Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Federal Suit Filed Against California Lawmaker, Aide in Fatal DUI
Apr 22 2014 // The parents of a Santa Barbara woman who was fatally struck by a congresswoman’s aide filed a federal lawsuit against the driver, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps and the U.S. government. The wrongful death suit filed by Matt...
Monster Involved in Insurer-Funded Settlement in California
Apr 22 2014 // Corona, Calif.-based Monster Beverage Corp. has agreed to settlement an ongoing securities class action lawsuit against the company and two of its officers in federal district court in Los Angeles. The settlement,...
Not Guilty Plea Entered by PG&E In Deadly California Blast
Apr 22 2014 // Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from a natural gas pipeline explosion in California that killed eight people and injured 58 others in 2010, according to court filings. The...
California Water Authority Mum Over Possible Loss of Insurance
Apr 21 2014 // The battle over a California water district’s insurance coverage has been a bit chilly the last few days. The Central Basin Municipal Water District hasn’t done much to head off threats by the Association of...
Sce joins Sullivan Brokers in Southern California
Apr 21 2014 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Jim Sce to the firm’s casualty practice group as vice president. Sce will work in the Los Angeles, Calif. office. Sce has expertise in construction classes, as...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
Apr 21 2014 // Lockton has launched a gaming, entertainment and sports practice to be based in Irvine, Calif. The group is part of Lockton’s Pacific operations and it integrates multiple vertical markets. Lockton’s gaming,...
Bigger and More Frequent Wildfires Burning Western U.S.
Apr 21 2014 // Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years, according to a new study. The number of wildfires over 1,000 acres in size in the region stretching from...
10 Things to Know About Public Entities
Apr 21 2014 // There are 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. (USGS CoreFacts, U.S. Geological Survey) Counties build and maintain 45 percent of the public roads and 230,690 of the...
GM Bankruptcy Shield from Claims May Cut Payouts by Billions
Apr 17 2014 // General Motors Co.’s move to freeze ignition-defect lawsuits in California and Texas has solid legal precedent behind it and could help slash customer demands for compensation by billions of dollars. GM asked federal...
Leavitt Group’s Redwoods Hires Hodge in Northern California
Apr 17 2014 // Dawn E. Hodge has joined the Leavitt Group’s Redwoods office and will focus on commercial insurance. Prior to joining the agency, Hodge spent eight years with a personal lines not-for-profit insurance automobile...
SierraSpecialty Taps Hennesay as Wholesale Broker in California
Apr 17 2014 // Wholesaler and managing general agent SierraSpecialty named Keri Hennesay as a surplus lines broker to its team in Clovis, Calif. Hennesay has been in the insurance industry for 26 years and has experience working as a...
Rescission Decision Averts $43M in Damages in California Case
Apr 16 2014 // Attorneys representing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. averting what could have been a $43 million payout in damages this week characterized the California court case a cautionary tale for insurers. The case is Heide Kurtz v....
California Drought Spawns Well Drilling Boom
Apr 16 2014 // The scarcity of irrigation water in drought-stricken California has created such a demand for well drilling services that Central Valley farmer Bob Smittcamp is taking matters into his own hands. He’s buying a...
Agents Brewing Up Program Business for Craft Beermakers
Apr 16 2014 // Craft beers have been capturing an increasing share of the domestic beer market over the past decade and this specialty niche is still growing. By 2020, America’s craft brewers will have more than 20 percent market...
Southern California Agent Sentenced For Ponzi Scheme
Apr 15 2014 // Michael Zuno Zuniga, 43, of Fullerton, was sentenced to five years in Los Angeles County Jail and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for his participation in a Ponzi scheme targeting Los Angeles area...
NFP Names Merk Vice President in California
Apr 15 2014 // National Financial Partners Corp. P&C California has hired Sue Merk as vice president of business development in California. Merk will focus on expanding and cultivating cross sell opportunities for NFP’s...
EPIC in California Names Gonthier Chief Financial Officer
Apr 15 2014 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Michael Gonthier chief financial officer. Elaine Andrian, EPIC’s current CFO, will now focus on merger and acquisition strategy and diligence. Gonthier will be responsible for...
U.S. Agencies Join Probe of Fatal California FedEx/Bus Crash
Apr 14 2014 // FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery truck-bus collision killed 10 people in California. Two federal agencies said that they...
New York’s Health Commissioner to Step Down for California Job
Apr 11 2014 // New York Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah will step down in June to take an executive position with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in California, the health department said Wednesday. During Shah’s tenure as state...
California Cruise: More Than 100 Sick
Apr 10 2014 // More than 100 passengers have contracted the contagious norovirus on a ship touring the California coast, however the cruise line said Thursday it doesn’t plan to end the voyage early. Some 104 passengers and 25 crew...
