Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Beer Bikes Bill Advances in California Legislature
May 20 2015 // California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow so-called beer bikes to operate on streets, but leaves cities to decide if alcohol is allowed on board. The Senate this week unanimously passed the bill by Sen....
California Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Car Ablaze to Cash in on Insurance
May 19 2015 // Richard Peters, 36, of Lakeside, Calif., pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud after being arrested last week by the San Diego Urban Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force on suspicion that he set fire to his...
Auto Insurance Specialists Wins 2015 Biggie Award for Preferred Agency of the Year
May 19 2015 // AIS honored by the BIG Independent Group for the second time in three years. Cerritos, California (May 19, 2015) – Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS), a leading national independent agency for auto insurance, homeowners...
EPIC Acquires Executive Financial in Southern California
May 18 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Executive Financial Inc. Executive Financial is an employee benefits consulting firm specializing in executive benefits, life and disability...
Southern California Insurance Scammers Busted For Felony Fraud
May 18 2015 // Anthony Riste, 45, and Brandy Riste, 22, both of Los Angeles, Calif., were arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud after they allegedly conspired with Bobby Vlado, 40, to defraud Alliance United Insurance Co. out...
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WCRI: Medical Payment Per Claim in California Fell Following Reforms
May 18 2015 // The average medical payment per claim for treating injured workers fell by 5 percent in California in 2013, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The findings could reflect some early impact...
Data Stolen on 900 Southern California Mental Health Patients
May 18 2015 // Authorities say personal information on 900 Los Angeles County mental health patients was stolen but it’s unclear if any of it was misused for ID theft. Documents with Social Security numbers, birth dates, medical...
Bumble Bee, 2 Managers Charged in Oven Death of California Worker
May 18 2015 // Bumble Bee Foods and two managers have been charged by Los Angeles prosecutors with violating safety regulations in the death of a worker who was cooked in an industrial oven with tons of tuna. Jose Melena was performing...
California Jury Awards Woman $13 Million for Asbestos Exposure from Talcum
May 18 2015 // A Los Angeles, Calif. jury has awarded $13 million to a 73-year-old woman who contracted a deadly disease from using asbestos-containing talcum powder manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive Co. The verdict last month in...
Several California Hospitals Given Low Patient Safety Grades
May 18 2015 // Nearly 40 percent of California hospitals earned low ratings for patient safety in a recent national assessment. Nonprofit The Leapfrog Group issued a national report card in late-April that gave nearly four in 10...
Students in Deadly California Bus Crash Not Given Safety Instructions
May 15 2015 // The high school students who struggled to escape from a burning tour bus after a collision with a tractor-trailer in California last year that killed 10 never received the required safety instructions from the driver...
El Niño Likely to Last Through Northern Hemisphere Summer: U.S. Forecaster
May 15 2015 // The El Niño climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern United States as well as South America,...
Family Sues Southern California Gym Over Dad’s Heart Attack
May 14 2015 // A Los Angeles gym is facing a lawsuit from the three kids of a man who had a heart attack and died while working out. City News Service reports Marc Palotay’s son and two daughters filed the lawsuit earlier this week...
Worldwide Facilities Names Altamirano Property Broker in California
May 13 2015 // Worldwide Facilities Inc. has named Marvin Altamirano a property broker in Southern California. Altamirano has more than nine years of experience in placing complex property risks. He has worked as a property broker since...
California Court Says Staffing Agencies Can’t Self-Insure Workers’ Comp
May 12 2015 // A California Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s decision to exclude temporary staffing agencies from self-insuring for workers’ compensation, a ruling that upholds one of the provisions in the...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Framberger in California
May 12 2015 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Framberger Employee Benefits & Insurance Services Inc. in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agency will become part of the California...
EPIC Acquires Sorci Insurance Brokerage in California
May 12 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Sorci Insurance Brokerage Inc., a specialist in providing comprehensive workers’ compensation insurance services to new car auto dealers in California. Sorci Insurance...
Self-Driving Cars Getting Hit in California
May 12 2015 // Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. Two accidents happened...
Milestones in Leadership Conference in Southern California ‘Experiential’
May 11 2015 // More than 350 business owners and decision makers attended the annual “Milestones In Leadership Summit” in Southern California earlier this month. The event, created by Ronald J. Hoefer, owner and CEO of...
