Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Baker: California’s Workers’ Comp Reform Showing Signs of Progress
Oct 3 2013 // Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking hold, however bad actors continue to find ways to game the...
Obamacare Day 1: Exchanges Struggled With High Demand; Fixes Promised
Oct 1 2013 // The Obamacare insurance exchanges struggled to handle a flood of consumer interest that closed the U.S. website for much of the day, and caused start up delays for most of the marketplaces run by the states. In New York,...
Fired SDG&E Worker Withdraws Racially-Tinged Suit in California
Oct 1 2013 // A former utility worker has withdrawn a lawsuit that claimed San Diego Gas & Electric fired him after he complained that co-workers tied a noose to the back of his truck, used the N-word and posted racist photos in a...
BB&T Tanner Adds Three New Staffers In California
Sep 30 2013 // BB&T Tanner Insurance Services named three staff members to its office in Pleasanton, Calif. Ken Clark was named director of risk control. Clark has more than 25 years of experience. Joe Williams was named vice...
AmTrust to Acquire The Insco Dico Group in California
Sep 27 2013 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Insco Dico Group for roughly $85 million, $7 million above its tangible book value, the company has announced. The acquisition is to be...
California Fruit Producer Faces Federal Sex Harassment Suit
Sep 27 2013 // A federal lawsuit has been filed charging that a central California dried fruit producer subjected its female workers to ongoing sexual harassment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Madera-based...
Allstate Wins $7.7M Insurance Fraud Lawsuit in California
Sep 27 2013 // A Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Allstate Insurance Co. and the State of California in a lawsuit topping $7 million over fraudulent business and billing schemes by unlicensed medical and...
Der Manouel Adds Two in California
Sep 27 2013 // Der Manouel Insurance Group has named Kevin Frost as a commercial risk consultant, while Reggie Sadler has joined Der Manouel’s client services unit as loss control consultant. Both will work out of California. Frost...
Southern California Judge Refuses to Stay Ruling on Impounded Cars
Sep 25 2013 // A Superior Court judge has refused to set aside a ruling striking down a Los Angeles Police Department policy that made it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars. Judge Terry Green ruled last month that the...
