Latest California Headlines
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Suit Filed in California Against Purina Claims Food Sickens, Kills Dogs
Feb 26 2015 // A dog owner has filed a lawsuit in California against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating the company’s dry dog food. Pet owner Frank Lucido filed the suit in...
Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B
Feb 26 2015 // In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered at “very high” or “high” risk from wildfires, a report issued...
Replacing Unsafe Train Crossings Deemed Too Expensive
Feb 26 2015 // The bullet train that will whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles at 200 miles per hour won’t pass through the kinds of intersections that have led to two major commuter-rail accidents this...
3 Former Execs Ordered to Pay $1.8M in California Asbestos Case
Feb 25 2015 // Three former executives of a now-defunct non-profit have been ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution to 65 people who were exposed to airborne asbestos after their company directed workers to illegally remove debris...
California Commuter Train Versus Truck Injures Dozens
Feb 25 2015 // Twenty-eight people were injured when a Southern California commuter train collided with a truck stuck on the tracks on Tuesday, toppling three rail cars. There were no deaths reported in the crash, which occurred at about...
Earthquake Authority to Study Quake’s Impact on Napa Homes
Feb 24 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has begun surveying Napa residents to find out how well their homes withstood the magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered in the South Napa area on Aug. 24, 2014. Under an initiative that CEA...
Weaver Joins Aegis Specialty Insurance Services in California
Feb 24 2015 // Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Aegis Specialty Insurance Services has named Brian Weaver vice president of sales. Weaver has more than 34 years of insurance sales experience. Most recently, Weaver was vice president of sales for...
After Deadly California Fire Thousands of Smoke Alarms Installed
Feb 23 2015 // Volunteers have installed thousands of free smoke alarms in a Southern California neighborhood where a fire last month killed a mother and her two sons. The Orange County Register reported 5,000 donated smoke alarms were...
People – West
Feb 23 2015 // Property/casualty insurance media company Wells Media Group announced four C-suite and managerial staff promotions. Julie Tinney now serves as chief marketing officer, Josh Carlson has been promoted to chief technology...
Lawsuit: Acupuncture Treatment Punctured California Woman’s Lung
Feb 23 2015 // A San Diego, Calif. woman is suing a chiropractor she claims collapsed her lung during an unlicensed acupuncture treatment. Jamie Del Fierro says she was injured about a year ago during a treatment for tension headaches at...
Palomar Specialty in California Raises $17.5M in Surplus Capital
Feb 23 2015 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. announced that it has successfully completed a $17.5 million surplus note issuance in a private placement to RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd. and funds under management by a premier asset...
California Lawmaker Proposes Annual $52 Fee for Road Repairs
Feb 23 2015 // Most California drivers would pay an extra $52 a year under a proposal to raise $2 billion a year to fix the state’s crumbling roads, bridges and highways. Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins’ proposal released in...
California Agents Asked to Inform Customers on Auto Financial Responsibility
Feb 23 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and state Sen. Ricardo Lara in February urged Californians to make sure they are meeting their obligation to carry minimum liability insurance coverage on their vehicles and...
Heading a National Ridesharing Outline a Political Gain for Jones?
Feb 23 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example. Whether the National...
California District Sees 152 Students Leave after Asbestos Problems
Feb 20 2015 // Records show an Orange County school district in California that closed three campuses because of asbestos problems has lost 152 students in the first half of the school year – and the loss could impact its funding. The...
California “Superbug” Outbreak Prompts FDA Alert on Device
Feb 19 2015 // The complex design of endoscopes that have been linked to a “superbug” outbreak at the UCLA Health System in California may hinder proper cleaning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday. The...
Integro Acquires E&O Specialist Firm in California
Feb 19 2015 // Integro Ltd. has acquired E&O Professional Risk Management and Insurance Services Inc. of Mission Viejo, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. E&O Pros founder and CEO Sheri Pontolillo will lead the E&O...
New Drought Rules at Restaurants, Hotels Considered in California
Feb 19 2015 // Officials are considering new water restrictions as California’s drought drags on, possibly forcing residents to ask for water at restaurants and for fresh towels and sheets at hotels. The State Water Resources...
California Commissioner Tells Insurers to Cease Price Optimization
Feb 18 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday issued a notice to property/casualty insurers doing business in California advising them that so-called “price optimization” in rate making is unfairly...
California Refinery Blast Sprays Ash, Bursts Windows
Feb 18 2015 // An explosion and fire at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Torrance, California, refinery sent ash spraying on nearby cars and burst windows of surrounding buildings Wednesday. The explosion occurred near a fluid catalytic...
