All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2014 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named Karman Chan chief financial officer in the firm’s San Francisco, Calif. headquarters.EPIC’s current CFO, Michael Gonthier, will transition to a new position as chief...
Nov 6 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Discovery Benefit Solutions Inc. in San Diego, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Discovery Benefit Solutions provides employee benefit consultation, management and...
Nov 5 2014 // Surety executive Sharon Rusconi and her team have joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center in the Sacramento, Calif. office Rusconi’s book of business and other assets were purchased by EPIC from Lesron Insurance...
Nov 5 2014 // Californians voted against two measures opposed by the insurance industry, and reelected incumbent Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.Election results from Tuesday show the Democrat Jones won reelection with 56.3 percent of...
Nov 4 2014 // A spokeswoman for rideshare service Lyft says one of its drivers was involved in a multi-car crash in Northern California that left a man dead.California Highway Patrol officials said the driver was giving a ride to two...
Nov 4 2014 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance, has acquired three insurance brokerages, two in New York’s Buffalo area and one in California. Confie Seguros acquired The Insurance Market Agency Inc....
Nov 3 2014 // The family of the bus driver killed with nine others in a fiery collision with a FedEx truck in Northern California has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.The Sacramento Bee reported that the lawsuit seeks...
Nov 3 2014 // The future of insurance distribution was recently discussed at the CPCU Society’s annual All Industry Day in California.The day-long conference at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City last month included panels...
Nov 3 2014 // A former Southern California hospital executive is being sued by more than two dozen people who claim he ran a scheme that bribed surgeons to implant counterfeit screws in their patients’ spines, causing pain and...
Nov 3 2014 // If you thought last winter was a horror show, with cold blasts from the polar vortex and a lack of California rain, here’s some good news: No sequel is expected this year, federal forecasters say.Mike Halpert of the...
Oct 31 2014 // As the oldest of three kids, Baily Deeter was often the last to be picked up from school by his mother. Then Uber Technologies Inc. came along.When Baily started ninth grade in August, his parents gave him an account for...
Oct 30 2014 // California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers.The $5 billion industry exports rice to more than 100 countries and specializes in...
Oct 30 2014 // U.S. Navy personnel who were exposed to radiation from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima plant during earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in 2011 can sue the power station’s operator in California, a court ruled.U.S....
Oct 29 2014 // Two recent studies say a proposition on California’s November ballot to raise the pain and suffering cap for medical malpractice lawsuits will increase medical costs and malpractice premiums.The studies and heavy...
Oct 28 2014 // Gerry Kosko has joined Suhr Risk Services in San Jose, Calif. as account executive in employee benefits. Kosko is a health insurance funding strategist. He specializes in working with business owners and human resources...
Oct 24 2014 // Monarch E&S has named Deb Neville a senior commercial lines underwriter in its San Diego, Calif. branch office. Neville has extensive commercial lines experience and has been working in the excess and surplus lines...
Oct 23 2014 // The California Earthquake Authority on Thursday proposed an average 8 percent decrease in rates.CEA’s Advisory Panel recommended the rate decreases, along with additional coverage options in deductibles, discounts...
Oct 23 2014 // Mercury General Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase of Workmen’s Auto Insurance Co. Both insurers are based in Los Angeles, Calif. The purchase price is $8 million and the transaction is...
Oct 23 2014 // When California Senate Bill 863 took effect Jan. 1, 2013, it created several fee schedule changes in the California workers’ compensation system.The Workers Compensation Research Institute has released a study...
Oct 22 2014 // Suhr Risk Services has named Jed Dershimer vice president of employee benefits in San Jose, Calif. Dershimer previously worked at Hays Companies, ADP and Verizon, in addition to a lengthy prior stint with Suhr. He...