Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report Suggests Compounders Adapted to California Price Controls
Feb 25 2013 // Think California’s new workers’ compensation reform law addressed just about every aspect of an unwieldy system which, few would argue, desperately needs fixing? Think again. A report on compounding drugs...
People – West
Feb 25 2013 // Oakland, Calif.-based Dealey, Renton & Associates named Morgan West president. Al Chinn remains the company’s CEO. West joins DRA from Kibble & Prentice, a USI company, in Seattle, Wash., where he was...
California Commissioner: $160M in Homeowner’s Rate Reductions
Feb 25 2013 // An average of a 12.6 percent insurance rate reduction is in store for California homeowners insured with State Farm General Insurance Co., according to an announcement from California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
Declarations – West
Feb 25 2013 // Nuclear Safety “Nothing is more important to us than the safe design and manufacturing of nuclear-energy facilities.” —A statement from Mitsubishi, which said design decisions on the troubled San Onofre...
California Commissioner Fingers Insurers for Iran Investments
Feb 25 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in mid-February singled out eight insurers licensed to do business in the state that continue to have investments tied to Iran’s energy, military and nuclear...
Fired Coach Sues Northern California Diocese
Feb 22 2013 // A former Catholic high school coach is suing the Diocese of Sacramento in Northern California claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual hazing by his players. Officials at Vallejo’s St. Patrick-St....
California School District Sued Over Yoga Program
Feb 22 2013 // An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes. In the lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior...
Gilbert’s Passions were Organization, Work, Family
Feb 22 2013 // Roger W. Gilbert was a big player in Southern California’s insurance market, he was active in insurance charities and other causes, and those who knew him recalled him as having a passion for organization, work and...
Bill Deadline in California Legislature Promises a Few Insurance Issues
Feb 20 2013 // It’s human nature to wait until the last minute to take care of business, and California legislators are a great example of that. The deadline to introduce bills in the Assembly and Senate is just over a day away:...
Holland & Knight Names Deal for Northern California Insurance Practice
Feb 20 2013 // Holland & Knight named David W. Deal to the firm’s San Francisco, Calif. office as senior counsel. Deal will be a member of the firm’s insurance industry team. Deal’s practice will focus on the...
Snow Closes California Highways, Yields Tornado
Feb 20 2013 // A winter storm brought driving rain to parts of California and even a rare tornado, but the severity of snowfall in much of the state caught drivers by surprise and left hundreds stranded on mountain highways. A late...
Su Alleges Workers’ Comp Fraud Against California Restaurant
Feb 19 2013 // The owners of a restaurant in San Marcos, Calif. have been charged with felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and forgery following a referral by the California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su’s criminal...
Parents Of Dead Soldier Sue Diet Supplement Maker in California
Feb 19 2013 // Parents of a soldier who died after taking a dietary supplement called Jack3d (pronounced `jacked’) have sued the makers and retailer for wrongful death in California. U-T San Diego reported Michael Sparling’s...
RGEB Moves to Larger Headquarters in Southern California
Feb 19 2013 // RGEB Employee Benefits, a San Fernando Valley, Calif.-based group insurance and employee benefits firm, has relocated to a new headquarters in Canoga Park. The move gives the agency an additional 2,500 square-feet of...
Allstate Accelerates California Recruiting
Feb 19 2013 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2013, expanding its recruiting campaign for the fifth consecutive year. Allstate said it signed 58 new exclusive agents in California last year...
Geography To Play Larger Role In California Health Premiums
Feb 17 2013 // Whether it’s the densely populated Southern California coast or the mountains of rural Northern California, geography is going to play a larger role in the cost of health insurance under the federal health care...
Complaint: Southern California Edison Manipulated Nuclear Plant Repair Costs
Feb 15 2013 // A complaint filed with California regulators says Southern California Edison boosted the cost of replacing defective steam generators at the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility...
EPIC Adds Descalso as Principal in Northern California
Feb 14 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named George Descalso as a property and casualty insurance producer and principal in its San Mateo, Calif., office. Descalso’s responsibilities include the acquisition of new...
Crop Insurance Tops Garamendi’s Ag Committee Goals
Feb 14 2013 // As the newest member of the House Agriculture Committee Congressman John Garamendi says he plans to put crop insurance, agricultural research, conservation programs, food security and the marketing of regional crops...
California Lawmakers Question Regulating Fracking
Feb 14 2013 // California lawmakers are expressing doubts a Gov. Jerry Brown administration proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing is tough enough and can be enforced by state oil regulators. State senators convened a joint...
