Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Judge Reinstates Sheridan Suit
Jan 31 2014 // A judge in Los Angeles has reinstated a lawsuit by Nicollette Sheridan over her firing from “Desperate Housewives.” The ruling on Wednesday could lead to a new trial on her claim that she was improperly ousted...
WRN Southern California Cluster Arises
Jan 30 2014 // Three previously unrelated Southern California insurance agencies have formed a cluster to share large clients, pool resources, ensure perpetuation, maintain independence – and to grow their cluster. Lloyd S. Berkett...
White & Co. Names Seggie Assistant Vice President in California
Jan 29 2014 // Santa Monica, Calif.-based White & Company Insurance Inc. named Amber Seggie assistant vice president. Seggie joined the firm in 2012 after having started her own business, Seggie Insurance Services LLC the year...
California Lawmakers OK School Planning For Abuse, Safety
Jan 29 2014 // The California state Assembly has approved two bills that would require school districts to make detailed plans for reporting child abuse and prepare for violent incidents on campus. AB135 by Democratic Assemblywoman Joan...
Capital Insurance Names Batozech Northern California Field Executive
Jan 28 2014 // Capital Insurance Group named Jeff Batozech as the regional field executive of Northern California. CIG has combined its North Coast, Bay Area and Sacramento regions into the newly formed Northern California Region and...
Le Named Anderson & Murison Personal Lines Director in California
Jan 27 2014 // Chris Le was named director of personal lines for Los Angeles, Calif.-based Anderson & Murison Inc. Le will be responsible for the underwriting and processing of all personal lines at the company. He has been with...
Business Moves
Jan 27 2014 // Brown & Brown, The Wright Group Daytona Beach, Fla.-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. is acquiring for $602.5 million The Wright Insurance Group LLC from Aquiline Capital Partners, Wright’s...
Drought Emergency Proclaimed by California Governor
Jan 27 2014 // Jerry BrownCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown in mid-January proclaimed a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we...
People – West
Jan 27 2014 // IMA Inc. named Rick Dingman director of enterprise risk management. Dingman will work with the operations teams and sales teams in developing and marketing alternative risk strategies for IMA’s larger clients....
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Regulations for California Coming Soon
Jan 27 2014 // If you think Google when you think about autonomous vehicles driving the streets, you’re leaving out the rest of the players in what some see as the future of the auto industry. If fact, there are enough players in...
California Workers’ Comp IMR Working: Study, Government
Jan 27 2014 // A key part to California’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform is working, according to a new study and the people running the system. More than 95 percent of workers’ comp medical treatment requests...
Southern California Lawyer Convicted of Using Cappers
Jan 27 2014 // Walter Martinez, 60, of Alta Loma, Calif., in mid-January pled guilty to 43 felony counts of using cappers – recruiters paid from victims’ insurance settlement – to get clients for his practice. He evidently used...
California Offshore Fracking Reports Sought by EPA
Jan 27 2014 // Federal environmental regulators will start requiring oil and gas operations off the Southern California coast to report chemicals discharged into the ocean from fracking. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in...
California School District to Pay $8M For Teacher Attack
Jan 24 2014 // Eight Northern California families of special-needs students who were physically and verbally abused by a teacher during school will receive $8 million to settle a lawsuit. The Contra Costa Times reported the trustees of...
Worries Mount Over Winter Wildfire Season Not Soon to End
Jan 23 2014 // A winter wildfire season offers some unique challenges for firefighters like Mike Lopez. Lopez is president of CDF Firefighters, which represents the employees of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or...
State Laws Provide Leeway For Businesses Reporting Data Breaches
Jan 20 2014 // A decade of lawmaking by U.S. states to ensure consumers are told when their data has been hacked still lets companies such as Target Corp. wait weeks or even months to disclose security breaches. Forty-six of 50 U.S....
Higgins Joins Swett & Crawford’s Professional Services Group in California
Jan 17 2014 // Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, is expanding its professional services practice group with the addition of Gregg Higgins. Higgins will join Swett & Crawford’s Irvine, Calif. office...
Bolton & Co. Acquires Rick Gombar Insurance in California
Jan 17 2014 // Bolton & Co. has acquired Los Angeles-based Rick Gombar Insurance Services Inc., an independent insurance agency that provides professional protection for the security industry. As part of the transaction, Rick Gombar,...
Drought Emergency Proclaimed by California Governor
Jan 17 2014 // California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday proclaimed a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much...
Twenty Years Later Big Lesson From Northridge Quake Lost
Jan 17 2014 // Twenty years ago today a big one hit the Los Angeles area, killing several people and injuring thousands, damaging tens of thousands of properties, shutting down businesses, putting out of operation some of the...
