Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Calif. Senate Panel Oks Coastal Conservancy Climate Change Plan
Apr 10 2012 // A plan to help ensure the California Coastal Conservancy can work on addressing climate change was approved by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. Senate Bill 1066, authored by state Sen. Ted W. Lieu,...
California Workers’ Comp Reform Taking Shape – Again
Apr 10 2012 // At a recent joint hearing in Sacramento on workers’ compensation in California with the Assembly and Senate, statistic after statistic flew out of the mouths of speaker after speaker during the nearly four-hour...
Mayer Brown Adds Woods As Partner And Global Co-Leader
Apr 9 2012 // Global law firm Mayer Brown named veteran insurance regulatory advisor James R. Woods as a partner and a co-leader of the global Insurance Industry Group. Also a member of Mayer Brown’s corporate and securities...
California Workers’ Compensation Bureau to Make Midyear Filing
Apr 6 2012 // California workers’ compensation insurers will be seeking a midyear correction — a 7.7 percent increase — in pure premium rates. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that...
NRC Chair To Visit Troubled California Nuke Plant
Apr 5 2012 // The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday that its chairman will visit the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, where twin reactors have been sidelined because of excessive wear in...
CEA and Red Cross Combine Forces to Raise Awareness
Apr 4 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...
The Hanover Furthers Its West Reach With New Pacific Region
Apr 4 2012 // 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 The Hanover as regional president. This new territory includes...
Brown & Brown of California Acquires D. Bezona & Company Assets
Apr 3 2012 // Orange, Calif.-based Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of D. Bezona & Company Insurance Services Inc. in Santa Rosa. Brown & Brown Insurance Services...
Willis North America Adds Three to Personal Lines in California
Apr 3 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, made three key appointments in its personal lines practice in Califfornia. The Willis’ personal lines practice provides personal risk solutions and placement...
Metrolink Trains Getting GPS-Based Safety Devices
Apr 3 2012 // All Metrolink commuter trains will be outfitted with GPS-based tracking devices by next year, two years ahead of a federally mandated deadline for the safety system, Metrolink officials said. The $200 million system, known...
California’s Workers’ Comp Underwriting Results Erode
Apr 2 2012 // For the second consecutive year, California workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but continually growing costs of claims has eroded statewide underwriting results, according to an annual report from...
Regulators and the Business of Climate Change-Related Risk
Apr 2 2012 // For more than three years, a handful of insurance regulators and global warming activists have been trying to prod the insurance industry into taking unspecified action to address the “risks” associated with...
Southeast Non-Standard Auto Insurer Peachtree Acquired by California Firm
Mar 29 2012 // 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 market. Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. is...
Nuclear Plant Problems in California
Mar 28 2012 // The utility that runs California’s San Onofre nuclear plant misled federal regulators about equipment and design changes that are the likely cause of extensive wear on tubing that carries radioactive water, a report...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
Southern California Marijuana Dispensary Workers Join Labor Union
Mar 26 2012 // Marijuana dispensary workers in Los Angeles have joined a labor union to fight for their jobs in an industry that the federal government considers illegal. Workers at 14 pot shops have formed the “medical cannabis...
Airport Security Guard In Southern California Settles Suit For $200K
Mar 23 2012 // A black Santa Monica Airport security guard who claims the city denied him a promotion because of his race and age has settled the case for $200,000. The Santa Monica Daily Press reported 56-year-old Vonnell Adams also...
Calif. Commissioner Jones Gets ‘D’ From Insurance Industry
Mar 22 2012 // The insurance industry has mixed feelings about California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, assessing him as average or below average in a handful of categories. In a poll conducted by Insurance Journal, industry...
