Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Videogame Maker Asks Judge to Toss California Suit Filed over Rapper’s Dance
Feb 14 2019 // The makers of “Fortnite” have asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from a rapper who says the video game is illegally using a dance he created. Epic Games filed the motion Monday to dismiss the lawsuit...
Wholesaler WSS Opens New Southern California Office
Feb 13 2019 // WSS has opened a new office location in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The new office is led by Mark Kaufman, chief operating officer, who joined WSS in 2018. WSS has expanded its southern California presence with eight new client...
What? Women Pay More Than Men for Auto Insurance? Yup.
Feb 12 2019 // It’s a widespread belief that men pay more for automobile insurance than women. But that’s only true for young adults. Several studies in 2018 and 2017 revealed that women over 25, particularly those between 40...
Mercury General in California Reports 4Q Earnings Loss
Feb 12 2019 // Mercury General Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $81.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier said it had a loss of $1.48 per share. Losses,...
AP Intego Insurance Opens California Office
Feb 11 2019 // AP Intego Insurance Group announced the opening of its first West Coast office in Pleasanton, Calif. In addition, AP Intego recently expanded its Fairport, N.Y. sales, service, and operations center, as well as its...
Firefighters Endangered During California Blaze, New Report Shows
Feb 11 2019 // Poor communication, short staffing and infighting among agencies may have endangered firefighters who nearly died during the massive Mendocino Complex of wildfires in Northern California, according to a new report...
Another California Utility One Wildfire Away From Ruin
Feb 11 2019 // The warning couldn’t have been clearer. As PG&E Corp. plunged into bankruptcy last month, S&P Global Ratings slashed credit grades almost to junk status for California’s two other big electric...
Champion in California Names Myers Commercial Insurance Broker
Feb 7 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Champion Risk & Insurance Services has named Casey Myers a commercial insurance broker. Myers was previously a vice president with Paul Hanson Partners Transportation Insurance. Casey...
Andersen, Hunter to Lead Lockton Employee Benefits Operations in California
Feb 7 2019 // Lockton has named Won Andersen and Dard Hunter to lead and expand its Pacific Series employee benefits operations. Both will be based in Lockton’s San Francisco, Calif. office. Andersen is focusing on creating a...
Boeing Sued for Negligence in Southern California Wildfire
Feb 7 2019 // Boeing Co. was accused of negligence tied to a wildfire that tore through Malibu, California, in November and that purportedly started on the grounds of the nearby, disused Rocketdyne testing site. A group of homeowners...
PG&E Contains California Gas Leak That Caused Major Explosion
Feb 7 2019 // PG&E Corp. has contained a natural gas leak from a pipe that exploded on Wednesday along a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, engulfing in flames a stretch known for its bars and restaurants. The blaze, which had...
PG&E Could Kill Lights to Customers When California Wildfires Occur
Feb 7 2019 // Anyone who gets power from PG&E Corp. could see their lights go out this fire season. Even the millions of Californians who live outside risky areas could be left in the dark under a sweeping proposal the utility filed...
California Fire Safe Council Announces 2019 Officers and Board
Feb 5 2019 // The California Fire Safe Council on Tuesday announced a list of new officers of the board of directors. Jerry Davies has been elected to a fifth term as chairman of the CFSC board. Davies is a founding member of CFSC and a...
Warren G. Bender in California Rebranded to Bender Insurance Solutions
Feb 5 2019 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Warren G. Bender Co. has rebranded to become Bender Insurance Solutions. “We’re thrilled to honor our strong 80-year-old legacy by breathing new life and energy into it,” Jillian...
Plane Parts Hit California House, Killing 5
Feb 5 2019 // Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said. The...
Aetna to Pay $935K in HIV-Related Privacy Breach in California
Feb 5 2019 // Aetna will pay $935,000 after one of its vendors sent letters to California patients that revealed via a window on the envelopes that the recipients were taking HIV-related medications. California Attorney General Xavier...
Bankruptcy Won’t End Problem PG&E Must Still Deal With: Wildfires
Feb 4 2019 // Big corporations forced into bankruptcy by liability lawsuits often take the offending product off the market and try to move on. That’s what happened with the Dalkon Shield birth control device, asbestos and...
Expert Ponders California Wildfire Commission, Other Solutions to State’s Severe Seasons
Feb 4 2019 // Establishing a California Wildfire Commission is just one idea an expert is tossing out to help the state deal with worsening fire seasons. James Woods was formerly co-leader of Mayer Brown’s Global Insurance...
PG&E in California Vows to Keep The Lights on Despite Bankruptcy
Feb 1 2019 // Utility owner PG&E Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in anticipation of liabilities from California wildfires, including a catastrophic 2018 blaze that killed 86 people. PG&E, which provides...
California Wants Faster Forestry Approvals in Wildfire Fight
Jan 31 2019 // California wildland managers said this week that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years. After the deadliest and most destructive...
