Latest California Headlines
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California Supreme Court Tells Insurers To Pay
Aug 13 2012 // Insurance companies must pay up to the policy limits for cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Riverside County, the California Supreme Court ruled. The 17-acre industrial waste dump 50 miles east of Los Angeles near...
California Fire Fee Ignites Anger As Bills Go Out
Aug 13 2012 // More than 800,000 Californians who own property in wildfire country will begin receiving bills this week for a new annual fire-protection fee, rekindling outrage among rural residents and leading to a likely lawsuit...
California Judge Rejects Changes to Prop 33 Ballot Label
Aug 10 2012 // Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley has rejected in full arguments in a lawsuit by the insurance industry backers of California’s Proposition 33 and upheld the Attorney General’s Ballot Label as...
Bond Insurers Challenge Stockton’s Bankruptcy Over Pensions
Aug 10 2012 // Two bond insurers challenged the eligibility of Stockton, California, for bankruptcy, arguing that the city can cut pension benefits, a move that could have profound implications for the state. The court filings set a...
Workers’ Comp Deal in the Works for California
Aug 9 2012 // In a hush-hush environment over the last several months it appears that those who seek workers’ compensation reform have been given hope, despite the looming close to California’s legislative session. And that...
Chevron Response To No. Calif. Refinery Fire Under Criticism
Aug 9 2012 // Investigators were looking at how a small, seemingly insignificant leak at one of the country’s biggest oil refineries quickly unraveled into an intense fire that sent acrid black smoke into the sky and hundreds of...
Yates Adds Cullinan in Northern California
Aug 8 2012 // Dan Cullinan has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates in their Roseville office. Having spent the last nine years at a national wholesale MGA/brokerage, Cullinan specializes in property and casualty.
Series Of Small Earthquakes Strikes Southern California
Aug 8 2012 // A series of small earthquakes and aftershocks hit Southern California on Tuesday and Wednesday. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Yorba Linda, Calif. at 11:23 p.m. on Tuesday, with several small aftershocks following. Then...
Calif.’s 9th Circuit Hands Former NFL Player Worker’s Comp Loss
Aug 7 2012 // Retired National Football League offensive lineman Bruce Matthews’ attempt to collect workers’ compensation benefits in California was slapped down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, which ruled he failed to...
Confie Seguros Acquires Stonewood in California
Aug 6 2012 // Confie Seguros has acquired Stonewood Insurance Services Inc., an agency that specializes in writing California non-standard personal automobile coverage. Stonewood, a general agency formed in 200, is led by Presidetn...
Up Next: California’s Wildfire Season
Aug 6 2012 // With Colorado’s and New Mexico’s record wildfire seasons freshly in mind, some experts are starting to take note that California’s wildfire season is nearing, and with that there are two main points to be...
$31M Jury Award for Unsafe Calif. Highway
Aug 6 2012 // Jurors say California’s transportation agency is partly responsible for a dangerous stretch of highway dubbed “Blood Alley” and a severely injured motorcyclist should get more than $31 million. The San...
Conference: Risk, Returns, Regulation and More Regulation
Aug 6 2012 // Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 — and then more global uncertainty in 2012 — the world and the insurance industry have a few things to look forward to in the next year. They also...
Mercury Reports Net Loss From Increased Severity
Aug 6 2012 // Mercury General Corp. on July 30 reported a net loss for the second quarter driven partly by an increase in severity trends, sending the Los Angeles, Calif.-based insurer’s shares down nearly 6 percent on that...
Report: Calif. Head and Spine Injuries Cost $500M in 10 years
Aug 6 2012 // Head and spinal injuries cost California’s workers’ compensation insurers more than $500 million over 10 years, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute’s “Injury Score...
People – West
Aug 6 2012 // Cary W. White joined San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance as vice president. White is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. White has more than 25 years of experience in...
Prop. 33 Proponents: Ballot Writers Don’t Understand Insurance Industry
Aug 1 2012 // As proponents of California Proposition 33 await a hearing on a lawsuit they filed to change some wording in voter guide statements for the upcoming November election, they’re hoping to avoid the damage that could be...
Mercury Reports Net Loss From Increased Severity
Jul 30 2012 // Mercury General Corp. on Monday reported a net loss for the second quarter driven partly by an increase in severity trends, sending the Los Angeles, Calif.-based insurer’s shares down nearly 6 percent. The...
2 Calif. Men Arrested In Insurance Fraud Scam
Jul 30 2012 // Authorities say two California men were arrested this week on suspicion of running an insurance fraud scam that bilked multiple companies for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Friday...
California Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Glock
Jul 27 2012 // A California appeals court has reinstated a now-retired paralyzed Los Angeles police officer’s product liability lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock. Enrique Chavez was paralyzed from the waist down when his...
