Latest California Headlines

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California Underground Economy Sweep Results in Fines, Citations

Aug 28 2014 // The California Department of Insurance on Wednesday led a statewide multi-agency sweep in which representatives visited more than 50 businesses to educate owners about their obligations to comply with insurance, licensing,...

Integrated Employee Benefits Merges with One Risk in California

Aug 28 2014 // Pleasanton, Calif.-based One Risk Group LLC has merged Integrated Employee Benefits Solutions into its operating platform. As a result of the merger, IEBS owner Robert Silva has joined ORG as vice president in its employee...

Calls For Warning System Hastened by California Quake

Aug 27 2014 // The earthquake that jolted California’s wine capital may have caused at least $1 billion in property damage, but it also added impetus to the state’s effort to develop an early warning system that might offer a...

Pacific Hurricane Marie Weakens to Category 1 Storm; No Warnings in Place: NHC

Aug 27 2014 // The most recent report from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at 8:00 P.M. PDT, indicates that Hurricane Marie is “gradually weakening over colder water.” The storm, located around 1190 kms [740 miles]...

Tague Alliance Names McLaren Vice President in Southern California

Aug 26 2014 // Tague Alliance has named John McLaren vice president of business development. Tague Alliance is an SIAA master agency, and McLaren’s focus is to expand growth of the SIAA and Tague Alliance brand in the Orange County...

Desert, Central California Cities Have State’s Best Drivers: Report

Aug 26 2014 // Slow-paced, sprawling Visalia ranks first in California and seventh nationally as safest among the 200 largest U.S. cities in terms of car collision frequency.Allstate Insurance Co. on Tuesday released its 10th annual...

Pacific Hurricane Marie Grows to Category 5 Storm

Aug 26 2014 // Hurricane Marie grew into a large and powerful Category 5 storm and moved west-northwestward far off the Pacific coast of Mexico, threatening dangerous surf conditions from Baja California Peninsula up through Southern...

Napa Quake May Cost Up to $4 Billion as Wineries Shuttered

Aug 25 2014 // The earthquake that struck northern California yesterday will lead to economic losses of as much as $4 billion, fueled by damaged wineries and shuttered businesses that rely on tourists.Insurers will probably cover about...

Patriot Names Lang California VP Of Marketing And Underwriting

Aug 25 2014 // Patriot Underwriters Inc., a Patriot National Inc. company, named Shadi Lang vice president of marketing and underwriting of its California region. Lang will be based in Woodland Hills. In her new role, Lang will build and...

Lessons from Napa’s ‘Winequake’

Aug 25 2014 // In the early hours Sunday morning, Northern California shook with the largest earthquake it has experienced since 1989. The South Napa Earthquake, as it is being referred to by the U.S. Geological Survey, was a magnitude...

M6.0 Earthquake is California Bay Area’s Strongest Since Loma Prieta

Aug 24 2014 // A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Napa, Calif. early Sunday morning is the strongest earthquake to hit the San Francisco Bay area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which registered a magnitude 6.9, according to...

California-Based Palomar Specialty Insurance Expands Into More States

Aug 22 2014 // La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Specialty Insurance Co., established in February 2014 as a specialty catastrophe insurer, announced it is now licensed to write residential and commercial insurance in 14 states. Palomar...

Premium for Most Expensive Car Close to Income for Typical American Family

Aug 21 2014 // A Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta last week became easily the most expensive car sold at auction by when a bidder at a California auction agreed to buy it for $38.1 million, according to Hagerty Group LLC, a Traverse City,...

California Man Arrested, Charged with Selling Fake Insurance in Louisiana

Aug 21 2014 // A Los Angeles man was arrested in New Orleans for selling fraudulent workers’ compensation and employers liability insurance policies throughout Louisiana, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced.Terry Francis...

Eight Homes, 10 Buildings Destroyed by California Wildfire

Aug 21 2014 // A wildfire northeast of Bakersfield, Calif. has destroyed eight homes and 10 other structures, authorities said, but residents of some 200 homes under evacuation orders were allowed to return home Wednesday evening.The...

Garner Consulting Joins Bolton & Co. in California

Aug 20 2014 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton & Co. has joined forces with Garner Consulting, an independent insurance agency that provides employee benefits and compliance services. As part of the transaction, Garner Consulting...

For Insurers, California’s ‘Diverse Procurement’ is Well-Meaning and Wrong

Aug 19 2014 // Under Section 927.2 of the California Insurance Code, insurers writing $100 million or more in annual premiums in the state are required to submit reports to the Department of Insurance on what efforts they’ve made...

Southern California Gets Minor M3.6 Quake

Aug 19 2014 // A small earthquake has struck the San Bernardino Mountains but no damages or injuries are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.7 quake struck at 9:55 p.m. It was centered 4 miles north of Big Bear City...

Wildfire Near Yosemite In California Threatens 500 Structures

Aug 19 2014 // Firefighters from throughout California have been dispatched today to protect homes threatened by a wildfire near Yosemite National Park.The nearly 2-square-mile blaze in Madera County had destroyed eight structures and...

Bolton & Company in California Names Doherty Managing Director

Aug 18 2014 // Bolton & Co. named Greg Doherty an executive vice president and managing director of the dietary supplement practice group. Doherty has experience in the dietary supplement and nutraceutical industry, as well as...