Just days after a Southern California diocese announced the settlement of two child-abuse lawsuits, a lawyer says he has no plans to settle a third suit against a former Catholic priest. Attorney Anthony De Marco tells the Sun newspaper the …
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a shareholder lawsuit against BP PLC over statements the company made in the wake of a 2006 oil spill in Alaska. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San …
Hub International Insurance Services Inc., a leading international Insurance brokerage, announced Friday that it has officially opened its San Francisco, Calif. commercial markets and benefits group office in the heart of the city’s financial district at 180 Sutter, Suite 400. …
U.S. President Barack Obama is offering millions of dollars in aid and other assistance to California farmers, ranchers and communities beset by one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. The federal help will be detailed today by Obama …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Lisa Castagnola assistant vice president in its Orange County, Calif. branch. Castagnola will focus on building the contractors niche for Heffernan in Southern California. Castagnola has expertise in all areas of commercial insurance, including property/casualty, risk …
Matt Goughnour has joined Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. as vice president the firm’s Portland, Ore. office. Goughnour will focus on growing and servicing companies in the forest products industry. Goughnour has more than 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. …
An Oregon construction company has been fined nearly $73,000 for repeatedly not protecting its employees from falls. The fine comes after the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Division cited Woodburn-based Bravo’s Construction Services for the seventh time for lack of …
Airline pilots and federal officials are launching a campaign to warn the public about the dangers of pointing lasers into cockpits. Some pilots have been temporarily blinded by the powerful beams of light. According to statistics , the number of …
Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially those who remember the historically rough times that …
Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. in California has promoted Brian Weaver to senior vice president of sales. Weaver heads the company’s efforts working with the independent brokers and agents who sell the company’s products in California and nationally. He was vice …
