All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2015 // The Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. has named Sarah E. Pacini its new chief executive officer effective Feb. 1.Pacini most recently was vice president of risk management and insurance, president of Advocate...
Jan 12 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired e3 Financial in Newport Beach, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. e3 provides employee benefits brokerage, human resource administration and financial benefits...
Jan 12 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones ordered Mercury Insurance to pay a fine of $27.5 million because Mercury auto insurance consumers were allegedly charged unapproved broker fees.Mercury did not obtain...
Jan 12 2015 // Andrea Garcia was named an agency specialist with Stone Creek Insurance Agency. Garcia’s focus will be to increase new personal and commercial lines business as well as help the service team accomplish a 95 percent...
Jan 12 2015 // During the 2014 legislative session California Gov. Jerry Brown signed nine bills sponsored by California Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.A bill that adds protections for small businesses has...
Jan 12 2015 // A former California Highway Patrol officer has been convicted in a case involving workers’ compensation insurance fraud.A Sacramento County jury in December convicted Tony Yao on felony charges of failure to disclose...
Jan 12 2015 // Brown & Brown, Global Benefit StrategiesFlorida-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its New Jersey-based subsidiary Brown & Brown Metro Inc. has acquired certain assets of...
Jan 8 2015 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation is awarding $254,000 in grants to 29 local nonprofits in California and Colorado for the kickoff of 2015.The causes supported include child abuse prevention, disaster...
Jan 8 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Jan 7 2015 // Munich Re’s review of losses caused by natural catastrophes in 2014 confirms that it was indeed another benign year for the re/insurance industry. “The absence of very severe catastrophes and a quiet hurricane...
Jan 6 2015 // Gorst & Compass Insurance has named Bryan Clark president.Michael F. Heagerty, who was president and CEO, will assume the position of chairman and CEO. Clark began his insurance career in 1997 when he joined Gorst as...
Jan 5 2015 // Morgan West Jr. has been named CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Dealey, Renton & Associates.West has been DRA’s president since Jan. 1, 2013 and will continue in this role as well. Al Chinn,...
Jan 5 2015 // Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. has hired Cindy Roth as senior vice president of sales and distribution. Roth spent 10 years at The Hartford, the last three as the Southwest division executive. Among her first moves is the...
Jan 2 2015 // The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 5.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California. The USGS says the quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, about 70 miles west of Ferndale, California, and struck...
Dec 31 2014 // During the 2014 legislative session California Gov. Jerry Brown signed nine bills sponsored by the California Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.A bill that adds protections for small businesses...
Dec 30 2014 // While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the United States illegally are preparing to apply for a long-sought driver’s license in California starting Jan. 2, others are being urged to think twice.Immigrant...
Dec 29 2014 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Natural hazards continue to pose a significant risk to properties in the United States and abroad. As we near the close of 2014, it is important to take time to consider...
Dec 24 2014 // Independent insurance agents who serve the Hispanic community may be in store for a busy year.Immigration reform is on next year’s horizon, and in California a landmark law enabling undocumented individuals to obtain...
Dec 24 2014 // The family of a California woman whose death was linked to prepackaged caramel apples sued the Safeway grocery chain for selling her the product.The lawsuit filed on Monday in Santa Cruz County Superior Court alleges that...
Dec 24 2014 // Bolton & Co. has opened an office in Santa Clara, Calif. to serve its clients in Northern California. Bolton’s Santa Clara office will serve a diverse client base, ranging from nonprofit organizations, technology...