Latest California Headlines
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Leavitt Group Names Bosley in California
Jul 29 2013 // The Leavitt Group named Renee Bosley as vice president in the employee benefits division in its Sacramento, Calif. office. Bosley specializes in Health Care Reform compliance, cost containment, negotiations, wellness...
Groups Attack Watchdog Effort to Raise Medical Malpractice Bar in California
Jul 26 2013 // Under a measure being pursued for next year’s ballot by Consumer Watchdog California voters will have the opportunity to boost the cap on medical negligence lawsuits, but opponents of the measure on Friday said doing...
EPIC adds Principal Chuck Cushner in Northern California
Jul 24 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Charles M. Cushner as a principal and property/casualty insurance producer. Cushners’ responsibilities with EPIC will include the acquisition of new clients. He will also...
Dartmouth, USC Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct Responses
Jul 23 2013 // Dartmouth College and the University of Southern California are under investigation by the U.S. Education Department for their responses to campus sexual harassment and misconduct. The department’s Office for Civil...
CIWA Announces Changes to Bylaws to Increase Number of Associate Members on Their Board
Jul 23 2013 // Folsom, CA, 07/23/13 – In an effort to gain valuable insight about their company and vendor members, CIWA has elected to revise their bylaws and allow for more associate members. “CIWA is adapting to the...
Poms Names Warren Vice President of Construction in California
Jul 22 2013 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Chris Warren in the firm’s West Los Angeles office as vice president of its construction practice. Warren more than 10 years of experience providing insurance and...
The Ever-Evolving Cyber Laws
Jul 22 2013 // There is a wide array of state, federal, and international laws requiring individuals and entities that gather, use and secure “personal” or “protected” information to report, and/or...
Personal Data of 2.5M People Compromised in California
Jul 22 2013 // Data breaches put the personal information of 2.5 million people in the California at risk, according to a report released earlier this month. State Attorney General Kamala Harris released the report showing 131 breaches...
Careful Drafting Key to Enforceable Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenants
Jul 22 2013 // Insurance is a business based on relationships. Because the profits for an insurance brokerage are driven by the producers’ relationships, brokerages often seek to keep their producers from taking those relationships...
People – West
Jul 22 2013 // La Crescenta, Calif.-based Monarch E & S Insurance named Stefanie McLeod assistant vice president of personal lines heading up the personal liability division. McLeod has been with Monarch for nearly 11 years. Before...
Southern California Painter Awarded $58M for Bar Beating
Jul 22 2013 // A 43-year-old house painter so badly brain damaged that he cannot speak has been awarded $58 million for a beating in a bar that left him with half his skull permanently bashed in. Antonio Lopez Chaj (CHAI) appeared at a...
Mitsubishi Blamed In California Nuclear Plant Closure
Jul 19 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...
Minnesota Participating in Insurance Climate Change Survey
Jul 18 2013 // Minnesota has joined California, New York, Connecticut and Washington state in requiring insurers to respond to the Climate Risk Survey adopted in 2009 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
California Wholesalers Group Adds Associates
Jul 18 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...
All Risks Taps McDonough in Northern California
Jul 17 2013 // Independent wholesaler All Risks Ltd. named Rick McDonough and his West Coast production team to All Risks’ San Francisco location. In addition to McDonough, the brokerage team leader, joining the office are brokers...
Conn.-Based Insurers Now Required to Participate in NAIC Climate Risk Surveys
Jul 17 2013 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi today announced that Connecticut-based insurance companies will now be required to complete the annual Climate Risk Survey that was initially adopted in 2009 as a...
California Governments Seek $1B In Lead Paint Cleanup
Jul 17 2013 // Ten California cities and counties are suing leading paint manufacturers, seeking to force them to remove lead paint from millions of homes at a cost of $1 billion. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the trial...
Georgia’s Ink Underwriting Acquires California’s Pioneer Programs
Jul 16 2013 // Newly-formed Ink Underwriting in Kennesaw, Georgia, said it has acquired Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions, a Pasadena, California-based niche insurance program administrator for the construction and long term care...
Hub Names Viesha Senior Vice President in Northern California
Jul 16 2013 // Hub International Insurance Services named Viesha Treadwell senior vice president of their San Francisco Commercial Division. Treadwell will be responsible for business development and sales. Treadwell and her team will be...
Fraud Fear Raised In California’s Health Exchange
Jul 15 2013 // Consumer groups are worried that California’s uninsured could fall victim to fraud, identity theft or other crimes by some of the very people who are supposed to help them. More than 21,000 enrollment counselors will...
