Latest California Headlines
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SCM Names Anson Marketing Director in California
May 7 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Andrew Anson director of marketing and communications to its Irvine, Calif. office. Anson has more than 20 years of experience in financial services marketing and business...
EMPLOYERS Names Hatfield Vice President of Underwriting in California
May 6 2013 // RENO, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS named Bradley N. Hatfield vice president of underwriting for strategic partnerships and alliances. He will be based out of EMPLOYERS’ office in Glendale, Calif. He has more than 25 years of...
Kutcher’s Company Settles Reality Show Lawsuit In California
May 6 2013 // Ashton Kutcher’s production company has settled a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a planned reality series focusing on the agency’s offices. Court records in Los Angeles show...
Bill Limits California Workers’ Comp For Pro Athletes
May 6 2013 // Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file workers’ compensation claims in California under a bill that has passed the state Assembly. Supporters...
California Wildfire Appears Accidental, Drizzle Aids Firefighters
May 6 2013 // Investigators have ruled out arson as the cause of a huge Southern California wildfire that was 75 percent contained Sunday after burning through coastal mountains and threatening thousands of homes. Continuing cool, moist...
People – West
May 6 2013 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler named longtime staffer Jim Odiorne to chief deputy in the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Odiorne has a long tenure at the office, having served as the deputy...
Tool Identifies California’s Most Polluted Cities
May 6 2013 // Seven of California’s 10 ZIP codes most burdened by pollution are in the San Joaquin Valley and three are in Los Angeles, according to a new tool developed by state environmental officials to target communities for...
California Lawsuit Claims Lead In Ginger, Plum Candies
May 3 2013 // California has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other food retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning...
Southern California Wildfire Causes Homes To Be Evacuated
May 3 2013 // A Southern California wildfire grew to more than 15 square miles and firefighting crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather. The fire erupted Thursday in the Camarillo area, damaging 15...
Court of Appeal Upholds California Commissioner’s Authority in Mercury Suit
May 2 2013 // The California Court of Appeal upheld a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling on Thursday by dismissing Mercury Insurance Co.’s lawsuit challenging Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ authority to decrease the...
California Coffee Drinker, Safeway Settle Kona Coffee Lawsuit
May 2 2013 // Safeway Inc. and a California coffee drinker have agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming Safeway committed fraud by selling coffee labeled as a Kona blend even though it didn’t include much Kona coffee. Court documents...
California Ranger Files Lawsuit For $1M Dorner Reward
May 1 2013 // A camp ranger whose truck was taken by Christopher Dorner filed a lawsuit Monday for the $1 million reward offered for information leading to the capture of the rogue ex-cop believed to have committed suicide after killing...
California Woman Accused of Poisoning Juice At Starbucks
May 1 2013 // A northern California woman has been arrested on suspicion of spiking orange juice bottles with a deadly dose of rubbing alcohol and stocking the bottles at a Starbucks coffee shop, law enforcement officials told Reuters...
Report: Northern California Bridge Has Bolts Similar To Banned Bolts
Apr 30 2013 // The new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has more than 1,200 bolts made from galvanized steel that is virtually identical to a high-strength alloy that a nationwide group of transportation officials...
Ascension Names Ratto Senior Consultant in Northern California
Apr 29 2013 // Ascension Benefits & Insurance named Steven Ratto senior consultant in the company’s Walnut Creek, Calif. office. Ratto will be responsible for assisting clients to improve their benefits performance through...
Rock Slides To Blame For Death Of California Workers
Apr 29 2013 // Officials say rock slides are to blame for the deaths of two California Department of Transportation workers who were removing loose rocks above a highway in far Northern California. Caltrans spokeswoman Denise Yergenson...
First Confirmed Japanese Tsunami Debris in California
Apr 29 2013 // A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, California, has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California’s shores. The National Oceanic...
CompWest, Phoenix Risk Management to Offer WC for California Healthcare Workers
Apr 26 2013 // The steady rise in employment in the health care industry over the last six years, as jobs in most other fields disappeared, has created an opportunity for expansion for Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. in the health care area...
Bolts On Northern California Bridge That Haven’t Failed May Go
Apr 26 2013 // Long seismic safety bolts on the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that haven’t failed may have to be replaced nonetheless, a regional transportation official said Wednesday. Local officials...
Baseball Legend La Russa to Headline IICF Event In California
Apr 24 2013 // Major League Baseball great Tony La Russa will speak at the the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s 20th annual benefit dinner on May 30 in San Francisco. La Russa will join hundreds of insurance professionals...
