Latest California Headlines
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California Supreme Court Expands Unfair Competition Law to Insurers
Sep 9 2013 // The California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Zhang v. Superior Court, a case examining the scope of the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL, California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et...
Cause Of Rim Fire In California Could Take Months To Determine
Sep 5 2013 // There was no evidence of an illegal marijuana grow near the spot where a raging wildfire started near Yosemite National Park, a federal forestry official said Wednesday. Investigators have ruled out the illicit activity as...
Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Likely for California
Sep 5 2013 // A workers’ compensation rate hike looks to be in the works for California. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Actuarial Committee met Wednesday and reviewed the June 30 experience, which showed...
RGEB Acquires Group Health Business of Archer Weiss in California
Sep 3 2013 // RGEB Employee Benefits has acquired the individual, Medicare and group health insurance business of Archer Weiss, a firm providing health insurance plans for clients in Southern California. The transaction will increase...
California Fire Prompts Unhealthy Air Warnings in Nevada
Aug 29 2013 // The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park has not only destroyed buildings and threatened water supplies, electricity and sequoias, it has also unleashed a smoky haze that has worsened air quality...
Farmers Names Weinstein General Counsel in California
Aug 28 2013 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance named Steven Weinstein general counsel. Weinstein is the former chairman of the Barger & Wolen law firm. Weinstein is replacing Frank Ceglar, a 36-year veteran of...
Leavitt Group Names Clarke in Southern California
Aug 28 2013 // The Leavitt Group’s Woodland Hills office named Robert Clarke vice president in commercial insurance. Clarke specializes in hospitals, clinics, and environmental and manufacturing industries. Clarke has 18 years of...
Yosemite May Be Harbinger of California’s Wildfire Potential
Aug 27 2013 // The week-and-a-half-old wildfire in Yosemite is seen by some as a harbinger of what could be a “worst case scenario” when California enters its typical wildfire season in October – continued drought, lots of...
California Assembly Panel Passes Bill On Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Aug 27 2013 // Some victims of childhood sexual abuse would have one more year to file civil lawsuits against private or nonprofit organizations that employed their alleged abusers under a bill that passed a key legislative committee...
Yosemite Fire Costs San Francisco Power as Water Unharmed
Aug 27 2013 // A wildfire spreading within miles of water and hydropower sources for San Francisco in Yosemite National Park has cost the city $600,000 for replacement electricity, officials said. The Rim Fire grew on Monday to about...
Poms Expands Northern California Office, Launches Construction Practice
Aug 26 2013 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has expanded to a new 20,000-square-foot office space in Northern California and launched its construction risk practice. The new practice will offer insurance, surety bonding...
Yosemite Fire Draws State of Emergency Call in California
Aug 26 2013 // The fire in California’s Yosemite National Park is threatening an increased number of structures and it A state of emergency declaration has been issued from Gov. Jerry Brown for the San Francisco area due to the...
Johannsen Joins Sullivan Brokers in California
Aug 26 2013 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Clancy Marie Johannsen to the firm’s professional and management liability practice group in the position of vice president. Johannsen specializes in...
Poms Adds Northern California Office
Aug 23 2013 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has added a new branch in Sacramento. Cara Rhyner will be branch manager and oversee the hiring of staff in the employee benefits, commercial Insurance and risk services...
Poms Names Fuduli Vice President in California
Aug 22 2013 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Robin Fuduli senior vice president and director of marketing. In this role, Fuduli will create and lead the overall strategic direction of...
Wildfires Across The West Push Spending Past $1B
Aug 22 2013 // More than 40 uncontained, active and large wildfires dot the western U.S. from Arizona to Washington state and Alaska, taxing national firefighting resources and helping to push spending past $1 billion for the year. The...
Judges: PG&E Improperly Declared 2 Pipelines Safe in California
Aug 22 2013 // Two judges are threatening to fine Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for improperly declaring two natural-gas pipelines in Northern California safe and using misleading regulatory filings to minimize the problem. The San...
Advanced Insurance Underwriters, CODA to Offer GL, WC Coverage to Contractors
Aug 22 2013 // Advanced Insurance Underwriters, a nationwide provider of commercial insurance, and CODA, the California Operator & Door Association, have collaborated to give contractors access to general liability coverage and...
SCM Taps Fein as Vice President in Southern California
Aug 21 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe named Dan Fein vice president in its Los Angeles office. Fein comes to from Whorton Insurance Services. Before that he was with Elkins Jones. For the past 10 years, Fein has focused on real estate,...
Executive Frets ACA Impact on California Workers’ Comp
Aug 21 2013 // Like many, Steve Festa, with Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa’s biggest concern is how this sweeping change in...
