Latest California Headlines
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Heffernan Taps Castagnola as VP in Southern California
Feb 13 2014 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Lisa Castagnola assistant vice president in its Orange County, Calif. branch. Castagnola will focus on building the contractors niche for Heffernan in Southern California. Castagnola has...
Oregon, California Among Top for Lasers Pointed Into Cockpits
Feb 13 2014 // Airline pilots and federal officials are launching a campaign to warn the public about the dangers of pointing lasers into cockpits. Some pilots have been temporarily blinded by the powerful beams of light. According to...
Southern California’s Construction Sector Continues to Heat
Feb 12 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Pacific Specialty in California Names Weaver Senior Vice President
Feb 12 2014 // Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. in California has promoted Brian Weaver to senior vice president of sales. Weaver heads the company’s efforts working with the independent brokers and agents who sell the...
States’ Rules Complicate Efforts to Enact Uniform Data Security Law
Feb 12 2014 // Data thefts at U.S. retailers have rekindled enthusiasm in Congress for a single federal law on how customers should be notified about such breaches, but those efforts face the same roadblock as in the past: dozens of...
Abuse Suits Settled by California Diocese For $3.8M
Feb 11 2014 // A Southern California diocese has paid $3.8 million to settle two child-abuse lawsuits brought against a former Catholic priest. The Diocese of San Bernardino announced Sunday that payments settling the two civil cases...
Early California Wildfires Risk To Homes And Vineyards
Feb 11 2014 // California’s worst drought in decades is feeding what may become a devastating wildfire season, one that is starting about five months early. Extremely dry conditions have sparked 487 wildfires so far in 2014,...
Disclosing Broker Fees to Ensure Full Compliance
Feb 10 2014 // An area of intensive scrutiny by the California Department of Insurance surrounds the charging and disclosing of broker fees. The department regularly receives a high volume of customer complaints concerning the failure to...
People – West
Feb 10 2014 // Chris Le was named director of personal lines for Los Angeles, Calif.-based Anderson & Murison Inc. Le will be responsible for the underwriting and processing of all personal lines at the company. He has been with...
Running of the Bulls Ok’d in California City
Feb 7 2014 // A Southern California city has announced plans to host a Pamplona-style bull run, months after a neighboring town nixed the event because of safety concerns. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported the Golden State edition...
Heller Joins Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. in Northern California
Feb 6 2014 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Cheryl Heller senior account manager in employee benefits in its California North Bay office. Heller will focus on client service and account management, with a focus on the winery, real...
California Psychologist Sentenced In Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 6 2014 // A psychologist apologized Tuesday in a Los Angeles court for defrauding the federal government with inflated and fraudulent workers’ compensation claims. Dr. Arnold P. Nerenberg of Whittier said Tuesday he was...
Drought Cuts Into California’s Hydro Power Supplies
Feb 5 2014 // California’s drought could dry up the state’s supply of hydroelectricity, prompting utilities to switch to more expensive gas-fired plants. The Sacramento Bee reported that while utilities don’t...
NAS in California Pushing Specialty Brand Identity
Feb 5 2014 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services launched a rebranding campaign, unveiling a new logo and website on Tuesday in line with the specialty insurance market. According to NAS CEO Richard Robin, the new branding...
Bonura Joins Leavitt Central Coast in California
Feb 4 2014 // Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services has hired Joe Bonura in its Central California operation. Bonura specializes in commercial insurance for trucking and agriculture. Prior to the Leavitt Group, Bonura sold individual...
California City Spicing Up Suit Against Sriracha Plant
Feb 3 2014 // A Los Angeles suburb is spicing up its lawsuit against a hot-sauce manufacturer it claims polluted the air with pungent smells. Stephen Onstot, an attorney representing Irwindale, tells City News Service that the small...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Barney & Barney in California
Feb 3 2014 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Barney & Barney is a provider of insurance, risk management and employee benefits to...
Best Affirms Mercury General and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
Feb 3 2014 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of the insurance entities within the Mercury Casualty Group Best also...
California Agency Won’t Allot Water Amid Drought
Feb 1 2014 // Amid severe drought conditions, California officials announced they won’t send any water from the state’s vast reservoir system to local agencies beginning this spring, an unprecedented move that affects...
Deal Reached In Southern California School Lawsuit
Feb 1 2014 // The mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death at a Los Angeles school has reached a tentative settlement in her wrongful-death lawsuit against the school district. While a potential deal has been reached details...
