Latest California Headlines
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5 Areas of School Liability to Watch
Jun 3 2019 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book spans from the small school district in Maine...
California Agent Charged With Grand Theft And Forgery
May 31 2019 // Former insurance agent Richard Brian Willand, 54, of Sylmar, Calif., voluntarily surrendered at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in San Fernando on a warrant for his arrest for alleged grand theft of insurance premium...
George Petersen in California Completes Rebranding of Marin County Location
May 31 2019 // Santa Rosa, Calif.-based George Petersen Insurance Agency has completed the rebranding of its Marin County agencies. Minto & Wilkie was acquired by George Petersen in February 2017 and Allen, Bettini & Carter was...
PG&E Restructuring Plan Upped to $45B by Creditors
May 31 2019 // A group of PG&E Corp. creditors could preempt the embattled California utility’s own attempt to claw its way out of bankruptcy by presenting a restructuring plan that could be worth at least $45 billion,...
California Utility Regulator OKs PG&E’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan
May 30 2019 // A Wildfire Mitigation Plan submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday. The state Legislature in 2018 enacted Senate Bill 901 mandating action by the...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Enderby Account Manager
May 29 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Melissa Enderby an account manager within the firm’s small business unit. Enderby’s responsibilities include completing requests for proposals,...
California Commissioner Wants Insurers to Extend Living Expense Coverage for 2017 Wildfire Survivors
May 29 2019 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced two new actions intended to assist survivors of the 2017 North Bay Fires who are facing unavoidable delays in rebuilding. The California Department of...
California Does Not Have a Wildfire Insurance Crisis
May 29 2019 // It’s understandable that wildfire is on the top of mind for California lawmakers this session. Coming on the heels of the 2017 wildfire season that saw $13.2 billion in insured losses, the fires last November that...
Early Cannabis Insurance Claims Experience Differs from Expectations
May 29 2019 // It’s still early, but claims experience thus far in the cannabis insurance market is encouraging, according to one leading writer. “So far, we’re optimistic that we’re going to see that our...
Increasing Physician Prices Doesn’t Produce Better Results for Injured Workers
May 29 2019 // When the price of physician services increases relative to group health rates, injured workers report fewer problems getting the care they want but no significant improvement in physical function or speedier return to...
Capital Insurance Group in California Officially Acquired by Auto-Owners Insurance
May 28 2019 // Capital Insurance Group is now a member of the Auto-Owners Insurance group of companies after regulatory approvals were cleared and closing documents were signed this week. CIG in February entered into an agreement to be...
PIIB in California Names Bertolini Future President and CEO
May 28 2019 // El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers has named Tiffany Bertolini the future president of the firm. Current President and CEO Larry Manning will be retiring from his current duties on Dec. 31,...
Log Ride Crash at California Amusement Park Leaves 3 Injured
May 28 2019 // Authorities say three members of a family were injured, one critically, when they were ejected from the log ride at a Southern California amusement park. Fire officials say the ride malfunctioned and one of the log-shaped...
ICW Group in California Names Hartline Vice President of Information Technology
May 28 2019 // ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Todd Hartline vice president of information technology. Hartline, who will lead the company’s IT function, will be based in the ICW Group corporate headquarters in San Diego and...
Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks and Rewards
May 24 2019 // Companies specializing in the handling of radioactive material are buying retired U.S. nuclear reactors from utilities and promising to clean them up and demolish them in dramatically less time than usual – eight...
Gorst & Compass in California Names Mulford Senior Transportation Broker
May 23 2019 // Chatsworth, Calif.-based Gorst & Compass has named Kristi Mulford a senior transportation broker/underwriter. Mulford, who is based in San Marcos, has 18 years of commercial auto insurance experience. She was...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves PG&E $105 Million Assistance Fund for Wildfire Victims
May 23 2019 // PG&E Corp. may set up a $105 million housing fund for victims of 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California, which set records for devastation and were blamed on the utility’s equipment, the judge overseeing the...
Feinberg Named Mediator for Bayer Roundup Liability Settlement
May 23 2019 // A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the federal litigation over allegations that Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer...
California Legislature Mulling Electric Scooter Regulation
May 22 2019 // The California Assembly has approved new rules for electric bikes and scooters. Businesses like Bird and Spin have deployed scooters to cities across California and the country in recent years. Often local governments have...
Johnson & Johnson Hit with $25 Million Talc Verdict; Also Cleared by Another Jury
May 22 2019 // Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of J&J’s Baby Powder or its other talc product, Shower...
