Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HUB International Adds Del Grande, Torres in California
Jan 9 2018 // Hub International of California has named Jason Del Grande vice president of employee benefits. Del Grande will join the San Francisco employee benefits team, which shares servicing responsibility with 10 sister offices in...
Association of California Insurance Companies Now PCI Western Region Office
Jan 8 2018 // The Association of California Insurance Companies will officially be known as the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s Western Region office. The name change is the final step of the 2012 merger of...
California Pulls Stoned Driving Ad Critics Argued Promoted Pot Use
Jan 8 2018 // California officials on Friday pulled an ad aimed at discouraging stoned driving after critics said it glorified and promoted marijuana use. The public service announcement was rolled out as California began allowing...
Judge Tosses ‘Underfilled Lattes’ Class Action Against Starbucks
Jan 8 2018 // Starbucks Corp. has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing the coffee chain of overcharging customers by underfilling lattes and mochas to reduce milk costs. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Friday found...
2018 Insurance Industry Meetings & Events Directory
Jan 8 2018 // CIWA Industry Days Jan 8-10 Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines La Jolla, Calif. California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) Contact: Thomas Shovlin, thomas@ciwa.net The 19th Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference Jan...
California Reports 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries Down
Jan 8 2018 // The California Department of Industrial Relations is reporting that 376 Californians died on the job in 2016, down slightly from the 388 deaths in 2015. A review of the past 12 years indicates that workplace fatalities in...
California Company Has Marijuana License, But Its Workers Still Arrested
Jan 8 2018 // The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver pot only to have state police arrest two employees who were...
Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $100K in Premiums and Investments
Jan 5 2018 // Former licensed insurance agent Frederick Donald Rollins, 42, of Moreno Valley, Calif., was sentenced today after pleading guilty to one felony count of grand theft, two counts of securities fraud and an aggravated...
California Commissioner Condemns Session’s Move Against Legal Pot
Jan 5 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is not happy with U.S. Attorney General Sessions’ recent marijuana enforcement memo rescinding Obama administration guidance that enabled states to legalize marijuana...
Generali Ads Two Executives to Travel Insurance Division in California
Jan 5 2018 // Generali Global Assistance has named James Sion as chief operating officer and Mark Taber as the chief insurance officer in its travel insurance division. Sion will head all operations and strategies of the division and...
California Commissioner Issues Report on Fire Insurance Availability Issues
Jan 4 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today released a report on the growing problem of homeowners fire insurance availability and affordability in many areas throughout the state. The report recommends changes in...
California’s Marijuana-Tracking System Not Being Used
Jan 4 2018 // California’s legal pot economy was supposed to operate under the umbrella of a vast computerized system to track marijuana from seed to storefronts, ensuring that plants are followed throughout the supply chain and...
Junction West Insurance Solutions in California Joins SIAA
Jan 3 2018 // Junction West Insurance Solutions in Roseville, Calif., has joined Strategic Independent Insurance Agency Solutions. SIIAS is regional network of independent agencies spanning 28 counties in Northern California. Rick Hoem,...
Ascension in California Rebrands as Relation Insurance Services
Jan 3 2018 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Ascension Insurance has changed its name to Relation Insurance Services. The firm in a news release announcing the change said the new name reflects its commitment to helping mid-market companies...
FEMA OKs Disaster Declaration for California
Jan 3 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has made federal disaster assistance available to California to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from Dec. 4, 2017 and...
Topa in California Names Fabela President of Dorchester
Jan 2 2018 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group announced that Jim Schallert, president of Dorchester Insurance Co., retired effective Dec. 31, 2017. Theresa Fabela has assumed the role as president of Dorchester. Fabela...
JLT Specialty Names Morgenstein Senior Vice President in California
Jan 2 2018 // JLT Specialty USA has named Art Morgenstein senior vice president. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Morgenstein will be primarily responsible for client servicing and growth initiatives in the West. Morgenstein has more than...
New Year Brings Pot Legalization to California
Jan 2 2018 // The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use. The nation’s...
RightSure Acquires Auto & Property Insurance Solutions in California
Jan 2 2018 // RightSure Insurance Group has acquired California-based Auto & Property Insurance Solutions. Auto & Property Insurance Solutions is RightSure’s 14th book of business acquisition. Auto & Property Insurance...
California Company Has Marijuana License, But Its Workers Still Arrested
Dec 29 2017 // The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver pot only to have state police arrest two employees who were...
