Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pro Athletes Fight Limits on California Workers’ Comp
Apr 17 2013 // Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game on Monday criticized a bill in the state Legislature that would restrict players from collecting workers’ compensation...
Sullivan Brokers Taps Janes, Murphy in California
Apr 16 2013 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Brian Janes to the firm’s property practice group as assistant vice president, and Suzann Murphy as broker assistant. Sullivan Brokers is a nationwide wholesale...
Space Mountain in California Closed As Disney Reviews Employee Safety
Apr 16 2013 // Three rides at Disneyland, including the famous Space Mountain roller coaster, were temporarily closed over the weekend as the company reviewed its employee safety protocols after citations from state regulators. The...
Lam Named to RT Workers’ Comp Division in Northern California
Apr 15 2013 // R-T Specialty LLC named Gloria Lam to its workers’ compensation specialty division. Lam joins April 23 as a senior vice iresident in the Irvine, Calif. office. Lam has worked in the wholesale industry for seven...
Wholesale Trading Co-Op Names Smith Director in Northern California
Apr 15 2013 // Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services LLC in Northern California named wholesale brokerage industry veteran Sheryl Smith as the firm’s director. Smith will be based in WTCI’s San Francisco office. Smith...
Former NFL Player Charged With Insurance Fraud in California
Apr 15 2013 // A former National Football League linebacker is facing charges for what prosecutors say was a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a Sacramento insurance company. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 42-year-old...
Leavitt Pacific Taps Groff as a Producer in California
Apr 12 2013 // Leavitt Pacific Insurance named Susan Groff as a commercial lines producer in Northern California. Groff has more than 16 years of experience in property/casualty insurance and workers’ compensation. She has worked...
Report: California Lags in Fracking Regulations
Apr 12 2013 // A new report on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in California warns there are risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater near oil drilling sites unless the technique is carefully monitored...
Report: Fewer Californians Get Health Care At Work
Apr 12 2013 // Far fewer Californians are getting health insurance through their employers compared to a decade ago, a change that comes as the nation is about to undergo major reforms in the health care system, according to a report...
California’s Atlas General Acquires South Bay Underwriters
Apr 12 2013 // Atlas General Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. has acquired South Bay Underwriters from Bliss & Glennon, a Redondo Beach-based national managing general agency and surplus lines broker. The firms said that upon...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
EPIC Names Kyle Senior Account Manager in Southern California
Apr 10 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Kelly Kyle as a senior account manager in its Los Angeles, Calif. office. Kyle’s responsibilities with EPIC will include providing clients with benefits planning and program...
California’s 4 A.M. Last Call Bill Already Fuels Debate
Apr 10 2013 // The last call for alcohol is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that’s just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins. State Sen. Mark Leno’s proposal to let the liquor flow until 4...
Thoits in California Bought by NFP
Apr 9 2013 // San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Service Inc. was acquired by NFP Property & Casualty Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp. Thoits Insurance will become the NFP...
Report: 1 in 5 California Citizens Lives in Flood Zone
Apr 5 2013 // California is suffering from one of its driest winters on record, but some statewide water managers are focusing on the opposite end of the precipitation spectrum – the one-in-five residents who live in regions prone...
Leavitt Names Landrum In California
Apr 4 2013 // Fresno, Calif.-based Barlocker Insurance Services has hired Debbie Landrum as an account executive. Landrum has been helping clients with property/casualty insurance and workers’ compensation needs for more than 27...
Burnham Benefits Expands To Northern California
Apr 3 2013 // Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services is staking out Northern California for a push toward further expansion with new offices in the region and new senior leadership on board to drive growth and market...
‘Stranger Liability’ For California Wholesalers Settled, but Not Done
Apr 3 2013 // A few wholesalers groups are breathing a brief sigh of relief following a recent Los Angeles Superior Court decision in a lawsuit involving “stranger liability.” The issue was brought to light in Hull & Co....
Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents
Apr 3 2013 // Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential...
Study: California Law to Impact Medical Care For Injured Workers
Apr 3 2013 // The 2012 workers’ compensation regulatory changes in California are expected to affect both the prices and utilization of medical care to injured workers by most types of providers, according to a study by the...
