Latest California Headlines
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Starnes Succeeds Basso as CEO at Worldwide Broker Network in California
Aug 1 2016 // San Mateo, Calif.-based Worldwide Broker Network’s board of directors has elected Francie Starnes as CEO. Starnes succeeds Bruce Basso, who becomes chairman emeritus. Starnes was named WBN president and chief...
Uber Insists If Arbitration Pact Is Nixed, $100M Driver Settlement Is Dead
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s message to the judge who must approve its $100 million settlement with drivers is clear: take it or leave it. In an escalating game of courtroom brinkmanship, Uber has hit what may be an...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a federal judge ruled in one of several cases challenging the ride-hailing...
Relatives of Rivera Entourage Get $70M Judgment in California
Jul 29 2016 // The families of four members of Jenni Rivera’s entourage who were killed along with the Mexican-American superstar in a 2012 plane crash are entitled to $70 million, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court...
Relatives of Rivera Entourage Get $70M Judgment in California
Jul 29 2016 // The families of four members of Jenni Rivera’s entourage who were killed along with the Mexican-American superstar in a 2012 plane crash are entitled to $70 million, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court...
California Jury Awards $16.3M to Family of Construction Worker
Jul 29 2016 // A Los Angeles jury has awarded $16.3 million to the family of a construction worker who fell to his death at a wastewater treatment plant. City News Service says the Superior Court panel this week found for Rosa Gonzalez...
CastlePoint National Conserved by California Regulator to Protect Policyholders
Jul 29 2016 // CastlePoint National Insurance Co., the sole remaining carrier member of the Tower Group, was placed into conservation on Thursday by order of the San Francisco Superior Court to protect policyholders and injured workers...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Served During ‘Crisis’
Jul 28 2016 // Wesley J. Kinder was a California insurance commissioner who served during a turbulent time. Kinder, a resident of La Habra, Calif., died Wednesday at age 94. “He was a great guy. He was the best boss,” said...
California Coal-Divestment Push Mostly about Politics
Jul 28 2016 // California voters in 1988 dramatically expanded the power of the state Department of Insurance and turned the insurance commissioner post into an elected position. The Proposition 103 initiative also gave the commissioner...
Restaurant Damage in Northern California Due to Crank Callers
Jul 28 2016 // Several restaurants in Northern California are damaged after suspected prank callers tricked workers into testing their fire suppression system. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Elk Grove officials say three such...
JLT Re Names Chandler EVP And Managing Broker in California
Jul 28 2016 // JLT Re has named Pete Chandler executive vice president and managing broker. He will be based in JLT Re’s San Francisco, Calif. office and report to Ed Hochberg, CEO of JLT Re in North America. Chandler comes from...
Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Insurance Recovery Attorneys in California
Jul 27 2016 // Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added David Wood and Joshua Rosenberg to the firm’s litigation department and insurance recovery and counseling practice group. The firm also added John Corbett, of counsel, in Dallas,...
California Wildfire Shuts Down Picturesque Big Sur
Jul 27 2016 // State parks along the California’s famed Big Sur coastline were closed Tuesday as one of the state’s two major wildfires threatened the scenic region at the height of the summer tourism season. The Big Sur fire...
Containment on Massive California Wildfire Increases
Jul 26 2016 // Containment has increased on a wildfire north of Los Angeles, which has grown to more than 58 square miles. Officials report the blaze is 25 percent surrounded as of today, and most of the evacuation orders affecting...
California Wildfires Gut Homes, Force Evacuations
Jul 25 2016 // Thousands were forced to flee a wildfire burning in tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said. The fire has destroyed at least 18 homes in northern Los Angeles County. The blaze momentum two days after it...
California Agent Allegedly Took $100K from Employer And Clients
Jul 25 2016 // Suren Hovhannisyan, 27, a licensed insurance agent in North Hollywood, Calif., was arrested at his residence in early July on multiple felony counts of burglary, grand theft, and unauthorized use of access cards after...
Navigating California’s High Workers’ Comp Rates and Excessive Lawsuits
Jul 25 2016 // California employers routinely pay the highest insurance rates for workers’ compensation in the country. The increasing rates are due to several factors including rising medical costs and an aging workforce. In this...
$30M Settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb in California Whistleblower Suit
Jul 25 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached a $30 million settlement with pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb earlier this month over allegations of drug marketing fraud and physician kickbacks. The...
California Workers’ Comp is Biased Against Women, Suit States
Jul 25 2016 // California’s workers’ compensation system discriminates against women by judging benefits on the basis of stereotypes and ignoring harm done to women — such as refusing permanent benefits when a woman...
G2 Insurance Services Names Fox-Foster Claims Manager in California
Jul 19 2016 // G2 Insurance Services has named Martin Fox-Foster claims manager. Fox-Foster will be located in the company’s San Francisco office He will serve as a resource to G2 Insurance’s commercial clients, advocating on...
