Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hull & Co. of California to Administer Arrowhead’s Traffic Control Program
Sep 25 2014 // Hull & Company Inc. and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have recently entered into an agreement to transfer Arrowhead’s traffic control insurance program book of business from Arrowhead to Hull’s...
California’s Immigrant License Words Approved by Feds
Sep 24 2014 // Federal officials have given their backing to a redesigned license for immigrants living in California illegally, which includes wording that distinguishes it from those for legal residents. Homeland Security officials...
Many Still Lack Power in Los Cabos; Storm Toll Deaths at 5
Sep 24 2014 // Authorities in northwestern Mexico were struggling to get power back on in the resort zone of Los Cabos a week after Hurricane Odile barreled through, saying Monday that electricity had been restored to 19 percent of...
Risk Strategies Names Masles COO for California Operations
Sep 23 2014 // Risk Strategies Co. has named Melissa S. Masles senior vice president and chief operating officer for California. Masles will be based in the firm’s San Mateo office and have operational oversight of Risk...
California Wildfire Concerns Include Hotter Temperatures, Erratic Winds
Sep 22 2014 // Crews battling a huge Northern California wildfire are bracing for hotter temperatures and erratic winds. Fire spokesman Ryan Lubben says cooler, wet weather that helped firefighters over the weekend were expected to give...
Franchisee Business Investments Would be Protected by California Bill
Sep 22 2014 // When Kathryn Slater-Carter learned her family would lose $1.5 million after McDonald’s Corp. did not renew the franchise agreement on one of their restaurants in the San Francisco suburbs, she tried for a second time...
La Porta Named Director of Sales & Marketing for CIG in California
Sep 22 2014 // Capital Insurance Group has named John La Porta director of sales and marketing. La Porta will work alongside the regional field executives to provide direction and support for the agency development managers across the...
Wholesale Trading Names Shannon Vice President in California
Sep 22 2014 // Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services LLC has named Sean Shannon vice president and property broker on the firm’s property team. Shannon will be based in WTCI’s San Francisco office. Shannon joins WTCI...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Increased By 5.1% in First Half of 2014
Sep 22 2014 // Demotech’s review of second quarter 2014 data, as recently reported by insurers to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shows that workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.1 percent increase...
The Ever-Evolving Nature of Cyber Coverage
Sep 22 2014 // To understand the current state of network security and privacy (cyber) coverage, it is helpful to have an understanding of the development and some of the major milestones which helped shape the coverage. The first cyber...
California Workers’ Comp Kaleidoscope Through Conference-Goers’ Eyes
Sep 22 2014 // Rick Hudson was sitting at his booth at the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference held earlier this month scanning emails on his smartphone during a slow period when he was asked what the most...
Agent Steals More Than $100K From California Businesses
Sep 22 2014 // Isidro Santillan, 53, of Pacoima, Calif., has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of grand theft and three counts of commercial burglary. Santillan is alleged to have stolen more than $100,000 by selling insurance...
Senior VP Weaver to Retire from McGraw Group in California
Sep 19 2014 // Brian Weaver, senior vice president of sales for Menlo Park, Calif.-based McGraw Group of Affiliated Cos., will retire effective Sept. 30. Cindy Roth will be joining the McGraw Group as senior vice president of sales and...
Explosive Growth From California Wildfire Threatens Homes
Sep 19 2014 // An out-of-control wildfire that was threatening more than 2,000 homes in Northern California showed explosive growth, consuming tens of thousands of additional acres, fire officials said Thursday. The fire east of...
California Governor Signs Bill Earthquake Insurance Information Bill
Sep 18 2014 // Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2064, a bill aimed at changing the way Californians learn about earthquake insurance for their homes. Under California law, insurers that sell residential property insurance also...
Next up to Test Self-driving Cars on California Roads: Mercedes-Benz
Sep 18 2014 // Mercedes-Benz has followed Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit in getting a license to test self- driving vehicles on California roads as the luxury-car makers vie for a market predicted to grow to $87 billion by...
Tropical Storm Polo Follows Odile Track to Blast Baja California
Sep 18 2014 // Tropical Storm Polo, the 16th storm of an unusually active eastern Pacific hurricane season, is on a path eerily like that of Odile, which blasted the Baja California peninsula earlier this week. Odile went ashore late...
California Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill
Sep 17 2014 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill to establish insurance requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord,...
Prop. 103 vs. Self-driving Cars Revving up in California
Sep 17 2014 // Way back in 1988 it probably seemed like the idea of self-driving vehicles was about as far off as flying cars or hovercraft. That was the year California voters enacted Proposition 103, giving among other things an...
Drivers in California Must Give Bikes 3-Foot Buffer
Sep 17 2014 // Californians will now need to take extra care to steer clear of cyclists. Under statewide regulations taking effect Tuesday, drivers must give bikes a buffer zone of at least 3 feet while passing. Cited violators will face...
