Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Leavitt Group Names Newman in Southern California
Oct 24 2013 // The Leavitt Group named Angela Newman vice president in its national restaurant insurance program. Newman will work in the Covina, Calif. office. Newman has more than 25 years of experience, and specializes in risk...
California Construction Firm Owner, Family Sentenced for WC Fraud
Oct 22 2013 // The owner of a Northern California construction company and his family members in were convicted of committing workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud. Jeffrey Thranow, 59, owner of Costa Bella Builders was...
SCM Names White Communications Director in Southern California
Oct 22 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Candice White director of marketing and communications in its Irvine, Calif. office. White has experience in creative marketing, project management, brand development,...
Edgewood Partners in California Said to Seek Bids
Oct 16 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center LLP is working with Bank of America Corp. to solicit offers, according to the people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the process is private. The San Mateo,...
2nd Worker Dies At 49ers Stadium Construction Site In California
Oct 16 2013 // All work has stopped at the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers showcase stadium while police, firefighters and state workplace safety officials investigate a second deadly workplace accident there in less than four...
Interesting but Quiet Year for California Lawmakers on Workers’ Comp
Oct 15 2013 // After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures that may affect or relate to workers’ compensation. Bills signed by Gov. Jerry...
For-Profit College Company Sued By California
Oct 15 2013 // California’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a for-profit college company of misrepresenting job placement rates, false advertising and other deceptive practices to lure low-income residents to take out...
California Governor Vetoes Sex Abuse Lawsuit Bill
Oct 15 2013 // Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Saturday that would have allowed some lawsuits victims who are now barred by the statute of limitations to file lawsuits against private institutions that employed their abusers. Brown said...
Number of Homes at Risk of Wildfire in Western States Jumps 62%: CoreLogic
Oct 11 2013 // The number of homes at risk from wildfires in western U.S. states jumped 62 percent in the past year as more properties were developed in fire-prone areas, according to a report released on Thursday. About 1.2 million...
California Jury Gives Toyota Win in First Acceleration Case
Oct 11 2013 // A jury in California on Thursday found Toyota Motor Corp. not liable in one of the first wrongful death lawsuits to go to trial in the United States over alleged defects that caused some vehicles to unexpectedly...
AIG Sued by Small Businesses Over Workers’ Compensation Reporting
Oct 10 2013 // Class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts have been initiated on behalf of small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey against American International Group (AIG) over workers’ compensation...
New California Law Limits Workers’ Comp For Pro Athletes
Oct 10 2013 // Professional athletes who spend most of their careers with teams in other states will be prohibited from filing workers’ compensation claims in California, under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB1309 will close a...
Farmers Insurance Exchanges in California Commence Cash Tender Offers
Oct 10 2013 // Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange announced that Farmers Insurance Exchange commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8.625 percent surplus notes due...
Report: $189B in Western U.S. Properties High Wildfire Potential
Oct 10 2013 // Despite a little touch of some wetter and cooler weather, the 2013 wildfire season isn’t over, and the Western states in particular should be prepared for a few more potentially active months. That’s according...
USG Adds Campbell to California Office
Oct 8 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, added Travis Campbell as a producer/broker based in San Diego, Calif. Campbell most recently held the position of wholesale broker at Sloan...
Toyota Must Face Trial in Federal Sudden-Acceleration Case
Oct 8 2013 // Toyota Motor Corp. must go to trial in federal court over a lawsuit blaming a Camry driver’s accident and injuries on design defects in the car that caused it to accelerate suddenly. U.S. District Judge James Selna...
Declarations
Oct 7 2013 // Unfair “This unfair consequence could devastate parts of Florida’s real estate market, stymie Florida’s economic recovery and diminish the state’s tax base.” —Florida Gov. Rick Scott urging...
People – West
Oct 7 2013 // California-based Confie Seguros named Darrin Silveria chief revenue officer. The national insurance broker focused on non-standard auto insurance and the Hispanic consumer created the new role to support the...
Weather to Raise California Fire Danger
Oct 4 2013 // Forecasters are warning of an onset of gusty, dry conditions that will dramatically raise fire danger in large swaths of California as surface high pressure builds into the Pacific Northwest. In Southern California, the...
California City and Assured Guaranty Reach Bankruptcy Exit Deal
Oct 4 2013 // Stockton, Calif. and Assured Guaranty have reached an agreement to restructure more than $150 million of outstanding debt to help the city exit from bankruptcy, a top city official and the bond insurer said. Under the...
