Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Black Southern California Firefighter Awarded $1.1M In Bias Suit
Nov 27 2013 // Six years after losing in his first trial, a black Los Angeles firefighter was awarded $1.1 million Monday by a jury that found he suffered discrimination during his nearly three-decade career. After 16 days of...
California Insurers Group: Jones Was Correct on WC Pure Premium
Nov 26 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones was correct to recognize the increasing costs in the state’s workers compensation system when he made his pure premium advisory rate recommendation on Friday, says the...
Bear Bryant’s Son’s Reinsurance Fortune Helps Power Alabama Football
Nov 26 2013 // The University of Alabama opened a new football-training center last February. Any professional team would be happy to have it. The amenities include a $9 million weight room, a hydrotherapy pool with a Club Med–style...
California Commissioner Favors Lower WC Premium Than Board
Nov 25 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones adopted an advisory average pure premium rate of $2.70 per $100 of employer payroll for workers’ compensation rates effective Jan. 1, 2014, which is lower than that...
Just 10 Percent of California Car Chargers Delivered
Nov 22 2013 // A New Jersey energy company required by an unusual legal settlement to build an extensive network of electric car chargers throughout California has delivered just 10 percent of what it promised in the first year. The...
Three Leavitt Group Agencies in Southern California Merge
Nov 21 2013 // The Leavitt Group announced a merger of three of their Southern California agencies. The merger will include the Covina office of Valley Insurance Service, employee benefits agency Leavitt Benefits Insurance Services of...
California Lesbian Teacher Files Discrimination Suit
Nov 21 2013 // A lesbian teacher in California has filed a lawsuit against Hesperia Unified School District that alleges unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation because of her sexual orientation. Lambda Legal filed the...
Lawsuit: California Student Recruited To Help In Drug Bust
Nov 21 2013 // The mother of a California middle school student has sued the school district, claiming her 14-year-old son was used as bait during an on-campus drug sting. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Wednesday the suit was...
ACIC’s Feliciano to Chair California State Bar Insurance Committee
Nov 21 2013 // The business law section of the California State Bar named Armand Feliciano as chair of the Insurance Committee for 2013-2014. Feliciano is vice president of state affairs for the Association of California Insurance...
Heffernan Names Catanese Assistant Vice President in Southern California
Nov 19 2013 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Zach Catanese assistant vice president in its Orange County, Calif. office. Catanese will focus on new business development for all commercial lines. He has a background as a marketing...
Northern California Man Sent To Prison After 8th DUI
Nov 19 2013 // A Northern California man has been sentenced to five years in prison following his eighth conviction for driving under the influence. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported 34-year-old Barton Riley Shafer will also be...
SCM Names Paganas Vice President in Southern California
Nov 18 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named John Paganas a vice president in its Irvine, Calif. office. Prior to joining SCM, Paganas was a business development associate at National Insurance Brokerage of New York...
California’s State Fund Board Declares $100M Dividend
Nov 18 2013 // The board of directors for California’s State Fund Compensation Insurance approved a $100 million dividend to qualifying policyholders for the 2013 policy year. The dividend represents roughly 8.6 percent of...
Business Moves
Nov 18 2013 // R-T Specialty, Westrope Chicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker Westrope, based in Kansas City, Mo. Terms of the transaction were not...
California Insurance Broker Sentenced For Scamming Tom Hanks
Nov 18 2013 // A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. City News Service says Jerry Goldman...
Sutter to Pay $46M To Settle California Anesthesia Case
Nov 18 2013 // One of California’s largest hospital chains has agreed to pay $46 million to settle allegations that its method for billing for anesthesia services was false and misleading. Sutter Health’s decision to pay came...
Safeco in California to Pay Out $3M For Using Credit Scores
Nov 15 2013 // Safeco Insurance Co. has agreed to pay a $900,000 fine and reform its approval process for homeowners and auto insurance coverage, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced Friday. Safeco was fined for the...
California State Fund CEO and CFO Resign
Nov 15 2013 // Two top executives at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund have resigned. State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe and Chief Financial Officer Dan Sevilla will resign from State Fund, the board of directors...
California Senator Says FBI Leaked Affidavit to Retaliate
Nov 15 2013 // California State Senator Ron Calderon said the Federal Bureau of Investigation leaked a sealed affidavit alleging he took $60,000 in bribes to retaliate for his refusal to participate in a sting operation. Calderon filed a...
The Carlyle Group to Invest in EPIC in California
Nov 15 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center announced that funds managed by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group have agreed to acquire a controlling equity stake in the company. The investment is subject to customary...
