Latest California Headlines
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Western Growers Names Reardon Sales Executive in California
Aug 9 2016 // Western Growers has named Sean Reardon a sales executive. Reardon will join the property/casualty insurance team, with a focus on expanding Western Growers’ client base in Southern California and providing risk...
Aptus Risk Solutions in California Names Evans Vice President
Aug 8 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...
CastlePoint National Conserved by California Regulator to Protect Policyholders
Aug 8 2016 // CastlePoint National Insurance Co., the sole remaining carrier member of the Tower Group, was placed into conservation in late July by order of the San Francisco Superior Court to protect policyholders and injured workers...
People – West
Aug 8 2016 // Wesley J. Kinder was a California insurance commissioner who served during a turbulent time. Kinder, a resident of La Habra, Calif., died on July 25 at age 94. “He was a great guy. He was the best boss,” said...
Relatives of Rivera Entourage Get $70M Judgment in California
Aug 8 2016 // The families of four members of Jenni Rivera’s entourage who were killed along with the Mexican-American superstar in a 2012 plane crash are entitled to $70 million, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court...
Restaurant Damage in Northern California Due to Crank Callers
Aug 8 2016 // Several restaurants in Northern California were damaged after suspected prank callers tricked workers into testing their fire suppression system. Elk Grove officials said three such incidents were reported in July to the...
Airbnb Sues Southern California City over Short-term Rental Law
Aug 8 2016 // Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals. The suit filed in late July argues the city violates free-speech rights and federal law by holding Airbnb responsible when users post...
U.S. Risk Acquires Continental Marine in California
Aug 5 2016 // U.S. Risk L.L.C. has acquired Continental Marine Insurance Services. Continental is a Lodi, Calif.-based wholesale insurance broker. Continental has specialized in placing marine insurance for both commercial and personal...
Traffic Safety Investigators Probing California Bus Crash That Killed 4
Aug 5 2016 // Federal safety investigators converged this week in central California to investigate a highway wreck that nearly sliced a bus in half, killed four people and injured 23. “At this point we don’t know what...
Series of Small Quakes Hit Rural Northern California Area
Aug 5 2016 // A series of small earthquakes rattled a rural area of Northern California overnight. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.7 quake struck at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday about 20 miles east of Janesville in Lassen...
Estimated Cost of Southern California Gas Leak Reaches $717M
Aug 5 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...
Jury in California Awards $2.2M to Family of Man Killed by LAPD Officer
Aug 4 2016 // A jury has awarded $2.2 million to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer in a shooting that the police chief deemed justified and the district attorney declined to prosecute. Christian...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Blue Horizon in California
Aug 4 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Blue Horizon Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ronald Zappelliand his team will continue to operate in San Diego under the direction of...
PPIB in California Names Etter Vice President of Underwriting
Aug 3 2016 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato Calif. has named Susan Etter vice president of underwriting. Etter has been with PPIB for six years managing the underwriting and sales staff. Etter will continue to...
14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016
Aug 3 2016 // Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...
California Watchdog Group Wants State Farm to Reduce Rates by 40%
Aug 3 2016 // Consumer Watchdog filed a petition in California challenging State Farm’s proposed rates for its homeowners insurance and wants the insurers to cut its rates by as much as 40 percent. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based...
Alliant Names Fyfe Vice President in Alliant Americas Division in California
Aug 3 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Doug Fyfe first vice president in its Alliant Americas division. Fyfe will work in the Thousand Oaks, Calif. Fyfe was regional vice president within the insurance division of a...
‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Sues Fiat Chrysler in California over Rollaway Death
Aug 3 2016 // The parents of the late “Star Trek” movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product liability on Tuesday over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed their...
Investigation Faults Tesoro in Worker Injuries at California Refinery
Aug 3 2016 // The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Tuesday workers were injured in incidents between 2010 and 2014 at Tesoro Corp.’s San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California because of a weak safety culture the...
Wildfires Threaten Homes in Central California
Aug 2 2016 // Crews contended with blistering temperatures Monday as they tried to beat back a wildfire that burned rural homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in California’s Central Valley, while cooler weather gave...
