nasdaq Sharpens its Competitive Edge
February 28, 2002 - Workers’ Comp Puts a Drag on Horse Racing
February 25, 2002 - Public Comment Extended on Rocketdyne
February 22, 2002 - Wal-Mart’s TPA Solution Satisfies State Regulators
February 22, 2002 - DOI’s Got the Power?
February 22, 2002 - Two Insurers Take First Exit Off the Claims Laden Enron Highway
February 22, 2002 - Rocketdyne Public Comment Comes to a Close
February 22, 2002 - PG&E Opts for Appeal and Tweaks Bankruptcy Plan
February 21, 2002 - Outtakes From the Campaign Front Lines
February 21, 2002 - AIG’s Company Flu
February 21, 2002 - Baca Trying to get a Handle on Lawless Claims
February 21, 2002 - Benefits Late Than Never?
February 19, 2002 - ISO Getting Connected
February 17, 2002 - With AAA in His Corner, Bannister Comes Out Swinging at AB 749
February 14, 2002 - Six Months in Jail for City Worker Caught on Tape Committing Fraud
February 14, 2002 - Umberg’s Star Power Leaves Calderon Holding a Political Hot Wire
February 13, 2002 - Bankruptcy Judge Rejects PG&E’s Attempt for Federal Control
February 8, 2002 - Liability Insurance An Issue for Belmont Bidders
February 7, 2002 - Meeting PUC Standards Won’t Protect From Lawsuits
February 7, 2002 - Exclusive Remedy Even Applies to Football
February 6, 2002 - Hawaii Quack-O
February 4, 2002 - Disney Settles with Family of Brandon Zucker
February 4, 2002 - Michelle's Compendium
February 1, 2002 - The Lowdown on Tobacco—A Series
February 1, 2002 - Benefit Increase: Will it Happen this Time?
February 1, 2002 - Life in the Fast Lane

January 2002

January 30, 2002 - Michelle’s Compendium
January 29, 2002 - Andersen’s Right Brain Accounting has Firm Going Down (Under)
January 28, 2002 - Michelle’s Compendium
January 28, 2002 - Robert's Wrap-Up
January 25, 2002 - Arthur Andersen’s Ollie North
January 25, 2002 - Robert's Wrap-Up
January 22, 2002 - Deadline Passes for Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund Input
January 21, 2002 - A Good Samaritan is Hard to Find and Even Harder to Insure
January 21, 2002 - Robert's Wrap-Up
January 18, 2002 - Bannister, in the Pocket of Experience, Eyes the Commissioner End Zone
January 17, 2002 - Glendale School District Tries to Reign in Workers’ Compensation Costs
January 17, 2002 - Michelle’s Compendium
January 16, 2002 - Court Rules Landlord Can be Tried for Child’s Fall
January 16, 2002 - Michelle’s Compendium
January 15, 2002 - State Fund President Silences Cynics
January 15, 2002 - Robert's Wrap-Up
January 15, 2002 - Michelle’s Compendium
January 15, 2002 - “Desk Rage”: A Ripple Effect from Sept. 11
January 15, 2002 - Michelle's Compendium
January 15, 2002 - Robert’s Wrap-Up
January 11, 2002 - Brockovich Takes On Another Industry’s Heavyweight—Exxon
January 10, 2002 - From Police Academy to Prison Cell: Trainee Jailed for Workers’ Comp Fraud
January 10, 2002 - Convenient Workers Compensation Fraud
January 9, 2002 - Low Says “No” to Terrorism Coverage Exclusions
January 4, 2002 - Umberg’s Offensive for DOI Front Line
January 3, 2002 - Agreement Says California Liable for Millions in Hazardous Waste Cleanup

December 2001

December 28, 2001 - Earthquake Claim Deadline Looms
December 26, 2001 - Zurich Financial Forced to Embrace Change
December 24, 2001 - Garamendi’s Return Bid
December 21, 2001 - Citigroup Prepares Travelers for the Spin Cycle
December 20, 2001 - CA Public Insurance Adjuster Accused of Accepting Kickbacks
December 19, 2001 - British Court Asbestos Ruling is an American (Company’s) Dream
December 18, 2001 - Staked out by the Fund
December 18, 2001 - Disney Pays for Vendor’s Unfair Labor Practices
December 13, 2001 - Editorial: Holiday Party Legend
December 12, 2001 - CA Man Among Those Filing Fraudulent 9/11 Claims
December 12, 2001 - Employers Could Pay Dearly for Allowing Discrimination Against Arab-American Workers
December 11, 2001 - Insurers aren’t the Enemy
December 7, 2001 - If Congress Won’t Then the State Will
December 5, 2001 - Spreading the Risk of a Jihad
December 4, 2001 - Brockovich Takes On Another Industry's Heavyweight-Exxon
December 3, 2001 - It’s a Difficult Job but Somebody has to do it

November 2001

November 30, 2001 - Show Me the $$$Policy$$$
November 30, 2001 - Governor and Mayor Approve San Francisco Olympic Bid
November 30, 2001 - House Approves Limited Liability Bill for Nuclear Industry
November 29, 2001 - Second Injury Funds Are History In Some States But Not In CA
November 14, 2001 - San Francisco's Private Bid for XXX Games
November 13, 2001 - Bill Stems Nuclear Liability Meltdown
November 8, 2001 - Time for a Tamper Resistant Burger
November 6, 2001 - The Government Tries to Throw a Safety Net Under Anthrax Victims
November 5, 2001 - To BB or Not to BB?
November 2, 2001 - Liability Insurance for Dangerous Dogs Not a Bad Idea Said San Francisco City Official
November 2, 2001 - Beyond 60-Days: Audit Shows Late Fees Add Up for L.A.

October 2001

October 31, 2001 - B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Coverage)
October 31, 2001 - Ford Leadership Shake-Up Coexists with Latest Recall
October 31, 2001 - Cooper Tire Settles Lawsuit Over Damaged Tires
October 29, 2001 - Supreme Court to Rule on Risky Jobs for Disabled Workers
October 26, 2001 - Safety is Paying Off
October 25, 2001 - Sports Medicine in the Workplace
October 11, 2001 - Property/Casualty Insurers and Reinsurers Fare Well in Spotlight
October 8, 2001 - Schrempf Waves a White Flag and Surrenders
October 5, 2001 - When Popcorn Fumes Become Toxic
October 5, 2001 - Bed Time For Reliance

Sepetember 2001

Sepetember 25, 2001 - Commissioner Candidate Ready for Duty
Sepetember 21, 2001 - GM Goes After its Videos
Sepetember 20, 2001 - Insurance Commissioner Won't Run for Post
Sepetember 11, 2001 - Surreal Morning Across the Nation
Sepetember 7, 2001 - Goodrich Splits in Two Over Asbestos Liability
Sepetember 5, 2001 - Legal Maze for Victims of Rescue Helicopter Crash

August 2001

August 31, 2001 - AB 1679, Those Workers are Mine!
August 29, 2001 - SB 71 Job Killer of the Year
August 24, 2001 - Cal/OSHA Casts its Web on Spider-Man
August 23, 2001 - Patching the System With SB 71?
August 23, 2001 - AIG Scores Major News in Asia
August 22, 2001 - Will Old Insurance Settlements Hold Up?
August 22, 2001 - Three Damage Claims Keep Court, Feds,
County Officials Hopping
August 21, 2001 - Suit Settled in Molestation Case as New Church Policies Instated
August 21, 2001 - Trends in WC Replacement and Economic Conditions to Be Aired
August 17, 2001 - Jailhouse Blues for Taxpayers, Happy Faces for Lawyers
August 17, 2001 - Recoil From Gun Liability Decision
August 16, 2001 - City Settles Suit Against LAPD for Firing One of Its Own
August 16, 2001 - Heated Ignition Switches Leave Ford's Corporate Image Stranded
August 14, 2001 - Conference to Showcase Loss Prevention Programs
August 14, 2001 - Fremont's Back in Town…Putting out "A" Paper
August 13, 2001 - Tire-Separation Case Asks for $1 Billion Damages
August 10, 2001 - Compensation At Last for Nuclear Exposure
August 10, 2001 - Judge Slashes Tobacco Giant's $$$$$$$ Penalty
August 10, 2001 - Doomed Aspen Flight Brings More Lawsuits
August 10, 2001 - Posthumous Conception, Where Law, Science and Claims Meet
August 10, 2001 - Aetna's Financial Woes Could Spell Trouble Down the Road
August 7, 2001 - More Bad News for Ford's SUV Line
August 7, 2001 - California Supreme Court Sets Precedence for Gun Maker Liability
August 3, 2001 - Opponents of House-Backed Patients’ Bill of Rights
Cry ‘Federal Power Grab’
August 3, 2001 - Insurance Industry Ill from Asbestos Exposure
August 1, 2001 - How Do You Put the Smoke Back in a Cig

July 2001

July 31, 2001 - Double Trouble at Belmont High
July 27, 2001 - State Chamber Calls for WC Reform
July 27, 2001 - California Counties Want the Lead Out!
July 26, 2001 - For Murder, They Write $150,000
July 25, 2001 - More HMO Machinations in DC
July 25, 2001 - Dept. of Managed Health Care Appoints 'Solvency Experts'
July 24, 2001 - Voluntary Recall of Baby Walkers
July 23, 2001 - Voluntary Recall to Replace O-Ring Fire Sprinklers
July 20, 2001 - WC Settlement in Projects Shooting
July 19, 2001 - OSHA Advises Employers to Protect Workers from Heat
July 17, 2001 - More Class-Action Suits in the Pipeline
July 16, 2001 - Edison Hit with $21 Million Penalty in Avocado-Picking Mishap
July 13, 2001 - Some Timely Advice on Earthquake Damage Claims
July 13, 2001 - Understaffed, Overworked Claims Departments a Liability for Insurance Companies
July 12, 2001 - 21st Century Latest Insurer to Take Overtime-Issue Lawsuit Hit
July 11, 2001 - Jury Socks It to Farmers over Overtime Imbroglio
July 11, 2001 - Cart That Killed Boy Center of Suit Against LA Schools
July 10, 2001 - Hip/Knee Implant Maker Faces over 1,000 Liability Suits
July 9, 2001 - 3 Years Later, Holocaust Claims Still Unpaid
July 6, 2001 - Court Ruling Makes It Tougher to Recover On-the-Job Injury Damages
July 2, 2001 - Senate Passes Sweeping Patients' Bill of Rights

June 2001

June 27, 2001 - Two More Patients' Rights Amendments Defeated by Dems
June 22, 2001 - Jury Drops $3.6 Million Hammer in LAPD Damage Case
June 21, 2001 - Compromise Could Be the Key to Patients' Rights Bill
June 20, 2001 - Top Insurance Officials to Attend Seminar in Las Vegas
June 20, 2001 - Associations Warn of Dangers to Insurance Consumers
June 19, 2001 - Retired WC Judge Leon Berger Dies
June 19, 2001 - GOP Wants 'Time Out' in Patients' Rights Squabble
June 18, 2001 - Unique Pain-Killer Case Results in Jury Award
June 18, 2001 - $7 Million Verdict Goes to Northridge Quake Victims
June 18, 2001 - SSI Group and CompCare Group Sign Strategic Partnering Agreement
June 15, 2001 - FM Global Posts Solid Ratings from A.M. Best, Fitch
June 14, 2001 - Suit Filed for Infant Contaminated by Salmonella
June 13, 2001 - Woman Busted on WC Fraud Allegation
June 12, 2001 - Airlines Found Liable in Wrongful Death of Passenger
June 12, 2001 - Dept. of Insurance Seeks Committee Volunteers
June 12, 2001 - HMOs and Trial Lawyers Slug It Out
June 8, 2001 - Modernizing Insurance Regulations Hot Topic at National Confab
June 8, 2001 - Ergonomics Issue Centerpiece of LA Hearing
June 8, 2001 - The Loud-Tie Mouthpiece...He's Baaaacckk
June 5, 2001 - CDI Knocks Out 'Viatical' Insurance Scam
June 5, 2001 - Calco Prepares to Dump Its WC Book of Business
June 4, 2001 - WC Fraud Brings $728,000 Tab for Restitution
June 4, 2001 - Temp Worker Accused of Perjury in WC Case
June 1, 2001 - Doh! Ford Motor Co. Hits the Wall (Again)

May 2001

May 31, 2001 - Glendale at the Fore of Crusading for Safe Drinking Water
May 31, 2001 - Reliance Caught in the Wringer
May 29, 2001 - California Claims Departments Getting Soapy
May 29, 2001 - Contaminated Cantaloupes Can Take Down Consumers
May 23, 2001 - Good Samaritans: Can They Afford Legal Eagles?
May 23, 2001 - Govenor Appoints 2 WCAB Commissioners
May 18, 2001 - Trigger Lock Co. Purchases Handgun Maker, With Liabilities Included
May 17, 2001 - Strategic Alignment Between ePolicy and Republic Indemnity Announced
May 16, 2001 - Fremont on the Verge of Profitability
May 15, 2001 - Patients' Bill of Rights Squabble Sure to Heat Up
May 14, 2001 - Davenport Appointed Commissioner to CHSWC
May 11, 2001 - Sable Not Up to the Task of Survivability
May 11, 2001 - The Thing Is, It's Our Right to Know
May 10, 2001 - State Fund Off S&P CreditWatch
May 10, 2001 - Safety on the Job Is No. 1
May 4, 2001 - OSHA Takes Black Eye in University's Top 10 Story-Censor List
May 2, 2001 - The Hartford Comes Online with e-bill
May 2, 2001 - Bush Administration Still Finds Environment a Bugaboo
May 1, 2001 - Mishandled Bonds Leads to a Trail of Tears

April 2001

April 30, 2001 - CDI Nails Companies, Agents with Cease & Desist Orders
April 27, 2001 - First Quarter not So Bad for Workers' Comp
April 27, 2001 - They Want to Clean Up the Act at Santa Susana Field Lab
April 27, 2001 - A Gag That Goes Through the Roof
April 24, 2001 - Report on Wage Loss Issues Approved by Commission
April 24, 2001 - Second Time a Judge Upholds RICO Claims in Rampart
April 20, 2001 - Nations Target 'Dirty Chemicals' as Earth Day Approaches
April 20, 2001 - EEOC Settles First Case Challenging Genetic Testing
April 19, 2001 - Hefty Homeowner Insurance Rates in the Offing?
April 19, 2001 - Massive Liability Class Action Suit to Cost GM Millions
April 19, 2001 - Loss Cost Ratio Epidemic Not Exclusive to California
April 17, 2001 - We Salute Coverage of FDA Investigation by Times Reporter
April 17, 2001 - LA Superior Court Blowout Decision
April 12, 2001 - Nation's Costliest High School Awaits RFP Fate
April 11, 2001 - Tobacco-Liability Case Produces $$$ Allocation Proposals
April 6, 2001 - One Says Black, One Says White: It's Red vs. Green
April 5, 2001 - Tragic Events Shatter a Host of Dreams
April 4, 2001 - Worker Threatens Mass Destruction in Claims Hassle, Authorities Say
April 3, 2001 - West Coast CCC Convention Draws 700 Attendees
April 3, 2001 - If You Have Quake Insurance, It's Time for a Review

March 2001

March 30, 2001 - California Pushes for More Water Safety Standards
March 29, 2001 - Environmental Issues Tug-of-War Spans Oceans
March 27, 2001 - Environmental Quandary Keeps The Political Pot Boiling
March 27, 2001 - Other Shoe Drops on HIH Money Woes
March 27, 2001 - ""No Rate Hike"" Disappoints Insurers
March 26, 2001 - Mushroom Fire Raises Damage Concerns
March 22, 2001 - State Fund Receives a Clean Bill of Health
March 21, 2001 - The Big Un-Do?
March 21, 2001 - WCAB member Robert E. Burton Dies
March 16, 2001 - Nurses Settle Yearlong Strike
March 15, 2001 - The Squeeze Is On
March 14, 2001 - Paula Financial Rides Out Another Storm
March 9, 2001 - Navigating the Straights, Fremont Compensation Sets its Course for Deeper Waters in 2001
March 9, 2001 - It's not about the Motion of the Ocean
March 8, 2001 - Gloves Are Off as GOP Flattens Dems
March 6, 2001 - Please, No Earthquakes in My Backyard
March 2, 2001 - International Group Posts 16% Increase in Premiums

February 2001

February 12, 2001 - Even the Poet/Philosopher Virgil Reminds Us, ""Rumor Flies...""

January 2001

January 22, 2001 - Homeowners Wary of a "Third Strike"
January 21, 2001 - California Quake Insurance Scandal Jolts Former Commissioner's Aide