Latest California Headlines
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Brown & Brown of California Acquires D. Bezona & Company Assets
Apr 3 2012 // Orange, Calif.-based Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of D. Bezona & Company Insurance Services Inc. in Santa Rosa. Brown & Brown Insurance Services...
Willis North America Adds Three to Personal Lines in California
Apr 3 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, made three key appointments in its personal lines practice in Califfornia. The Willis’ personal lines practice provides personal risk solutions and placement...
Metrolink Trains Getting GPS-Based Safety Devices
Apr 3 2012 // All Metrolink commuter trains will be outfitted with GPS-based tracking devices by next year, two years ahead of a federally mandated deadline for the safety system, Metrolink officials said. The $200 million system, known...
California’s Workers’ Comp Underwriting Results Erode
Apr 2 2012 // For the second consecutive year, California workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but continually growing costs of claims has eroded statewide underwriting results, according to an annual report from...
Regulators and the Business of Climate Change-Related Risk
Apr 2 2012 // For more than three years, a handful of insurance regulators and global warming activists have been trying to prod the insurance industry into taking unspecified action to address the “risks” associated with...
Southeast Non-Standard Auto Insurer Peachtree Acquired by California Firm
Mar 29 2012 // A Florida domiciled auto insurer that provides coverage to 18,000 drivers in the state and Georgia has been acquired by California equity firm looking to enter the non-standard market. Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. is...
Nuclear Plant Problems in California
Mar 28 2012 // The utility that runs California’s San Onofre nuclear plant misled federal regulators about equipment and design changes that are the likely cause of extensive wear on tubing that carries radioactive water, a report...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
Southern California Marijuana Dispensary Workers Join Labor Union
Mar 26 2012 // Marijuana dispensary workers in Los Angeles have joined a labor union to fight for their jobs in an industry that the federal government considers illegal. Workers at 14 pot shops have formed the “medical cannabis...
Airport Security Guard In Southern California Settles Suit For $200K
Mar 23 2012 // A black Santa Monica Airport security guard who claims the city denied him a promotion because of his race and age has settled the case for $200,000. The Santa Monica Daily Press reported 56-year-old Vonnell Adams also...
Calif. Commissioner Jones Gets ‘D’ From Insurance Industry
Mar 22 2012 // The insurance industry has mixed feelings about California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, assessing him as average or below average in a handful of categories. In a poll conducted by Insurance Journal, industry...
COIN Board Named
Mar 22 2012 // Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced his appointments to the California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board. COIN guides insurer capital into what the network feels is socially responsible,...
Jury Awards Northern California Woman $22M in Medical Suit
Mar 22 2012 // A jury has awarded a Menlo Park woman $22 million in damages in her medical malpractice lawsuit against the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Forty-eight-year-old Robyn Frankel was paralyzed from her neck down after undergoing...
Willis North America Adds to Personal Lines in Northern California
Mar 22 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, named Max Gilman regional operations officer in Willis Personal Lines Practice in San Francisco, Calif. Willis provides employee benefit and risk management solutions...
Long Joins Champion in Southern California
Mar 20 2012 // Del Mar, Calif.-based Champion Risk & Insurance Services, L.P. an affiliate of Wood, Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers, named Elizabeth Long as an employee benefits consultant. Long started her career in the...
Poms Acquires Stone, Harris & Stone in California
Mar 19 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. acquired Stone, Harris & Stone, a division of Brown and Brown. Stone, Harris & Stone has provided commercial and personal insurance services...
Fire Captain in California Convicted Of DUI Made Alcohol in Jail
Mar 19 2012 // A former Long Beach, California fire captain convicted of drunk driving has been sentenced to four years in state prison for violating his probation terms by making alcohol in jail. John Hines was ordered to serve the...
First Big Piece Of West’s ‘Electric Highway’ Gets Juice
Mar 19 2012 // Following a trail blazed by Indians and pioneers in covered wagons, electric car drivers hit the road Friday to inaugurate the first major section of a West Coast “Electric Highway” dotted with stations where...
Judge in California Oks Honda Mileage Settlement
Mar 19 2012 // A judge approved a settlement Friday to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 each over claims that the fuel economy of the cars was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist’s victory in small claims...
People
Mar 19 2012 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, named Hilton Brown to oversee client claims and advocacy in the company’s California offices in Los Angeles...
