Latest California Headlines
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EPIC Adds Principal Jeffery in Southern California
Aug 12 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has added Dawn Jeffery as a property/casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire division in Southern California. Her responsibilities will include the acquisition of new clients as...
California Faces Longer, Tough Wildfire Season
Aug 12 2013 // California truly is the Golden State this summer – golden brown – and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season. It’s still weeks before the fire-fanning Santa Ana winds usually...
Southern California Wildfire Pushes East, Forces Evacuations
Aug 9 2013 // A California wildfire that doubled in size overnight torched 15 buildings east of Los Angeles, injured at least five people and forced the evacuation of 500 homes in about half a dozen small communities, authorities said...
Report: Climate Change Is Impacting California
Aug 9 2013 // Coastal waters off California are getting more acidic. Fall-run chinook salmon populations to the Sacramento River are on the decline. Conifer forests on the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada have moved to higher...
Fashion Blogger Sues Bet Over Attire Clash, Discrimination in California
Aug 9 2013 // A transgendered style correspondent who says BET made him tone down his feminine look on the network’s pre-awards show last month has filed a lawsuit against the network’s parent company for discrimination,...
Parents Of Woman Crushed By Tree In California Sue PG&E
Aug 9 2013 // The parents of a camp counselor crushed to death by a falling tree near Yosemite National Park are suing Pacific Gas & Electric and the camp’s arborist. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the family of...
Hub International Taps Cohen as Vice President in California
Aug 9 2013 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc. named Andrew J. Cohen senior vice president of sales for its employee benefits division in San Francisco. Prior to Hub, Cohen was affiliated with the Arthur J. Gallagher Brokerage...
Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers’ Comp
Aug 8 2013 // The recognition of obesity as a disease may have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims in California, a group said in a report on Thursday. The group issued the report following a decision in June by...
Report Released on Insurer Procurement Diversity in California
Aug 7 2013 // A survey of supplier diversity in the insurance industry for California’s largest 206 insurance companies was issued on Wednesday. The results, which are posted on the California Department of Insurance website,...
Boring Named Managing Director for Wells Fargo in Southern California
Aug 6 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance named Alan Boring senior vice president and managing director for its Sherman Oaks, Calif. office. Boring will lead the office’s business development, client service and sales, and cross-sell...
California City Sues Chevron Over Refinery Fire
Aug 6 2013 // Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant’s refinery at the San Francisco Bay area city last year. A lawsuit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court alleges the...
Southern California Mall Sued For Alleged Discrimination
Aug 6 2013 // A Southern California mall is being sued by a man who claims security officers racially profiled him and other black men. The Torrance Daily Breeze reported Cortes Rex claims that guards at the South Bay Galleria in...
Wal-Mart Workers in California Denied Class Action Status in Gender Bias Case
Aug 6 2013 // Women workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in California suing for gender discrimination can’t pursue their claims against the retailer as a group because the evidence didn’t show they had enough in common, a judge...
Poms Names Bessenbacher Vice President in California
Aug 5 2013 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named John Bessenbacher vice president of new business development in its Sacramento, Calif. office. Bessenbacher will play a role in the development of marketing strategies and...
People – West
Aug 5 2013 // The California Wholesalers Association is adding four associate members to its ranks. CIWA elected to revise its bylaws and allow for more associate members. The new associate members are: Arthur Davis; Beth Hannon; Colby...
California’s Data Breach Year in Review
Aug 5 2013 // In case there was any doubt that regulators are focused on data security and privacy, California’s Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has issued a formal report on the topic. “Data Breach Report 2012”...
Mitsubishi Blamed In California Nuclear Plant Closure
Aug 5 2013 // Southern California Edison says it is seeking to hold Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems liable for defective steam generators that forced the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power...
XL Names McConico a Manager in California; Promotes Schlageter in West
Aug 1 2013 // XL Group named Mark McConico as vice president and underwriting manager for XL’s U.S. risk management group in Los Angeles. XL Group also promoted Theresa Schlageter to senior vice president and regional manager of...
Judge Rejects California Suit Against Timber Co. Over Fire
Aug 1 2013 // A Plumas County judge has dismissed a state lawsuit against California’s largest timber company for a 2007 wildfire that destroyed more than 100 square miles of forest in Northern California. State and federal...
Burnham Benefits Names Thomas Vice President in California
Jul 30 2013 // Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services named Bill Thomas as its newest vice president. Thomas will focus on business development in the agricultural, winery and transportation logistics markets as well as...
