Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some Acceleration Claims Against Toyota Dismissed
Apr 22 2012 // Toyota Motor Corp. has won the tentative dismissal of some claims in the class-action lawsuit brought by owners of its vehicles over problems with sudden acceleration. In what would be a victory for Toyota if the ruling...
Sunseri Joins Yates in Southern California
Apr 20 2012 // Anthony Sunseri has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates. Sunseri, who spent last nine years at another California wholesale brokerage, assumes the role of senior underwriter/broker.
Quake Tests Looks For Ways To Shore Up California Hospitals
Apr 18 2012 // What happens when a series of massive earthquakes hits a five-story medical facility with an intensive care unit, operating room and elevator? Structural engineers at the University of California, San Diego, hope to find...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Bareno Joins Maverick in Southern California
Apr 16 2012 // Pauline Bareno joined of Calabasas, Calif.-based surplus lines broker Maverick Commercial Insurance Services as senior vice president. Bareno has more than 30 years of property/casualty insurance experience, including an...
Business Moves
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable Holdings A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Business Moves
Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...
People – West
Apr 16 2012 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation named Gary C. Petrosino, executive vice president of Chubb & Son and western U.S. territory field officer for Chubb, to the foundation’s national board of...
Business Moves – Southeast
Apr 16 2012 // Peachtree, Personable Holdings A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard...
Idaho, Arizona Governors Sign Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
Apr 16 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation in late March to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage. Not to be outdone, Arizona enacted similar legislation a few...
Vicarious Liability Ruling May Impact Education Insureds in California
Apr 16 2012 // The California Supreme Court ruled that a public school district may be vicariously liable for the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of a guidance counselor who allegedly sexually abused a student. And that...
Business Moves – West
Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...
CEA and Red Cross Combine Forces to Raise Awareness
Apr 16 2012 // In what those involved say may bring about many more such pairings, the California Earthquake Authority and the American Red Cross have joined forces to try to boost preparedness and recovery when California’s next...
Replacement Costs Battle on the Road to Somewhere
Apr 13 2012 // Steve Young was somewhat upbeat when he was asked what he thought about the outcome of a long-brewing legal battle between three insurance associations and the California Department of Insurance. That upbeat attitude is...
Fireman’s Fund Names Tobias Southern California Territory Sales Director
Apr 13 2012 // Linda Tobias has been named territory sales director in Southern California at Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. Tobias will assume the position for personal insurance with responsibility for agencies...
Meteorologist: Tornado Near Stockton, Calif. Not Unusual
Apr 13 2012 // The National Weather Service says the tornado that struck five miles outside of Stockton, Calif. on Wednesday was not unusual for this time of year. The twister on farmland near Interstate 5 left a path of damage about a...
California State Fund Reports Drop in Net Premiums
Apr 12 2012 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund released its annual report on Thursday showing just over $1 billion dollars in net premiums earned, a drop from 2010’s figures. State Fund reported adjusted actual...
Workers’ Class Action Against Brinker Can Proceed, In Part
Apr 12 2012 // Part of a class-action lawsuit against Brinker International Inc. can proceed, the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a closely watched case about employee meal and rest breaks at the company’s...
New Website Launched for California Contractors Insurance, Resources
Apr 12 2012 // CA-ContractorInsurance.com has been launched for California contractors to go to for information on insurance issues facing their business. The websites brings information, tips, products, and expert advice to help...
Central Valley Calif. Grape Grower Sued By Workers
Apr 12 2012 // A Hispanic advocacy group is suing a Central Valley grape grower to recover wages for Latino employees it claims were forced to work extra hours without pay. The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund filed the class-action...
