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Hub Acquires Assets from Kelly King in California
May 3 2018 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired certain assets from Kelly King Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ripon, Calif., Kelly King’s property/casualty insurance solutions are focused on insuring...
JLT Specialty Names Kumar Vice President in California
May 3 2018 // JLT Specialty USA has named Vipul Kumar vice president of its transaction advisory practice. Kumar will be based in San Francisco, Calif. and work with clients to understand merger and acquisition risks. Kumar joins JLT...
AAIS Files Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy in California
May 3 2018 // AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in the state of California. The...
California Bills Inspired by 2017 Mudslides and Fires Clear Committee
May 2 2018 // Two bills inspired by the 2017 mudslides and fires in California that are designed to help prevent homeowners from being underinsured when disaster strikes passed the Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday. The bills,...
3 Small Earthquakes Occurred off Southern California Ocean
May 2 2018 // Several minor earthquakes well offshore have lightly shaken some Southern California coastal communities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes occurred before dawn Tuesday near the southern end of San...
California Supplement Seller to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
May 2 2018 // Tarr Inc. and Zenith LLC, a San Diego Calif.-based company that sells dietary supplements, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
California Commissioner OKs 1st Lessor’s Risk Coverage for Marijuana Industry
May 1 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his office says is the first insurance coverage for commercial landlords that addresses risks specific to renting to cannabis businesses. California Mutual...
California High Court Rules on Independent Contractors Matter
May 1 2018 // In a big win for labor advocates, the California Supreme Court on Monday limited businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors who can’t receive key employment protections. Experts expect the ruling...
Peter C. Foy & Associates Completes Acquisitions in California and Nevada
Apr 30 2018 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services LLC has completed the acquisition of four agencies, three in California and one in Nevada. The acquisitions are Walnut Creek, Calif.-based R.L....
California Trucking School Owner Got Illegal Licenses for Students
Apr 30 2018 // The owner of a California trucking school has pleaded guilty to conspiring with state employees to obtain driver’s licenses for students who failed or did not take driving tests. Mangal Gill of San Ramon, California...
Southern California Police Officer Arrested in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Apr 27 2018 // The Los Angeles Police Department says one of its officers has been arrested on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud. Officials say Officer John Bailey was taken into custody this week after a felony warrant was...
Judge Tentatively Rejects PG&E Bid to Set Aside Liability in California Fire
Apr 27 2018 // PG&E Corp. tentatively lost a bid to inoculate itself from a finding of liability in a 2015 fire, a court decision that deals the company a potentially more serious setback in its strategy to shield itself from deeper...
Bills Addressing Last Year’s California Wildfires Have Insurers Concerned
Apr 26 2018 // Insurance industry representatives said on Thursday they are working with the authors of pair of controversial bills approved by a committee in the California state Senate that are designed to give relief to victims of the...
California Bill Would Shield PG&E, Edison from Some Wildfire Liability
Apr 26 2018 // Utility giants PG&E Corp. and Edison International could gain at least some protection against future wildfire damages under a bill that’s advancing in California’s legislature. An amended bill being...
RIC in California Names Wells Business Development Manager
Apr 25 2018 // RIC Insurance General Agency has named Gary Wells a business development manager. Wells is tasked with expanding the firm’s commercial and personal lines marketing efforts, working primarily with retail insurance...
California Commissioner Doing Battle with Insurers over Wildfire Bills
Apr 25 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supports say will protect survivors of last year’s wildfires that struck in the...
Champion Risk in California Adds Deutsch in Personal Lines
Apr 25 2018 // Champion Risk & Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. has hired Joseph Deutsch. He is tasked with growing the firm’s high net worth personal lines department. Deutsch has been providing high net worth personal...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Majam Senior Personal Lines Account Manager
Apr 24 2018 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Kathy Majam a senior account manager within its personal lines department. Majam serves as the main contact for clients whose accounts she has been assigned, she...
California Commissioner Urging Insurers to Offer Coverage for Cannabis Industry
Apr 24 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is renewing his call for insurers to offer insurance products for California’s legalized cannabis industry in the wake of recent reports that President Trump has abandoned...
San Francisco Bay Area Falls Behind on Quake Safety, Analysis Shows
Apr 24 2018 // The San Francisco Bay Area is falling behind on efforts to retrofit buildings that are vulnerable to collapse during a major earthquake, according to a newspaper analysis. The Los Angeles Times reported that there are up...
