AUW: California Update

Last Updated August 26, 2021 9:30 AM PST

Applied Underwriters® has been offering innovative workers’ compensation products in California for decades. Our insurance carrier, California Insurance Company®, is among the strongest serving this state, providing thousands of employers and their employees with reliable coverage.

At Applied, our innovation begins with our uniquely designed programs. These innovations permeate all of our operations from underwriting to claims management, creating truly differentiated products and services. This, along with our financial strength as an 'A-' rated company, means you and your clients will benefit by working with us.

We urge you to explore these articles and learn the facts about our business. This page will be updated with new announcements as they become available.

The Facts

August 26, 2021

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Seeks to Intervene in Conservation Proceeding as Amicus Curiae in Support of California Insurance Company

AG vows to present the State’s case against the arbitrary, illegal imposition of conservatorship by the California Department of Insurance to block the Company’s move

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July 8, 2021

California Insurance Company Will Press for its “Day in Court” to Argue Merits of its Case, after Procedural Technicalities Effectively Offer a “No Win” to Parties

Procedural issues cloy the path to an airing of ‘A’ rated CIC’s case against the California Department of Insurance’s arbitrary, exotic imposition of a conservatorship to block its re-domestication

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June 14, 2021

California Insurance Company Praises New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, Jr.’s Actions in the Federal Case Opposing California Regulators’ Arbitrary Blocking of the Company’s Approved Redomestication to New Mexico

Attorney General acts to protect New Mexico’s regulatory integrity, its general economic stability and the availability of insurance in a state that is 60% Hispanic and Native American.

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April 6, 2021

Question of Jurisdiction Stymies Applied Underwriters’ Effort to Argue the Merits of Illegal CDI Action

Court Rules That Applied’s Request for Court Action Has Jurisdictional Problems

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January 7, 2021

California Insurance Company, New Mexico (CIC) Files Suit in Federal Court to Enjoin California Department of Insurance (CDI) from Further Illegal Interference and Unconstitutional Action to Block CIC’s Approved Redomestication to New Mexico

Lawsuit Filed in Wake of New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Order to CIC to Comply With Approved Redomiciling Regulations Involves Violation of Due Process and Seeks Compensation for Damages to CIC.

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December 15, 2020

State of California's Rigorous Audit Identifies California Insurance Company as Top Performing Workers’ Compensation Insurer for 2019

Audit Results Consistent With the Company’s High Standing for Superior Claims Performance, Care for Workers, and Financial Results.

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October 30, 2020

California Insurance Company Files an “Anti-SLAPP Motion” to Protect Its First Amendment Rights in California

California Insurance Company (CIC) Today Announced It Has Filed an “Anti-SLAPP” Motion to Protect Its First Amendment Rights in Its Ongoing Legal Battle With the California Department of Insurance (CIC).

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October 20, 2020

Applied Fights Back Against the California Department of Insurance

Applied Underwriters Files Federal Lawsuit Against California Commissioner of Insurance Charging Violations of US Constitution.

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October 20, 2020

California Insurance Company Comments on the Federal Lawsuit Against the California Department of Insurance

California Insurance Regulators (“CDI”) Targeted in Landmark Federal Suit Following CDI’s Bizarre, Illegal, Proposed “Non Consensual Rehabilitation” of “A” Rated, Market Leader, California Insurance Company.

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November 08, 2019