Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Shurson Named Vice President of M.J. Hall in California
Nov 9 2015 // Stockton, Calif.-based M.J. Hall & Company Inc. has named Stacey Shurson vice president. Shurson has 39 years of insurance underwriting and brokerage placement experience. She owned IIW Insurance Services of California...
Judge Dismisses California Suit Against Apple Over Worker Searches
Nov 9 2015 // Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company’s retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in “demoralizing” security searches when they left work for...
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California
Nov 6 2015 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released a study on Friday showing significant differences in the costs of claims among the state’s regions – particularly Los Angeles. The...
Alliant in California Names Sampiere Chief Information Officer
Nov 6 2015 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Steve Sampiere chief information officer. Sampiere will direct a breadth of initiatives focusing on innovation, security and facilities. He takes the reins...
Heffernan in California Names Markuson Assistant Vice President
Nov 5 2015 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has named Jordan Markuson assistant vice president. Markuson’s focus will be on expanding the firm’s presence in the staffing firm market. Markuson early on in his career worked with...
Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
Nov 5 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported Edward Caban filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Orange County...
EPIC Brings on Garcia as Broker in California
Nov 5 2015 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Daniel Garcia a property/casualty insurance broker/producer in the firm’s Petaluma, Calif. office. Garcia will report locally to Mike Ryan, the North Bay managing...
Taco Bell Corp. Manager Suspect in California Uber Driver Slapping Assault
Nov 4 2015 // Police say a mid-level manager for Taco Bell Corp. repeatedly slapped an Uber driver in the face after being told to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give directions. The incident Friday was captured on dash...
Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year
Nov 4 2015 // Diverse California businesses supplied $1.52 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, according to a survey by the California Department of Insurance. The 2014 tally was a $587 million increase since...
National General Insurance Announces Launch of NatGen Premier – A Comprehensive Personal Lines Solution for Mass and Emerging Affluent Customers
Nov 4 2015 // New York, NY, November 4, 2015 – National General Insurance today announced the launch of NatGen Premier, a new package program designed for affluent customers. The NatGen Premier homeowners and umbrella products are now...
Wildfires, and Now El Niño May Boost Californian’s Appetites for Surplus Lines
Nov 3 2015 // There’s little question that the drought and the recent wildfire season that it unleashed pushed more California homeowners into the surplus lines market. Now with the onset of what appears to be a strong El Niño...
Leavitt Central Coast Taps Spiller in California
Nov 3 2015 // Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services has hired Jennifer Spiller as a commercial insurance agent in Salinas, Calif. Spiller specializes in insurance for the golf, hospitality and restaurant industries. Spiller worked as...
Report Shows Month-to-Month Surplus Lines Volatility in California
Nov 2 2015 // So far it’s been an “unusual year” for surplus lines in California. Filed premiums were up 14.1 percent in October from the same month last year, but that increase followed a 38.3 percent year-over-year...
Couple Sues Six Flags in Central California for Retaliation
Nov 2 2015 // Two former employees have sued Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Central California, saying they were fired as retaliation for raising animal welfare concerns. KNTV-TV reported that Michael and Holley Muraco have filed a...
Mercury in California Says Net Premiums Rose, Net Income Fell in 3Q
Nov 2 2015 // Mercury General Corp. reported net written premiums rose 8 percent for the third quarter from a year ago. The board of directors for the Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier also declared a quarterly dividend of 62 cents per...
A Landslide of Bad Ideas
Nov 2 2015 // Landslides are a problem for which the United States has yet to come up with an answer. A recent essay by Penn State University law professor Christopher C. French – titled “Insuring Landslides: America’s...
California Commissioner Approves Reduced 2016 Pure Premium Rate Filing
Nov 2 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved workers’ compensation rates for 2016 that are 2 percent below the average approved in July. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted its...
99.9 Percent Probability of L.A.-Area Earthquake: Study
Nov 2 2015 // There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area, where a similar sized temblor caused more the $12 million in damage last year, according to...
California Woman Blinded in Eye by Flying Disc Settles Suit for $3M
Nov 2 2015 // A woman who was blinded in one eye by a flying golf disc at a Southern California park has settled a lawsuit for $3 million. The Daily Breeze of Torrance reported that the settlement involves Noreen Goodbody. She was...
Southern California Utility Gets $400M Insurance Settlement over Closed Nuke
Nov 2 2015 // The operator of the defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California announced that it reached a $400 million insurance settlement covering power outages caused by failed equipment, most of which will go to...
