Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ICW Group, SIMNSA to Offer WC Care to Southern California Employees
Apr 22 2013 // ICW Group Insurance Cos. has entered into an exclusive partnership with Sistemas Medicos Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (SIMNSA), to offer work comp medical treatment to Southern California employees. SIMNSA has an established...
California Parents Win $7.7M In Daughter’s Wrongful Death
Apr 22 2013 // A jury has awarded $7.7 million to the parents of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia who died during a scuffle with her caregivers. The sum announced Friday after five days of deliberation was significantly larger than...
Ratings Recap: Saturn, Western General, German Mutual, Accredited Surety
Apr 22 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Vermont-based captive insurer Saturn Insurance Inc....
Hub International Names Castiglia Senior Vice President in California
Apr 18 2013 // Hub International Insurance Services named Mary Castiglia senior vice president of its San Francisco commercial division. Castiglia will be responsible for producer recruitment, business development and sales. Castiglia...
American Modern Enhances Yacht Program in California, Washington
Apr 18 2013 // American Modern Insurance Group, a national specialty insurance carrier, has enhanced its yacht program in California and Washington, expanding coverage features in the base policy, repositioning endorsements as a way to...
California Attorney General Seeks Drug Database Funds
Apr 17 2013 // Legislation that would provide funding for California’s substance-abuse tracking system has passed its first committee. The database lets doctors and pharmacists quickly review patients’ substance history. The...
Pro Athletes Fight Limits on California Workers’ Comp
Apr 17 2013 // Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game on Monday criticized a bill in the state Legislature that would restrict players from collecting workers’ compensation...
Sullivan Brokers Taps Janes, Murphy in California
Apr 16 2013 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Brian Janes to the firm’s property practice group as assistant vice president, and Suzann Murphy as broker assistant. Sullivan Brokers is a nationwide wholesale...
Space Mountain in California Closed As Disney Reviews Employee Safety
Apr 16 2013 // Three rides at Disneyland, including the famous Space Mountain roller coaster, were temporarily closed over the weekend as the company reviewed its employee safety protocols after citations from state regulators. The...
Lam Named to RT Workers’ Comp Division in Northern California
Apr 15 2013 // R-T Specialty LLC named Gloria Lam to its workers’ compensation specialty division. Lam joins April 23 as a senior vice iresident in the Irvine, Calif. office. Lam has worked in the wholesale industry for seven...
Wholesale Trading Co-Op Names Smith Director in Northern California
Apr 15 2013 // Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services LLC in Northern California named wholesale brokerage industry veteran Sheryl Smith as the firm’s director. Smith will be based in WTCI’s San Francisco office. Smith...
Former NFL Player Charged With Insurance Fraud in California
Apr 15 2013 // A former National Football League linebacker is facing charges for what prosecutors say was a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a Sacramento insurance company. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 42-year-old...
Leavitt Pacific Taps Groff as a Producer in California
Apr 12 2013 // Leavitt Pacific Insurance named Susan Groff as a commercial lines producer in Northern California. Groff has more than 16 years of experience in property/casualty insurance and workers’ compensation. She has worked...
Report: California Lags in Fracking Regulations
Apr 12 2013 // A new report on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in California warns there are risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater near oil drilling sites unless the technique is carefully monitored...
Report: Fewer Californians Get Health Care At Work
Apr 12 2013 // Far fewer Californians are getting health insurance through their employers compared to a decade ago, a change that comes as the nation is about to undergo major reforms in the health care system, according to a report...
California’s Atlas General Acquires South Bay Underwriters
Apr 12 2013 // Atlas General Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. has acquired South Bay Underwriters from Bliss & Glennon, a Redondo Beach-based national managing general agency and surplus lines broker. The firms said that upon...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
EPIC Names Kyle Senior Account Manager in Southern California
Apr 10 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Kelly Kyle as a senior account manager in its Los Angeles, Calif. office. Kyle’s responsibilities with EPIC will include providing clients with benefits planning and program...
California’s 4 A.M. Last Call Bill Already Fuels Debate
Apr 10 2013 // The last call for alcohol is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that’s just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins. State Sen. Mark Leno’s proposal to let the liquor flow until 4...
Thoits in California Bought by NFP
Apr 9 2013 // San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Service Inc. was acquired by NFP Property & Casualty Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp. Thoits Insurance will become the NFP...
