Latest California Headlines
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Farmers Insurance Claims California County Contributed to Wildfire Damage
Dec 19 2008 // The giant Farmers Insurance Group blames Santa Cruz County for contributing to the spread of the summertime Trabing wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes. Farmers filed $3 million worth of claims saying the county...
Risk Reducers Expands into California; Names Chupp as Producer
Dec 18 2008 // Risk Reducers, a division of Swett & Crawford which specializes in placement of workers’ compensation coverage, has expaned into the California market with plans to expand nationally, the company said. Brian...
State Fire Agency to Cut Seasonal Staff in Southern California
Dec 17 2008 // California’s budget deficit is forcing staffing cuts to firefighters in areas ravaged by wildfires this year. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said it is laying off seasonal firefighters in San Diego,...
Storm Pounds California With Rain, Snow
Dec 17 2008 // California took a pounding Monday, December 15, from a pre-winter storm that made roads treacherous, collapsed the roof of a trade school building and forced residents from homes out of fear of mudslides from fire-stripped...
California Workers’ Compensation Premiums Down in 2008
Dec 16 2008 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through Sept. 30, 2008. WCIRB said: “California written premium (gross of...
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center Acquires Complete Insurance Services
Dec 12 2008 // In an expansion of its California operations, E.P.I.C (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, recently acquired Complete Insurance Services in Irvine,...
California Earthquake Authority Selects Broker Team for Reinsurance Program
Dec 12 2008 // The California Earthquake Authority Governing Board today approved a team of reinsurance intermediaries to work on the CEA’s behalf to meet its reinsurance needs. AON Benfield will act as lead intermediary, with Guy...
New California-Mexico Border Crossing To Open in San Diego
Dec 12 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined federal and state officials from the United States and Mexico to announce the issuance of a federal permit that clears the way to create a new California-Mexico border crossing...
California Workers’ Comp Insurers to Raise Rates
Dec 11 2008 // The California Department of Insurance has approved rate increases for several workers’ compensation insurers. California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner had recommended a 5 percent increase in his rate...
Plane Crashes in California, Burns Two Homes
Dec 9 2008 // An airplane that was scheduled to land at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego crashed on Monday, Dec. 8, killing at least three people and destroying two homes. According to local news reports, the pilot...
California Court: Workers’ Comp Doesn’t Bar Independent Contractor’s Claim
Dec 9 2008 // Workers’ compensation does not bar a worker injured at a construction site from bringing a tort claim when the worker is an independent contractor, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. According to court...
Hundreds Expected at Southern California Networking Event
Dec 8 2008 // SAN DIEGO – (December 8, 2008) – Attracting and retaining new customers is expensive – five times more expensive than keeping an existing customer – according to a report issued by Ohio State...
California Sues Utility Over 2006 Ventura County Wildfire
Dec 8 2008 // California is suing Southern California Edison and two property owners to recover the $7.4 million spent to fight a 2006 wildfire that burned five homes. The attorney general filed the negligence suit late November in...
Toy Makers Settle Lead-Contaminated Toy Lawsuit
Dec 5 2008 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo have reached a settlement with Mattel Inc. and several other toy makers that will “safeguard California’s...
California Insurance Agents Arrested for Stealing More Than $30,000
Dec 5 2008 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the arrest of two insurance broker/agents on felony grand theft charges. Carlos Alarcon of Chino, Calif., and Juan Garcia of Temecula, Calif., allegedly defrauded...
HCC Insurance to Acquire Surety Company of the Pacific
Dec 3 2008 // HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. announced it has executed an agreement to acquire Surety Company of the Pacific (SCP), a writer of license and permit bonds headquartered in Encino, Calif. This transaction is subject to...
Risk Strategies Makes Appointments in California
Dec 3 2008 // Risk Strategies Co. announced that Greg Pena has joined the company as senior vice president in the Irvine, Calif., office. In addition to his production duties, hewill help manage the Irvine branch’s sales...
Two California Men Charged in $18 Million Fraud Scheme
Dec 2 2008 // Two Southern California men have been charged with conspiring to defraud the State Compensation Insurance Fund of more than $18 million, according to the California Department of Insurance. David Zahler of Huntington Beach...
Fireman’s Fund Wins Environmental Award
Dec 2 2008 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has been honored by the California Environmental Protection Agency with the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) in the category of...
Surplus Line Association of California Stamping Office Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Dec 2 2008 // The Surplus Line Association of California’s Stamping Office is celebrating its 70th anniversary. On Dec. 1, 1938, then California Insurance Commissioner Rex B. Goodcell and Assistant Commissioner Harold B. Haas...
