Latest California Headlines
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Southern California Schools Offer $17M To Settle Molestation Claims
Jun 7 2013 // The Los Angeles Unified School District has offered $17 million to settle dozens of claims by alleged victims of a former teacher charged with committing lewd acts on children. The Los Angeles Times reported the district...
EPIC Adds Cotugna in Southern California
Jun 5 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center added Joe Cotugna as a property/casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire Division in Southern California. Cotugna’s responsibilities at EPIC will include the acquisition of...
SullivanCurtisMonroe, CMTA to Launch Environmental Risk Management Program
Jun 5 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe (SCM) has formed a partnership with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) to launch the Environmental Risk Management (ERM) program. The ERM Program helps CMTA members manage...
Audit: California Utility Didn’t Spend $50M For Safety
Jun 5 2013 // An audit says Pacific Gas and Electric Co. did not use $50 million intended to improve its gas pipeline network in the decade leading up to a deadly explosion in a San Francisco Bay area suburb. The audit by Leawood,...
Southern California Wildfire Containment Doubles Overnight
Jun 3 2013 // Firefighters working in darkness doubled containment of a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles to 40 percent overnight, as cool, moist air moved in Monday. The fire, which has fed on old brush that hasn’t burned in...
Insurers Sue Over Southern California School Abuse Settlement
Jun 3 2013 // Seven insurers have sued the Los Angeles school district to avoid paying a $30 million settlement to 58 alleged victims of child abuse at an elementary school. The insurers claim there was no relevant coverage under the...
New Fiscal Cliff Taxes and Insurance Agencies
Jun 3 2013 // We are all familiar with the old saying, “the only thing certain in life are death and taxes.” With the new tax laws that came into effect for 2013, we know this is really true now! Capital Gains and Flat Tax...
Proposed California Measure Requires Doctor Drug Tests
Jun 3 2013 // A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing, and the initiative might also seek to lift the cap on damages in medical malpractice cases. The...
Injured Workers Opioid Use on Rise in California, Washington
Jun 3 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a larger report on opioid use by injured workers. This particular part covers the U.S. Western Region. A national story appeared in the last issue of Insurance Journal. That article can...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Insurers Return on Worth Up
May 31 2013 // California workers’ compensation insurers’ average return on net worth increased for the second year in a row in 2011, according to the latest National Association of Insurance Commissioners report on insurer...
Cochrane Acquires Prowest In California
May 31 2013 // Spokane, Wash.-based Cochrane & Company, a western-regional surplus lines brokerage and managing general agent, has acquired Prowest Insurance Services Inc. The name and operations of Prowest, a Folsom, Calif.-based...
Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California
May 31 2013 // Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel...
EQECAT: Likely No Damage From Two California Quakes
May 31 2013 // According to EQECAT’s CatWatch on two moderate sized earthquakes in California this week there should be little to no damage is expected. Two moderate sized earthquakes were felt in California: a magnitude 5.7 in...
Digital Insurance Acquires Fallick in Northern California
May 30 2013 // Employee benefits agency Digital Insurance has acquired Fallick Insurance Services of Mountain View, Calif. Fallick joins the Los Altos/Silicon Valley office of Digital Benefit Advisors, a division of Digital...
Fakhimi To Lead MassMutual’s Sacramento Office
May 30 2013 // MassMutual San Francisco’s General Agent Robert B. Fakhimi will expand his responsibilities with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and lead MassMutual Northern California in Sacramento. In addition to this new...
Utility Sued Over Northern California Canal Break
May 30 2013 // Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has been hit by a pair of lawsuits over its handling of a canal failure two years ago that forced thousands of Placer County residents to ration water. The Sacramento Bee reported the suits...
Boxer Wants Probe On Troubled California Nuclear Plant
May 29 2013 // U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer wants the Justice Department to investigate if California utility executives deceived federal regulators about an equipment swap at the San Onofre nuclear power plant that eventually led to a...
Workplace Wellness Has Only Modest Effect on Bottom Lines, Waistlines: RAND
May 29 2013 // A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care...
Tiny Southern California Agency Earns B Corp Status
May 28 2013 // Merely bringing your A-game may not be enough to entice certain companies to give you their business, especially those who are looking for environmentally or socially conscious partners. Following the challenging recession...
Jordan Joins Lockton as Health Risk Consultant in California
May 28 2013 // Robert Jordan has joined the Southern California operations of Lockton Insurance Brokers as health risk solutions consultant. Jordan’s has nearly 20 years of experience, including corporate human resources, risk...
