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NAIC San Diego: Self-Driving Cars and Regulatory Renewal
Aug 30 2016 // Insurance regulators are a diverse bunch. Some are elected, while others are appointed. Some are Republicans, while others are Democrats. At the triennial meeting of the National Association Insurance Commissioners in San...
California Insurance Agent Nabbed for Fraud Scheme Involving 100-plus Policies
Aug 29 2016 // Vicki Lee McGinley, 58, a licensed insurance agent in California, was arrested by the Kern County Sheriff’s department on seven counts of identity theft and seven counts of insurance fraud after allegedly...
Court Sides with California-based Grocer Trader Joe’s in Knockoff Suit
Aug 29 2016 // A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who purchased the company’s products and resold them in Canada at “Pirate Joe’s,” a store...
Questions, Research on Possible Synthetic Turf Link to Athletes’ Cancer Continue
Aug 26 2016 // Their son is gone. Luke Beardemphl, a standout Tacoma, Washington soccer player during his years at Stadium High School, died last year at 24, following a seven-year battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But Luke’s...
California Lawmakers Vote for Extension of Climate Change Law
Aug 25 2016 // California lawmakers voted to extend the state’s landmark climate change law — the most aggressive in the nation — by another 10 years, resisting fierce opposition from oil companies and other business interests...
AAA Cautions: Not All Automatic Braking Systems Are Alike
Aug 25 2016 // While most American believe that automatic braking systems are designed to work without human intervention, not all work that way. The hi-tech braking systems vary in design and performance, according to the automobile...
3 California Entitles Get FEMA Preparedness Awards
Aug 24 2016 // Three California entities were named by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as winners for its annual preparedness awards. The winners of the 2016 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards were announced...
Weather Service: Flash Floods Pushed Cars off California Desert Highway
Aug 24 2016 // The National Weather Service says vehicles were washed off a Southern California desert highway as a band of thunderstorms led to powerful flash flooding. The weather service says the flooding was reported Monday evening...
California School District Police Chief Sues over Alleged Retaliation
Aug 24 2016 // The police chief of a California school district has sued his employers, claiming he faced a hostile work environment after blowing the whistle on alleged misuse of a criminal database by district employees. KBAK-TV...
California Commissioner Approves Rate Reductions on State Farm Commercial Policies
Aug 24 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved rate reductions for several State Farm commercial policies that he said will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for tens of thousands of small businesses,...
Networked in California Names Mallette Personal Lines Director
Aug 22 2016 // Grass Valley, Calif.-based Networked Insurance Agents has named Deanna Mallette director of personal Lines. Mallette will continue to report to Scott Smith, vice president. Mallette joined Networked in 1993, working her...
California Saw $600M in Workers’ Comp Liens Filed by Convicted Providers
Aug 22 2016 // The California Department of Industrial Relations announced that $600 million in liens were filed against injured employees’ claims for workers’ compensation benefits by convicted or criminally indicted parties...
Failure of Uber Settlement Opens Door for Wage Claims
Aug 22 2016 // The rejection of a $100 million settlement with drivers comes with plenty of silver linings for Uber Technologies Inc. The gray cloud for the ride-hailing company is that a dozen or so lawsuits that would have been...
‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Sues Fiat Chrysler in California over Rollaway Death
Aug 22 2016 // The parents of the late “Star Trek” movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product liability in early August over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed...
Estimated Cost of Southern California Gas Leak Reaches $717M
Aug 22 2016 // Southern California Gas Co. reported that costs related to the massive leak of natural gas from its Aliso Canyon storage facility near Los Angeles have risen to $717 million. The new estimate is contained in the release of...
People – West
Aug 22 2016 // Westlake Village, Calif.-based Aptus Risk Solutions Inc. has named Gary Evans vice president of sales and business development. Evans has 20 years of experience in sales and client service with various risk consulting and...
Judge Nixes $100M Driver Settlement But Uber May Win in End
Aug 19 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. may come out ahead by failing to win court approval of a $100 million settlement with drivers. A San Francisco federal judge rejected the agreement on Thursday, a turn of events that would typically...
Monstrous Southern California Wildfire Displaces More than 80,000
Aug 18 2016 // It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed, sending flames 80 feet skyward and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. The Southern California wildfire that began as a...
USGS: Small Quakes Jolt Southern California Suburbs
Aug 17 2016 // A small earthquake rattled a populated swath of Southern California but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.0 quake hit at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday about a mile from Yorba...
See More Heat, Fire Danger in Store for Southern California
Aug 16 2016 // More high heat and elevated fire danger is in store for much of Southern California, especially interior areas. The National Weather Service says the scenario is due to an upper-level high-pressure system combined with...
