Latest California Headlines
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Several San Diego Fires Ongoing, Some Evacuations Lifted
May 16 2014 // Several ongoing fires around San Diego, Calif. that started early in the week have destroyed at least eight homes, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses. The fires have burned more than 10,000 acres, and are...
CIG Names Ostrem Regional Field Executive for Southern California
May 15 2014 // Capital Insurance Group named Bruce Ostrem the regional field executive for Southern California. CIG recently created the new Southern California region, consisting of Ventura, Anaheim and San Diego territoriesfield. CIG...
California’s Next Mega Fire, This Could be The Year
May 13 2014 // When Thomas Jeffery visits states like California, he likes to take some time out to drive around and take a hard look at the conditions and the landscape. As a scientist, Jeffery feels this helps put first-person...
Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion
May 13 2014 // U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as high as $1.8 billion, or almost $500,000 more than what’s available to control the blazes. Oklahomans...
Heffernan Names De La Rosa as Director in California
May 12 2014 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Jani De La Rosa as director of employee benefits and senior vice president. De La Rosa will be responsible for managing benefit program designs, benefit...
Firefighter Involved in California Asiana Rescue Files Lawsuit
May 12 2014 // A San Francisco firefighter accused of accidentally running over a passenger thrown from the wreckage of an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed at San Francisco International Airport is suing the San Francisco Fire...
California Injured Workers Medical Costs Moderated Before Reforms
May 12 2014 // A study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows medical costs for injured workers in California moderated before sweeping reforms were implemented. WCRI looked at the potential impact of recent reform...
Stockton Bankruptcy Exit Trial Starts Today
May 12 2014 // The bankrupt city of Stockton, California, will face off against a holdout creditor this week in a closely watched municipal bankruptcy case pitting the rights of impaired bondholders against retirees and other...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Sunderland in California
May 9 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Sunderland Insurance Services Inc. in Walnut Creek, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sunderland is a managing general underwriter that provides excess and surplus...
Hull & Company Taps Flynn in Southern California
May 8 2014 // Hull & Company Inc. has hired Rob Flynn as a property/casualty broker in its Irvine, Calif. office. Flynn will focus his efforts in the commercial lines marketplace, concentrating on contractors, manufacturers and...
California Top Court to Decide on Retailer Defibrillator Issue
May 7 2014 // Are large California retailers required to have a device on hand to treat customers who fall victim to sudden cardiac arrest? The California Supreme Court is taking up that question during oral arguments. At issue is a...
York Acquires Bickmore in California
May 5 2014 // Parsippany, N.J.-based York Risk Services Group Inc., a national provider of risk management, claims management, and managed care services, has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Bickmore. Bickmore is the operator of a risk...
Seawater May be Drought Solution for One California City
May 5 2014 // With California in a drought, the coastal city of Santa Barbara is thinking about firing up a desalination plant that has been in storage for more than two decades. The city built the plant in the 1990s during the last...
Monster Involved in Insurer-Funded Settlement in California
May 5 2014 // Corona, Calif.-based Monster Beverage Corp. has agreed to settle an ongoing securities class action lawsuit against the company and two of its officers in federal district court in Los Angeles. The settlement, reportedly...
California Legislator Introduces Ridesharing Bill
May 5 2014 // A California Assemblywoman introduced a bill in late April to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing...
Recent Quakes Push Interest, Sales of Policies in California
May 5 2014 // Some people don’t need Earth Day to be reminded they live on a planet powered by the forces of nature. The recent string earthquakes on the Pacific belt may have hit home with California homeowners, who were already...
California Bill to Close Earthquake Loophole Clears Committee
May 5 2014 // A California bill to close a loophole that enables building on active earthquake faults without considering the impacts passed a key committee hurdle in late April. Senate Bill 1155, authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu,...
California Work Comp Board: 2013 Losses to Hit 11-year High
May 5 2014 // California workers’ compensation losses and loss adjustment expenses on insured claims injuries and illnesses are projected to hit an 11-year high for 2013, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
May 5 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,...
Insurance in the Sharable Economy
May 5 2014 // The new sharable economy is growing across the country, and one question looms large: What are the insurance implications? Homeowners and renters understand the types of insurance they need and where they can buy coverage....
