Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gun Maker, Ex-California Policeman Settle Suit Over Shooting by Child
May 13 2016 // The Glock gun company has settled a lawsuit filed by a former Los Angeles police officer who was shot and paralyzed by his 3-year-old son. City News Service says attorneys for Glock and former Officer Enrique Chavez told a...
Large Staged Collision Insurance Fraud Ring in California Busted
May 12 2016 // Detectives from the California Department of Insurance arrested more than two dozen people on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly staging auto collisions to scam more than four insurance companies out...
California Regulators Reopening Settlement over San Onofre Nuke Plant
May 11 2016 // California regulators said this week they will re-examine a settlement that made consumers responsible for covering some $3.3 billion in costs for closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The Public Utilities Commission...
Nevada Doctor Sued by Parents of Painkiller Overdose Victim
May 11 2016 // The Reno, Nev. doctor at the center of a federal investigation into an illegal prescription drug ring is being accused by the parents of an overdose victim of ignoring their warnings and continuing to increase the strength...
Weaver Wins BIG Conference Hall of Fame Award
May 10 2016 // Brian Weaver, senior vice president of sales for Aegis Specialty, was given the Brokers Insurance Group Hall of Fame award on Saturday at the Riverside Convention Center in California. BIG is an association that works with...
“Biggie Award” Winners Announced at BIG Convention
May 10 2016 // BIG Independent Group Awards Accolades at Annual Southern California Event Riverside, CA- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, May 10, 2016- The BIG Independent Group, an association of independent insurance agents and brokers, announced...
Schwarzenegger Discusses Risk at California Insurance Forum
May 9 2016 // It turns out characters like Conan the Barbarian, the cyborg from Terminator and Dutch the protagonist in the original “Predator” movie, know a thing or two about risk. Definitely the actor who portrayed them...
Republic of Tea in California Recalls Green Tea Due to Salmonella Fears
May 9 2016 // The California-based company The Republic of Tea is recalling one of its green tea blends as a precaution over fears of possible salmonella contamination. The company said Monday that the voluntary recall of its Organic...
California Bill Would Require Hosting Platforms to Tell Clients about Coverage
May 6 2016 // A bill to require hosting platforms to disclose to the homeowner or renter host what insurance coverage they are providing to protect the host’s property is making its way through California Legislature. Senate...
3 Died in Southern California Hospital Outbreak Linked to Scopes
May 6 2016 // A newspaper reports that at least three patients died last year at a Southern California hospital in a bacterial outbreak suspected to have been caused by tainted medical scopes. Officials at Huntington Hospital in...
Facebook Must Face Claims Its Photo Tagging Violates Biometric Privacy
May 6 2016 // Facebook Inc. users who say the social network’s facial scanning flouts their privacy rights won the first round of a court fight. A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday rejected Facebook’s request to...
Earthquake Resilience Topic at Southern California Conference
May 5 2016 // Most people aren’t prepared for the big one. If there was one common theme at a three-day earthquake conference in downtown Long Beach, Calif., that was it. The National Earthquake Conference, which runs through...
Worldwide Facilities Acquires Sloan Mason in California
May 5 2016 // Worldwide Facilities LLC has agreed to acquire San Diego, Calif.-based Sloan Mason Insurance Services. Paul Mason, founder and president, and his team will join Worldwide Facilities. Mason will assume a leadership position...
Judge Rejects Uber’s Independent Contractors Claim in Sex Attacks Suit
May 5 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s denial of responsibility for sexual assaults by drivers failed to derail a lawsuit brought by two women who say they were attacked last year. A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday...
Roamnet in California Names Manzo Director of Marketing
May 4 2016 // Roamnet Insurance Marketing in Ontario, Calif. has named Rusty Manzo director of marketing. He reports directly to Anthony Amorelli, president. Manzo will be responsible for new business development and will bring his...
Arraignment Set for Former California Agent in Decade-Long Scheme
May 4 2016 // Valerie Ann Verdugo, 38, of Bakersfield, Calif., is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on felony insurance fraud charges for obtaining insurance coverage without paying the carrier on those policies for more than a...
$4MM Commission – CA Preferred Personal Lines Agency For Sale by Ace Business Brokers
May 4 2016 // Santa Monica, CA, May 4, 2016 – Ace Business Brokers announces a Southern California preferred personal lines agency for sale: $4 million in commissions 16,500+ client base Retention rates in 90’s Adjusted Net...
Greenpath in California Names Nicholson Marketing Director
May 3 2016 // Tyler Nicholson has joined Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based Greenpath Insurance Co. as the director of marketing. Nicholson has more than 10 years of sales and marketing experience. He was previously with...
Fuhrman Joins Marsh in California as West Zone Leader
May 3 2016 // Marsh has named David Fuhrman to lead its West zone effective immediately. He will be based in Marsh’s Los Angeles, Calif. office, and will report to Rob Bentley, president of Marsh’s U.S. and Canada...
Beecher Carlson Taps Rammy Streit and Robert Streit in California
May 3 2016 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC has hired Rammy Streit and Robert Streit in its California offices. The two will work out of the Woodland Hills and Orange County, Calif. offices and report to Kevin Maloy, executive...
