Latest California Headlines
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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...
Tool Identifies California’s Most Polluted Cities
Apr 24 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...
BB&T Names Husges Employee Benefits Account Manager In California
Apr 23 2013 // BB&T Insurance Services named Dan Husges as an account manager for its employee benefits group in Pleasanton, Calif. Raleigh, N.C.-based BB&T Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation,...
RIMS in Southern California Touts Risks
Apr 22 2013 // Risk managers will play a greater role in strategic planning in the near future, according to a report issued on Monday. That was among the plethora of risk related information delivered at the annual Risk and Insurance...
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...
