Latest California Headlines
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Increased Chance of Big One in Long-Term Quake Forecast for California
Mar 23 2015 // Chances that California will experience a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years has increased from 4.7 to 7.0 percent, according to an earthquake forecast by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners. The...
People – West
Mar 23 2015 // The members of the Surplus Line Association of California have named Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage in San Francisco, chair of the SLA board of directors. Brady’s election was finalized after...
IICF Club100 in Hollywood Recognized Insurance Pros for Charity
Mar 20 2015 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Club100 event at the Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday night drew more than 200 industry professionals to help raise funds for charity. The annual IICF...
Sugar Bowl in California Suspends Skiing as Drought Takes Toll
Mar 20 2015 // Yet another Northern California ski resort is closing early due to a lack of snow amid the state’s historic drought. Sugar Bowl resort near Truckee in the Sierra Nevada says Sunday will be the last day of the season....
California Judge Tosses Pyramid-Scheme Suit Against Herbalife
Mar 20 2015 // A California judge dismissed a lawsuit by Herbalife shareholders who claimed that the business structure and marketing practices of the weight loss and nutritional supplements company violated the law and that they lost...
Beacon Pointe Acquires Albert Heeg in California
Mar 19 2015 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired Albert Heeg Investment Management Co. Alameda, Calif.-based Albert Heeg joins Beacon Pointe’s institutional consulting services group, which specializes...
NOAA: No Spring Drought Relief for California, Nevada, Oregon
Mar 19 2015 // Californians facing a fourth year of drought conditions – and some other parts of the West – shouldn’t count on any relief in the coming months. In California this doesn’t bode well for chances of a mild...
California’s Governor to Unveil Emergency Drought Legislation
Mar 19 2015 // California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to detail new legislation to help manage a worsening drought gripping the most populous U.S. state for a fourth year. Brown has scheduled a news conference with legislative leaders for...
Uber Ads Lie About Superior Safety California, Cabbies Say
Mar 19 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by more than a dozen California cab companies over claims it falsely advertises its rideshare service promotes as safer than taxis. Uber misleads customers about the background checks it...
Stewart Joins NORCAL Mutual in California as SVP in Underwriting
Mar 18 2015 // San Francisco, Calif.-based NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. has named Andre Stewart senior vice president of underwriting on custom accounts. Stewart will be responsible for new business growth with a focus on multistate and...
Legacy Risk in California Names Bolger joins Vice President
Mar 18 2015 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Legacy Risk & Insurance Services LLC has named Drew Bolger a producer and vice president. Bolger is focused on increasing the firm’s client base in the middle market. Bolger will work...
Retired Head of CAP in California Reflects on Medical Malpractice
Mar 18 2015 // He’s only a few weeks into official retirement, but James L. Weidner is already looking back fondly at the last 20 years as chief executive officer of Cooperative of American Physicians. “It was just an...
For Dry California Another Year of Water Restrictions Likely
Mar 18 2015 // Californians won’t be able to water their lawns more than twice a week under tougher drought regulations that were expected to be approved this week as the state heads into a fourth particularly dry year. The State...
Female Senior Partner: No Discrimination at California Investment Firm
Mar 18 2015 // One of the most powerful women in venture capital and a well-respected tech investor says she never saw or experienced gender discrimination at the California firm at the center of a $16 million gender bias lawsuit. Mary...
California Trial in Kaiser Plastic Surgery Coverage Starts
Mar 17 2015 // A trial in a class action lawsuit over Kaiser Permanente refusal to cover the removal of excess skin for nearly 10,000 patients who underwent weight loss surgery began this week in a California Superior Court in Alameda...
California Commissioner Names New Insurance Diversity Task Force
Mar 16 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Monday announced the members of the 2015-2016 Insurance Diversity Task Force, which will make recommendations to Jones on ways to increase diversity in procurement and...
Lawsuit Accuses California Tribe of Squandering Casino’s Millions
Mar 16 2015 // One faction of an Indian tribe has accused another in a lawsuit of squandering millions of dollars in profits from a Northern California casino to lead lavish lifestyles. In the federal suit filed Tuesday, tribe members...
Woman in California Suit Misrepresented Firing, Says Attorney
Mar 16 2015 // The woman suing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm for alleged gender discrimination accepted a generous severance package that gave her a salary, access to her company email and kept her biography on the...
California Suit: Lyft Cheated New Drivers Out of $1K Bonuses
Mar 16 2015 // The Lyft ridesharing company took new drivers for a ride by cheating them out of promised $1,000 bonuses, according to a federal lawsuit . Hundreds of drivers lost a total of at least $5 million worth of bonuses that were...
Data Breach Lawsuit Latest Legal Challenge for Uber
Mar 16 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the...
