Amendments are being proposed to the EIA’s Conflict of Interest Code. The primary change is to add Committee members and Alternates to the list of individuals that are required to file pursuant to the EIA’s Code. The Board and Alternate Board members are being removed since they are required to file pursuant to Section 87200. Please… Read the full post →
Proposed Amendments to Addendums A and B
October 12th, 2011
On October 7th, the Board of Directors approved circulation of proposed amendments to Addendum A – Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Guidelines and Addendum B – Liability Claims Administration Guidelines to program members for review and comment. Complete details, including a redline/strikeout version of both documents are available. We encourage you to share the proposed amendments… Read the full post →
Howell Case Decided in Favor of Defense!
September 22nd, 2011
In Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Ms. Howell was injured in an auto accident. Her providers billed about $174,000, but accepted as payment in full from her insurers about $41,000. The jury was allowed to hear evidence about the billed amounts. Pursuant to the post-trial motion, the trial court reduced the medical damages award… Read the full post →
EIA Program Renewals and Updates
July 1st, 2011
Below is a summary of renewals for the Workers’ Compensation, General Liability and EIAHealth Programs. Workers’ Compensation The structure of the Primary WC Program will remain the same. The Pool covers the first $10k of each loss and CastlePoint covers the next $115k. The Excess WC Program will continue to provide statutory coverage, with CastlePoint,… Read the full post →
Do you know if redistricting will change your representation?
July 1st, 2011
LA Times has created an online tool that will show you how your district lines currently are drawn, and the proposed redistricting being considered. If you enter any address it will show the current and proposed representation for that address.
Proposed Amendments to GLII Program MOU
June 28th, 2011
Amendments are being proposed to expand the public entity representation on the GLII Committee. The review and comment period will run through Friday, September 30, 2011. Please use the blog to post your questions or comments. Letter & Proposed Amendments
EIA’s CAFR Receives Certificate of Achievement aka Bob Goes Out in Style
June 21st, 2011
At the June 2nd Board dinner we had the pleasure of poking a little fun at Bob Adams and wishing him well in his retirement after 31 years of association with the EIA including the last 19 as our CFO. Shortly after, we were notified by the GFOA that the June 30, 2010 CAFR –… Read the full post →
And the Golden Toilet Paper goes to CSAC EIA!
June 17th, 2011
CSAC EIA and SIA employees squared off on Tuesday for the 2nd annual TP Challenge where a combined total of 6,863 rolls of TP were collected for the annual United Way LIVE UNITED toilet paper drive. These two teams met at the SIA office for some friendly competition consisting of constructing the tallest TP tower,… Read the full post →
Board Approves Changes to Addendum A – WC Claims Admin Guidelines
June 14th, 2011
At their meeting June 3rd, the Board of Directors approved changes to Addendum A, the Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Guidelines, for implementation July 1, 2011. The changes include an addition of sections regarding medicare reporting requirements, indexing claims and a timeframe for initiating AOE/COE investigations. Please be sure to share this updated document with your… Read the full post →
June Board Meeting Highlights
June 14th, 2011
The Board of Directors met on June 2-3, in Sacramento, receiving updates on numerous items of interest. In particular, the Board has delegated approval of the General Liability I Program reinsurance renewal to the Underwriting and Executive Committees. Also delegated to these Committees, is a proposal to reinsure the $4M excess of $1M pooled layer… Read the full post →
