News, Events & Articles

News of the Association, its members and the industry.

• A board meeting was held at the Oakland Airport on 12/07/04. The meeting focused on short- and long-range planning. See Photos.
• The Department of Insurance has issued new Fair Claims Practices Standards, effective 10/04/04.
• At our Mid Term Meeting at the end of March, the NAIIA provided representatives to our mid term including Dean Beyer, and Michael Hale, of Carter Claims Service, who made a presentation on Errors and Omissions/General Liability/Director's and Officers insurance for all adjusting firms. The NAIIA is opening this opportunity to CAIIA members, and they informed us that a captive insurance company, to be set up through the NAIIA, will provide large savings over premiums which adjusting firms are currently paying. The program has recently been presented at NAIIA meetings, and is working on acquiring the substantial capital required.  If you are concerned about E&O/GL Insurance premiums, you may wish to visit their web site at www.cplic.net .  This new venture may include risk, and is not sponsored or endorsed by the CAIIA.
• Here are the proposed regulations for INSURANCE ADJUSTER EARTHQUAKE TRAINING STANDARDS just released by the Department of Insurance.  We as a statewide professional association will consider the possibility of conducting training in this field, as we have been in recent years for the Fair Claims Practices Regulations.  We will be looking for your input.
• Keep up with the law as it applies to claims.  Follow the Weekly Law Resume-Low, Ball & Lynch.  This new feature is must reading for the claims professional.  Just click on the above new title  item in the index on the left.  As they become available, we will add additional educational resources.
• Thanks to Mr. Douglas Jackson, we now have both our old web address, caiia.com, and our new address, caiia.org.  Both addresses point to this web site.
• Your   listing on this site can now include a link to your companies website. Check the details
• The department of Insurance is developing standards for the handling of Earthquake Claims.  Review them here, and follow our discussion in our upcoming Mid-Term Convention in February. 
• Here are our current Officers  and Committee Assignments 
• Read the latest from Sacramento from John Norwood .  We have the last four newsletters.
• New Statute of Limitations standards for Bodily Injury, and a few other categories as well.  Read more
• CAIIA Online Status Report      Read recent issues.
• Link to :  Senate Bill 658  Has to do with new requirements effective 1/1/02 that requires supplying insurance code language (790) and Fair Claims Settlement Practice material.
• Link to :  Senate Bill 1899  Has to do with Senate's re-opening of Northridge Earthquake claims which were closed or rejected due to Statute of Limitations.  
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