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Court Accepts Appeal of Decision on Earning Capacity
Publish Date: 08/27/2010
Summary: The First District Court of Appeal this week agreed to accept the petition for a ruling on whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) decision in Ogilvie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is correct. ... more


Court Affirms Duty to Defend and Indemnify in Molestation Case
Publish Date: 08/27/2010
Summary: In Howard v. American National Fire Insurance Co. et al., the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court award against an insurer for bad-faith failure to defend its insured. ... more


Tani Cantil-Sakauye Confirmed as Chief Justice of California
Publish Date: 08/27/2010
Summary: Third District Court of Appeal Justice Cantil-Sakauye was confirmed this week by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. ... more


Hearing on Rate Increase Set
Publish Date: 08/20/2010
Summary: The Department of Insurance will hold a hearing on Sept. 28. ... more


Court Affirms WCAB Ruling on Impairment Rating
Publish Date: 08/20/2010
Summary: The Sixth District Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Milpitas Unified School District v. Guzman. ... more


Sacramento City Council Delays Crash Tax Vote
Publish Date: 08/20/2010
Summary: Just hours before the scheduled vote, Sacramento City Council members last week delayed action until Sept. 14 on a proposed ordinance that would impose on a non-residents who are at fault in auto accidents within the municipality.... more


Sacramento City Council to Vote on Crash Tax Ordinance
Publish Date: 08/13/2010
Summary: The Sacramento City Council is scheduled to vote on the adoption of a crash tax ordinance at the council's Aug. 17 meeting. ... more


Briefing Completed in Iran Investment Petition
Publish Date: 08/13/2010
Summary: ACIC and the four other insurer trade associations that are challenging the Department of Insurance's directive to insurers on Iran-related investments submitted their final arguments to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) this week. ... more


Community Service Statement Regulation Amended
Publish Date: 08/13/2010
Summary: The Department of Insurance has adopted amendments to regulatory Section 2646.6 which requires an insurer to file annually a detailed statement on its written premiums, office locations and solicitations by ZIP Code. ... more


Department of Insurance Proposes Electronic Filing Regulations
Publish Date: 08/06/2010
Summary: The California Department of Insurance has proposed adoption of new regulations regarding online submission of documents by insurers. ... more


ACIC Files Brief With Supreme Court in Unfair Competition Law Case
Publish Date: 08/06/2010
Summary: ACIC has filed an amicus curiae brief with the California Supreme Court in Yanting Zhang v. Superior Court (California Capital Insurance Co).... more


City Council Committee Endorses Sacramento Crash Tax
Publish Date: 07/30/2010
Summary: The Sacramento City Council's Law and Legislation Committee voted on July 20 to recommend the adoption of an ordinance that would bill non-resident motorists for the city fire department's emergency response costs. ... more


Department Issues New Proposed Principally At-Fault Amendments
Publish Date: 07/30/2010
Summary: The Department of Insurance has issued a new set of proposed amendments to the regulation that describes how an auto insurer may make a determination whether a driver was principally at-fault for an accident. ... more


Appellate Court Hears Oral Argument In Rate-Challenge Case
Publish Date: 07/30/2010
Summary: The Second District Court of Appeal heard oral argument on July 26 in Mackay v. Superior Court (21st Century), a case in which ACIC had filed an amicus curiae brief.... more


Court of Appeal Requires Insurer to Share Defense Costs
Publish Date: 07/16/2010
Summary: Tanamera Homes and Resort Communities (Tanamera) constructed a residential development in which a construction defect action was brought by 43 homeowners. ... more


DWC Exludes Air Carriers from Ambulance Fee Schedule
Publish Date: 07/16/2010
Summary: On July 13, the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) adopted an amendment that excludes some air ambulance providers from the workers compensation ambulance service fee schedule. ... more


Supreme Court Rejects Expansion of "Peculiar Risk" Doctrine
Publish Date: 07/02/2010
Summary: In Jeffrey Tverberg et al. v. Fillner Construction, Inc. the California Supreme Court has held that the doctrine of peculiar risk does not apply when an independent contractor hired by a subcontractor seeks to hold the general contractor vicariously liable for injuries arising from risks inherent in the nature of work over which the independent con... more


Court Upholds Policy's Reduction of UM Coverage
Publish Date: 06/25/2010
Summary: The California Second District Court of Appeal, in Hervey v. Mercury Casualty Company, upheld a provision in an automobile policy that called for the reduction of uninsured motorist (UM) coverage by amounts paid under the policy's medical payment coverage.... more

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