Latest California Headlines
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Southern California Couple and Mother Arrested in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
Oct 28 2011 // A Southern California couple and their mother were arrested and have been charged with violating multiple sections of the state’s penal code and corporations code, it was announced Thursday. Arrested were Anthony...
Women Launch New Legal Salvo Against Wal-Mart
Oct 28 2011 // Women pursuing discrimination claims against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed a reformulated lawsuit against the world’s largest retailer, their first since a massive nationwide class action collapsed earlier this...
Sena Named Account Executive at Willis Construction Northern California
Oct 27 2011 // Brian Sena has been appointed account executive of Willis Construction Practice and made responsible for account management on key construction accounts in Northern California, the company announced on Thursday. Sena will...
RIM Hit with Consumer Lawsuits over BlackBerry Outage
Oct 27 2011 // Consumers in the United States and Canada have sued Research in Motion for a days-long service outage on BlackBerry devices that rippled across the world earlier this month. The system-wide failure of the service had left...
California Supreme Court Denies Petition on Ogilvie
Oct 26 2011 // The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected San Francisco’s petition for review on Wednesday of the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in the Ogilvie case. The First District’s decision...
California AG Sues Water Bottle Companies over Biodegradability Claims
Oct 26 2011 // Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a “greenwashing” lawsuit on Wednesday against three companies alleged to have made false and misleading claims by marketing plastic water bottles as “100 percent...
Lockton Adds Technology Property & Casualty Leader in California
Oct 26 2011 // Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office....
Major California Gas Line Ruptures During Test
Oct 26 2011 // Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials said Monday that a major gas transmission line serving the San Francisco Bay Area ruptured during a pressure test, blowing a crater in an alfalfa field in Kern County. The pipe...
Damages Expert: California Trust Company Owed $81M for Trade Secrets
Oct 26 2011 // A damages expert asserted Trust Company of the West (TCW) is owed $81.7 million in royalties due to trade secret theft as the high-profile civil case pitting the asset management firm against its former chief investment...
Leavitt Group Adds Borisoff in Southern California to Executive Team
Oct 24 2011 // Privately-heald insurance broker The Leavitt Group has named Brett Borisoff as executive vice president. In Borisoff’s new role with Cedar City, Utah-based Leavitt Group he will help guide the sales management of the...
California MGA Yates Adds Broker
Oct 24 2011 // Barbara Carey has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates as an underwriter and broker. Carey spent the last eight years as senior broker and vice president of another California wholesale brokerage. Carey...
Perr&Knight Relocates California Headquarters to Santa Monica
Oct 24 2011 // Insurance industry consultant Perr&Knight has relocated its headquarters from Pacific Palisades, Calif. to Santa Monica, in the heart of the city’s downtown district. Perr&Knight was founded in the Pacific...
California’s Temporary Total Disability Rate for 2012 To Increase
Oct 21 2011 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on Friday that the minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates for 2012 will increase on Jan. 1. The minimum TTD rate will increase to $151.57 and...
Fitch Affirms California Earthquake Authority’s ‘A’ Ratings
Oct 21 2011 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “A” rating on California Earthquake Authority’s outstanding fixed-rate revenue bonds, which mature on July 1, 2016, citing the organization’s ability to cover losses...
ShakeOut in West May Raise Disaster Awareness
Oct 20 2011 // Today may be a good day to sell disaster insurance in the Western United States. A massive earthquake drill set for 10:20 a.m. PDT today is designed to raise awareness of the disasters that can be posed by a massive...
Two Railroads Face Pollution Lawsuit in California
Oct 19 2011 // When the lump on her toddler’s tummy turned out to be a rare cancer, Carla Hernandez wondered if living just a half-mile from two rail yards emitting a constant veil of near-invisible pollution was somehow...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Compiles List of Bills Signed by Brown
Oct 19 2011 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Wednesday released a review and compilation of 20 bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2001. The bills include: • AB 55, Gatto: Extension of the right of...
Pro-business Groups Praise Brown’s Workers’ Comp Record; Warn about 2012
Oct 18 2011 // A pair of California pro-business groups focused on workers’ compensation on Tuesday hailed Gov. Jerry Brown’s record on handling legislation sent to him this year in a combined report that offers their take on...
California Rep. Bill Would Lower Earthquake Insurance Costs
Oct 17 2011 // California’s U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R) recently introduced legislation similar to a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) earlier this year that would strengthen the nation’s natural disaster...
New MGA Targeting U.S. Homebuilders Formed in California
Oct 17 2011 // Two veterans in the London insurance marketplace have come together again to launch an underwriting agency with a focus on U.S.-based homebuilders. Paul Jansen and Kevin Hastings have launched Cove Programs Insurance...
