All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 16 2018 // Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Co. has named Kerin Torpey Bashaw senior vice president of patient safety and risk management. Bashaw reports to Bill Fleming, chief operating officer. Bashaw has more than 20 years of...
Jul 16 2018 // Authorities say 25 people have been injured after a bus overturned on a Southern California freeway but most of the passengers had minor injuries.The Los Angeles Fire Department says the bus crashed shortly before 4 a.m....
Jul 16 2018 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to require insurance companies to let homeowners know whether their policies are sufficient to rebuild or replace their homes after a disaster. Assembly Bill 1799, by...
Jul 13 2018 // Pacific Bell Telephone Co., formerly known as AT&T Pacific Bell, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the...
Jul 13 2018 // As blame for California’s wildfires rises over Sacramento like smoke from last year’s blazes, the state is being forced to confront the possibility that it’ll happen again in 2018.California’s...
Jul 12 2018 // There’s a surefire way to get more people to believe in global warming.Just crank up the heat. A larger percentage of Americans say there is “solid evidence” of global warming than at any time since 2008,...
Jul 12 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Ratings to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “a-” from “a” of Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. and Pacific...
Jul 11 2018 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Warren G. Bender Co. has named Lisa Bracero an account executive the commercial lines department. She has 15 years of experience in commercial insurance. She was previously a field sales manager at...
Jul 11 2018 // Manteca Insurance and Financial Services has joined Strategic Independent Insurance Agency Solutions, an SIAA regional network of independent agencies in Northern California. Manteca Insurance is an insurance agency based...
Jul 11 2018 // German automaker Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch Corp will deploy self-driving taxis in California’s Silicon Valley region next year as part of a test program of vehicles designed for city driving, the two...
Jul 10 2018 // Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services Inc. has named Sara Owens vice president of corporate development. Owens is responsible for leading new business strategy and execution. Owens has more than 13 years...
Jul 10 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Sarmad Naqvi to the firm’s private client insurance operations.Naqvi will be based in EPIC’s Concord, Calif. office and report to Curt Perata, president of...
Jul 10 2018 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to requires insurance companies to let homeowners know whether their policies are sufficient to rebuild or replace their homes after a disaster.Assembly Bill 1799, by...
Jul 10 2018 // Tokio Marine Kiln has bought the remaining 51 percent share in Irvine, Calif.-based WNC Holdings. WNC, a managing general underwriter, provides a range of specialty risk management solutions including private flood,...
Jul 9 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued an order directing every insurer licensed to write workers’ compensation insurance in the state must report their federal income tax savings annually through a...
Jul 9 2018 // Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others that have forced evacuations of hundreds of...
Jul 6 2018 // A California agency for occupational safety said on Thursday it opened a third investigation at Tesla Inc.’s factory in Fremont, California, following a complaint.The state’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Jul 6 2018 // California lawmakers may change the standard for determining whether utilities are liable for wildfire damage following the worst wildfire season in state history.Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders said on July 2...
Jul 5 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Eric Kitei a principal in its operations in Southern California. Kitei will focus on the needs of auto dealers and others in the automotive industry, and be based in...
Jul 5 2018 // As the deadline approached last week for measures to qualify California’s November ballot, wealthy special interests pushed lawmakers to cut deals to avoid costly ballot measure campaigns in the latest display of...