Latest California Headlines
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CSE Sponsors Essay Contest To Promote Driver Safety
Jan 27 2010 // San Francisco-based Civil Service Employees Insurance Group (CSE Insurance) has launched the 2010 CSE Youth Scholarship Program, an annual essay competition designed to promote awareness of driver safety among young...
Ironshore Names Fitzmaurice in Southeast Region, Koller in California
Jan 26 2010 // Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Scott Fitzmaurice as regional executive for the Southeast and John Koller as branch executive in San Francisco, California. The appointments expand Ironshore’s U.S field...
Jordan Sells California Insurance Agency to Daughter
Jan 26 2010 // Elmer R. Jordan, past president of the Independent Agents and Brokers Association of the San Fernando Valley, Calif., has sold his agency to his daughter Karen Jordan-Quigley. The new name of the agency is Karen &...
BB&T Insurance Services of California Names Justyn Senior VP
Jan 26 2010 // San Francisco-based BB&T Insurance Services of California Inc. announced that Wesley G. Justyn has joined its San Francisco office as a senior vice president. Justyn, who has more than 25 years of sales experience,...
Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Trailing in Governor’s Race
Jan 25 2010 // Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has opened up a sizable lead over state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, according to a Field Poll. The poll found 45...
Insurance Inc. of Southern California Opens Riverside Office
Jan 25 2010 // Insurance Inc. of Southern California has opened an office in Riverside, Calif. The new office is part of an effort to expand operations and continue growth through appointed carriers and to provide consumers and business...
TV Networks, Talent Firm Reach $70 Million Settlement With Older Writers
Jan 25 2010 // Seventeen major television networks and production studios and seven talent agencies have reached a $70 million settlement of complaints brought by 165 writers aged 40 or older who alleged age discrimination. Approximately...
Insurance Surcharge Proposed to Fund Calif. Fire Suppression Efforts
Jan 25 2010 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has submitted to the Legislature his proposed 2010-11 budget – calling for “greater reductions in nearly every aspect of state government than were necessary in...
Will Gay Marriage Bring Marketing Opportunities for Agents?
Jan 24 2010 // The Market Is Huge, but Some Independents Say It’s Difficult In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to the rapid wave of states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing...
It Figures
Jan 24 2010 // 20% Percentage of Oregonians who have earthquake insurance, according to a state Department of Consumer and Business Services survey. Jan. 26 marks the 310th anniversary of the last, great Cascadia Subduction Zone...
California Still On Alert for Flooding, Potential Mudslides
Jan 22 2010 // Parts of California continue to face flood watch and flood warnings, after a fifth day of storms, according to the National Weather Service. In Southern Califiornia, more than 1,000 homes were already under evacuation...
Farmers Insurance to Sponsor Upcoming PGA Tour Event in California
Jan 20 2010 // The San Diego Open found a title sponsor one week before its tournament, the fourth new sponsor the PGA Tour has attracted in the last nine months. The tour said that Farmers Insurance Group has agreed to be title sponsor...
Union General Insurance Offers Property Market in California
Jan 19 2010 // Union General Insurance Services of Concord, Calif., has a property market available to California agents. Property coverage is provided by an “A+” rated carrier for all types of small- and medium-sized...
Only 20% of Oregonians Insured for Earthquake Risks
Jan 19 2010 // Although Oregon is among the states at highest risk for a major earthquake, only about 20 percent of Oregonians have earthquake insurance, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)...
California Lawmakers Fail to Report Gifts
Jan 19 2010 // Did the health insurance industry, among others, have unfair influence on California lawmakers, after it gave family members gifts? That’s the question voters and the state Fair Political Practices Commission might...
Calif. State Fund Previews 2010 Workers’ Comp Changes
Jan 19 2010 // Each year brings new laws and regulations for employers, and 2010 is no exception. To help employers stay informed about regulations and issues impacting workers’ compensation insurance, the California State...
Calif. Earthquake Damage To Top $28M, ‘State of Emergency’ in Humboldt County
Jan 14 2010 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in the Northern California county struck by a weekend earthquake, saying damage from the magnitude-6.5 temblor was expected to top $28...
Arrowhead General Insurance Offers Commercial Package in Calif.
Jan 14 2010 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency of San Diego has a new commercial package available in Cailfornia. As part of the commercial contractor suite of products, the Commercial Package product offers more than 170 eligible...
Former Calif. State Fund President Moves To Zenith National Insurance
Jan 12 2010 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that on March 15, 2010, Janet Frank will be joining it as president and chief operating officer of the company’s principal operating subsidiary,...
Worldwide Facilities Hires 2 In Northern California
Jan 11 2010 // Los Angeles-based Worldwide Facilities has added new hires for its San Francisco office. Tom Ciardello is now senior vice president and manager. Brian Duffy is vice president and casualty broker. Before joining Worldwide,...
