Latest California Headlines
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Uber in a California Regulatory Standoff Over Data
Dec 19 2014 // Uber argued Thursday that it should not have to turn over ride data in a California regulatory standoff that shows how the transportation service is falling afoul of officials who could threaten its expansion. The issue,...
California Woman Settles for $25K After Bad Buzz
Dec 18 2014 // A woman who claims she was served a pot-laced cookie at a Los Angeles hair salon has received a settlement of $25,000. Seventy-two-year-old Jo Ann Nickerson said she had never tried marijuana in her life before she partook...
The CEA Considers a Tax by Any Other Name
Dec 17 2014 // The California Earthquake Authority has a heady legislative agenda on-tap for 2015, and Californians without earthquake insurance coverage could be made to foot the bill. The CEA’s CEO, Glenn Pomeroy, on Wednesday...
Los Angeles Police and NICB Warn of Bandit Tow Truck Scams
Dec 17 2014 // The Los Angeles Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are warning motorists of a growing problem with unauthorized tow truck operators in the L.A. area. These “bandit” tow truck operators...
Johnston Joins Gorst & Compass in California as Vice President
Dec 16 2014 // Gorst & Compass has named Russ Johnston vice president of business development and marketing. Johnston is based in San Diego, Calif. and will be responsible for business development and marketing for the Western...
Beecher Carlson Names Jeppson Vice President in California
Dec 16 2014 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC has named Laura Jeppson vice president. Jeppson will report to Senior Vice President Brian Cushard and work out of the Woodland Hills, Calif. office. She will be responsible for...
California’s Quake Warning System Gets Funding
Dec 16 2014 // California received funding to help begin an earthquake warning system across the state next year that would provide enough time for trains to brake, utilities to shut off gas lines and people to dive under a table until...
Vehicle Theft in California Down 48 Percent From Peak, Report Shows
Dec 16 2014 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau today released a historic look at vehicle theft in California that shows thefts dropped from a peak year in 1992 more than a 48 percent to 2013. California has the distinction of being...
Hub Names Gervang SVP, Manager of Commercial Risk in California
Dec 16 2014 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc. named James Gervang senior vice president and manager of the commercial risk division in Mountain View, Calif. In addition to his commercial risk division management role, Gervang...
Suit Over California Patient’s Death Ends in $3M Settlement
Dec 15 2014 // The family of a California patient who went missing for more than two weeks before being found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital has settled a lawsuit for $3 million. The San Francisco Chronicle reported...
Fannie and Freddie: Proving That Insanity is Good for Business
Dec 15 2014 // Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. Even a casual observer of the U.S. economy since its collapse in 2008 is likely familiar with the terms “toxic debt” and...
Getting Local with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
Dec 15 2014 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), established in 1994, helps communities by uniting the collective strengths of the industry to provide grants, volunteer service and leadership. Since its inception, IICF...
SCM Names Medrano Associate Vice President in Southern California
Dec 14 2014 // SullivanCurtisMonroe has named Jaime Medrano associate vice president in its Irvine, Calif. location. Medrano will guide SCM clients through the healthcare reform landscape and assist with the design and implementation of...
California Super Storm Climate-Driven? Still Insufficient to Quell Drought
Dec 12 2014 // A Pineapple Express “super storm” now lashing California may be driven by climate change, a report states. Yet however strong the storm and no matter what’s causing it, California’s ongoing storm...
House $1.1 Trillion Plan Includes Deals on Banks, Trucks, Adjusters, Campaign Funds
Dec 12 2014 // The House passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill after a day of disarray and just hours before U.S. government funding was set to run out. The vote last night was 219-206. With current government funding ending at midnight,...
Uber Latest Legal Woe is California Lawsuit
Dec 11 2014 // California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company’s driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup’s legal woes in the U.S. and around the world. The lawsuits filed...
EPIC in California Adds Dawson, Greenstein, Gaffney to Employer Services Platform
Dec 11 2014 // Shelley Dawson, Jon Greenstein and John Gaffney have joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center in San Francisco. All will assume leadership roles in EPIC’s employer services platform, which provides a wide range of...
Former Bridezilla Surrenders in California For Felony Insurance Fraud
Dec 10 2014 // Anita Maxwell, who was featured in season four of the television reality series “Bridezillas,” has surrendered herself to the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County on 14 felony counts associated...
Aegis in Northern California Launches ‘Powersports’ Brand
Dec 10 2014 // Aegis Specialty Insurance Services has partnered with motorcycle, off-road and watercraft dealerships in California to create an”Aegis Powersports” brand to combine extended service contracts, road hazard...
Jenni Rivera’s Estate Sues in California Over Fatal Plane Crash
Dec 10 2014 // The estate of Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera is suing the owners of a Learjet that crashed two years ago, killing the singer and several members of her entourage. Rivera’s estate filed the negligence lawsuit...
