Latest California Headlines
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Farmers in California Names Howard as Chief Claims Officer
Jun 13 2018 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance has been named Rob Howard chief claims officer Howard was head of claims shared services. He joined Farmers in 1987 as a claims representative in St. Louis, Mo., relocating to...
EPIC Adds McNulty as Wine & Beverage Practice Leader in California
Jun 13 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Michael McNulty managing principal and wine and beverage practice leader. McNulty will be based in San Francisco, Calif., and report to Curt Perata, EPIC’s Pacific...
Charity First in California Names Dyson Area Executive Vice President
Jun 13 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Charity First has promoted Maureen Dyson to area executive vice president. She will lead company operations, including program growth and direction, product offerings, marketing and staff...
Venbrook Insurance Services in California Names Costello VP of Construction
Jun 12 2018 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Venbrook Insurance Services has named Dan Costello vice president of construction. Costello previously was associate vice president at Bolton & Co. Before that he was an account executive...
Downed Power Lines Sparked Deadly California Fires, Investigation Shows
Jun 11 2018 // A dozen wildfires that burned thousands of homes in California’s wine country and killed at least 15 people last October were started by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines and utility poles, state fire officials...
California State Fund Says It Reduced Opioid Prescriptions by 60%
Jun 11 2018 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through a program launched four years ago. State Fund’s...
Everest Insurance Adds Biermann in California to Environmental Team
Jun 8 2018 // Everest Insurance has added Becky Biermann as a senior underwriter within the environmental division. Biermann will be located in the company’s Walnut Creek, Calif., office and will be responsible for managing...
Westlake Launches Spot Insurance for Auto Dealers in California
Jun 8 2018 // Westlake Financial Services has launched the Spot Delivery Insurance program, underwritten by Knight Management Insurance Services, LLC, for its dealer partners in California. Westlake’s new Spot Insurance program is...
Driver Had Hands off Wheel in Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash in California
Jun 7 2018 // The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model X car using Autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel in the six seconds before a fatal crash in California in March, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said...
Statefund First in California Names Bro Program Manager
Jun 7 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based StateFund First, a sister company of Charity First Insurance Services, has named Erica Bro program manager. Bro began her career at StateFund First in 2013, reviewing new business...
California’s First Cannabis Business Owners Policy Approved
Jun 6 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy in the State of California. The American Association of Insurance Services designed the new CannaBOP program for cannabis...
Poizner, Lara Advance in California Insurance Commissioner Race
Jun 6 2018 // Republican-turned-independent Steve Poizner and Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara were the top vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary election, advancing to the November election. Poizner, the former insurance commissioner,...
United Valley Adds New Member Smith-Kandal in Southern California
Jun 5 2018 // United Valley Insurance Services has added Smith-Kandal Insurance Agency as a new member in Southern California. Smith-Kandal specializes in insurance and real estate for personal, commercial and agricultural business...
Monarch E&S in California Names Bertram Manager of Commercial Lines
Jun 5 2018 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services has promoted Lynn Bertram to senior underwriter and manager of commercial lines operations. Bertram has worked with Monarch E&S for 15 years, underwriting new business for the past...
Bernal to Lead Alliant’s SIU Division in California
Jun 5 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Kelley Bernal as senior vice president and senior director of underwriting in its SIU a division. Bernal will be based in SIU’s Glendale, Calif., headquarters and is charged...
Specialty Program Acquires Assets of PPIB in California
Jun 4 2018 // Specialty Program Group LLC has acquired the assets of Novato, Calif.-based Professional Program Insurance Brokerage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Susan Preston, president of PPIB, will continue to run the...
California Legislators Said to Consider Wildfire Relief Fund to Help Utilities
Jun 4 2018 // California lawmakers are said to be considering a proposal to help utilities shoulder billions of dollars in potential liability costs while offering relief to wildfire victims by setting up a compensation fund that would...
GM Settles Suit with Motorcyclist Hit By Autonomous Vehicle in California
Jun 4 2018 // General Motors Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist involved in a minor crash with one of its self-driving cars in San Francisco late last year, the U.S. automaker said on Friday. Oscar Nilsson sued GM in...
Uber Ends Self-Driving Program in Arizona Following Fatality
Jun 4 2018 // Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said last month. Uber Technologies Inc. is not shuttering its entire autonomous vehicle...
California Jury Delivers $25M Decision in Johnson & Johnson Suit
Jun 4 2018 // A California jury delivered a $25.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company’s talc-based baby powder. Jurors in Los Angeles...
