Is Hiring Freeze Part of Master Plan vs. SCIF?

Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee, in his 10/28/2002 column, speculates that there is more behind the scenes with the state's hiring freeze and State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), as those carriers left in the state salivate over a piece of SCIF's market share.Some time ago, due to the financial crisis in California state government, Gov. Gray Davis imposed a hiring freeze on state agencies. SCIF was in the process of hiring as many as 1,500 additional personnel, mostly for claims, due to the rapid surge in business it has taken on, and its positive financial situation. SCIF officials we...