All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 9 2015 // The Sacramento Superior Court issued a decision in mid-January rejecting an insurance industry challenge to the California insurance commissioner’s regulations under Proposition 103.Among other things, Prop. 103...
Feb 9 2015 // Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region.The regional team serves independent agents for...
Feb 6 2015 // For at the last 15 months, Kansas geologist Rex Buchanan estimates, he’s spent 90 percent of his time studying something once relatively rare in the state — earthquakes.He has learned a lot, said the director of...
Feb 6 2015 // Most California drivers would pay an extra $52 a year under a proposal to raise $2 billion a year to fix the state’s crumbling roads, bridges and highways.Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins’ proposal released...
Feb 6 2015 // Anthem Inc. faces what may be the first of many consumer lawsuits a day after disclosing that hackers obtained data on tens of millions of current and former customers and employees.A California woman on Thursday accused...
Feb 5 2015 // A San Diego, Calif. woman is suing a chiropractor she claims collapsed her lung during an unlicensed acupuncture treatment.Jamie Del Fierro says she was injured about a year ago during a treatment for tension headaches at...
Feb 5 2015 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. announced that it has successfully completed a $17.5 million surplus note issuance in a private placement to RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd. and funds under management by a premier asset...
Feb 4 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example.Whether the National...
Feb 4 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has named Akshay Gupta senior vice president and head of catastrophe engineering and analytics.Gupta is based in the San Francisco Bay area. Gupta has more than 20 years of experience...
Feb 4 2015 // Protector Holdings has acquired Brea, Calif.-based Peartree Insurance Services.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peartree specializes in providing insurance services to Hispanic consumers.Protector Holdings in 2013...
Feb 3 2015 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has filed for a 9 percent increase in collectible premium that will apply to new and renewal workers’ compensation policies effective on or after April 1.Although...
Feb 3 2015 // An Upland, Calif. man has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud and tax charges in relation to a loan scam that reportedly netted him more than $5.9 million.Derek Richard Brewart, 53, a former licensed insurance agent and...
Jan 30 2015 // Grass Valley, Calif.-based Networked Insurance Agents has named Phyllis Hayes sales vice president. Hayes will be the key point of contact for independent agency members in the Los Angeles County, Ventura County, San...
Jan 30 2015 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Jared Pelissier a partner and senior vice president in the Southern California office. Pelissier specializes in management liability and cyber liability risks for companies of all sizes...
Jan 30 2015 // Lyft Inc.’s practice of treating drivers as independent contractors was questioned by a federal judge who said that under California law they may be considered employees who would qualify for minimum wage and other...
Jan 30 2015 // A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off the coast of Northern California on Jan. 28.The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake shook at 1:08 p.m. about 40 miles southwest of Eureka. Lt. Wayne...
Jan 29 2015 // ISU Cormarc Tasman Insurance Agency was recently formed by combining ISU Cormarc Insurance Services headquartered in Murrieta, Calif. with ISU Insurance Services Tasman in Ladera Ranch. The headquarters for the new agency...
Jan 29 2015 // Detectives from the California Department of Insurance’s insurance fraud enforcement division arrested 15 Los Angeles area residents Thursday morning for allegedly staging auto collisions and filing more than...
Jan 28 2015 // Super Bowl Sunday is among the most dangerous days to venture onto California roads as gatherings for the game at parties or restaurants prompt drivers to consume alcohol.More drinking-related crashes happen in California...
Jan 28 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a filing that will enable Uber drivers purchasing coverage through Metromile to add a new coverage endorsement to their personal auto policy.That endorsement will...