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Chiang Finds More Signs of Fiscal Abuse in Southern California City
Dec 28 2011 // State Controller John Chiang on Wednesday released his final review of the city of Montebello, alleging possible pension spiking, payroll errors, a loose petty cash drawer, and “systemic problems” in the...
Northern California City Pumps More Money Into Fight With Deloitte
Dec 28 2011 // Marin County in Northern California is pumping more money into its legal battle with Deloitte Consulting LLP over a $30 million computer system that county officials say was riddled with problems. The Marin Independent...
California AG Announces Half-Billion Dollar Settlement over Price-Fixing Scheme
Dec 27 2011 // California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced on Tuesday that her office, along with the attorney general offfices, reached a $553 million settlement with manufacturers for allegedly engaging in price fixing of...
Mathews Named President and COO of California-based Atlas
Dec 27 2011 // Mike Mathews has been named president and chief operating officer of San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services. Mathews is responsible for executing Atlas’ long-term strategy of profitable growth for...
Consumer Group Hammers Mercury Rate Increase Filing in California
Dec 22 2011 // A California consumer group is challenging a rate hike bid by Mercury Insurance because the group claims the company is trying to pass along the costs of its political campaigning. But the insurer says those costs are not...
Jones Clears Way for California’s ‘Principally At-Fault’ Regulations
Dec 21 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday announced the final approval of amended regulations that simplify the requirements for determining whether a driver is principally at-fault (PAF) for an accident,...
10,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills Into Central California Creek, Ocean
Dec 20 2011 // A power outage has sent about 10,000 gallons of sewage into a California central coast creek and to the Pacific Ocean. San Luis Obispo County officials have warned swimmers, surfers and others to avoid Cambria’s...
TWFG Expands in Texas, California
Dec 19 2011 // The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG), a retail and managing general agency headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, announced new branch locations. Chad Luitwieler opened a new office in Brea, Calif. Luitwieler comes to...
Santa Ana Winds to Return to Southern California Friday
Dec 15 2011 // A “classic Santa Ana wind event is taking shape for Southern California” on Friday, the National Weather Service was reporting on Thursday afternoon. The strong winds may not reach the epic proportions of winds...
City of Brotherly Love Keeps Its Title of Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’
Dec 15 2011 // The City of Brotherly Love isn’t so lovely when it comes to the civil justice system, at least according to a national tort reform advocacy group. The Washington, D.C.-based American Tort Reform Association is out...
California AG Announces Creation of eCrime Unit
Dec 14 2011 // Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday announced the creation of the eCrime Unit, staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators, and charged with identifying and prosecuting identity theft crimes,...
California Family Who Lost 4 Sues Over Military Jet Crash
Dec 13 2011 // A family that lost four members when a military jet crashed into their San Diego home in 2008 is suing the U.S. government for compensation for an accident that the Marine Corps has acknowledged was caused by a mechanical...
$55K Settlement In Pepper Spraying Of California 7-Year-Old
Dec 9 2011 // San Mateo has agreed to pay $55,000 to the family of a 7-year-old special education student who was hit with pepper spray by a police officer. The city reached the settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the boy’s...
Alcohol Tastings In Big-Box, Grocery Stores in Southern California City
Dec 9 2011 // There will soon be a booze-sipping grotto for grocery and big-box store shoppers in a Southern California city. The Corona City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to allow free instructional alcohol tastings in the retail...
California Utility Says Power Back For All Customers
Dec 9 2011 // Southern California Edison says it has restored power to all customers who were blacked out by last week’s ferocious windstorm. Spokesman Scott Andresen says the lights went back on for the last few customers at 6:21...
SIAA Adds Master Agency to the California Marketplace
Dec 8 2011 // Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. (SIAA), a national alliance of over 3,900 independent insurance agencies, announced that master agency partner CoVerica Agency Alliance, formerly SIG Agency Alliance, has expanded...
Festa Named Vice Chair of California Insurance Guarantee Association Board
Dec 7 2011 // Stephen V. Festa, senior vice president and chief claims officer for Employers Insurance Company has been named vice chair to the board of governors of the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), a body that...
Risk Management Agency Starts Olive Program in 12 California Counties
Dec 7 2011 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency on Wednesday announced a new pilot insurance program for table and oil olives in 12 California counties beginning with the 2012 crop year. The sales closing...
More Strong Winds May Cause Damage In Southern California on Tuesday
Dec 6 2011 // The National Weather Service is issuing a continued strongwind advisory for Southern California though the afternoon on Tuesday, with winds coming from the northeast at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. The winds were...
Computer with Info on 4 Million Patients Stolen in California
Dec 5 2011 // A Northern California physician’s network says a computer stolen last month contains personal information on more than 4 million patients dating back to 1995. The Sacramento Bee reports the database includes the...
