All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 14 2019 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has promoted Zac Overbay to the position of chief operating officer, and Norman Allen has been named chief revenue officer.As COO, Overbay will direct the firm’s geographic...
Jan 14 2019 // The threat of catastrophic wildfires has driven a California town to launch a “Goat Fund Me” campaign to bring herds of goats to city-owned land to help clear brush.Nevada City in the Sierra Nevada began the...
Jan 14 2019 // PG&E Corp. said it will file for bankruptcy in California after the cost of wildfires left it with potential liabilities of $30 billion or more, gutting its share price and prompting the departure of its chief...
Jan 11 2019 // President Donald Trump threatened this week to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires after Gov. Gavin Newsom asked him to double the federal investment in forest management.Trump again suggested poor forest...
Jan 11 2019 // Alphabet Inc.’s directors were sued by shareholders for approving a $90 million exit payment to Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android mobile software, while helping cover up his alleged misconduct and similar...
Jan 10 2019 // A U.S. judge has proposed restricting utility PG&E Corp from using power lines deemed to be unsafe during high winds in the 2019 California fire season, adding another complication for the California utility as it...
Jan 10 2019 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged fresh investments to prevent, fight and escape wildfires, including millions to help local governments improve their communication during emergencies and a fee to fund an update for...
Jan 10 2019 // California would become the first state to require businesses to offer electronic receipts unless customers ask for paper copies under legislation proposed this week.Many businesses and consumers already are moving toward...
Jan 10 2019 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jennifer Baumann general counsel and corporate secretary.Baumann takes the reigns of the firm’s national legal strategy following a decade-long...
Jan 9 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Carlota Kienke a commercial account administrator. Kienke provides support and assistance to team members within the agency’s commercial department, She is...
Jan 8 2019 // Wildfires and the Dynamex decision.Those two topics dominated discussions at an insurance wholesaler conference this week. The California Wholesaler Association conference in La Jolla, Calif. from Sunday through today...
Jan 8 2019 // The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael topping the list, according to Munich Re.A report from Munich Re on last...
Jan 8 2019 // Consumer groups applauded the outgoing California insurance commissioner for adopting regulations to prohibit gender use in auto insurance pricing in California.Outgoing California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued...
Jan 8 2019 // Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims.The lawsuits filed...
Jan 8 2019 // Hours into his new job, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that could dramatically reshape the way prescription drugs are paid for and acquired in the most populous U.S. state.The order, along...
Jan 8 2019 // As Ricardo Lara took office as California Insurance Commissioner at a ceremony in Sacramento on Monday, he pledged to help residents recover from wildfires while defeating the threat of climate change.Lara, the eighth...
Jan 7 2019 // In weighing a bankruptcy, power giant PG&E Corp. may be firing a warning shot to California lawmakers: Help us or watch the largest utility in your state go insolvent.The company is considering whether to file for...
Jan 7 2019 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Warren G. Bender Co. has named Kaz Amano an account executive in its commercial lines department. He has more than 12 years of prior experience in commercial insurance. He was previously an account...
Jan 7 2019 // Most eyeballs were on California during the midterm elections in November, with polar opposite candidates facing off in the race for governor as well as the office of insurance commissioner.As in most years, Democrats...
Jan 7 2019 // BevMo warned that a data breach may have allowed a hacker to steal credit card numbers and other information from more than 14,000 customers who used the alcohol-seller’s website.The Concord, Calif.-based company...