All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2014 // Five California harbors are preparing for future tsunamis under a new state project that arms them with maps that identify potential problem areas. Officials with the California Geological Survey said Friday the...
Mar 24 2014 // California’s limit of $250,000 on medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering, which became a model for other states almost 40 years ago, could be increased under a voter initiative to be submitted on...
Mar 24 2014 // Winter storms caused $2 billion in insured losses in 2013, up dramatically from $38 million in 2012, according to reports from Munich Re. From 1993 to 2012, winter storms resulted in about $28 billion in insured...
Mar 21 2014 // Update: California Commissioner Dave Jones made his initial recommendations on insurance issues and transportation network companies.Update: Excess and surplus carrier James River Insurance Co. said it’s not leaving...
Mar 21 2014 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions LLC has named Robert B. Young as senior vice president. Young’s role will include underwriting and marketing of Pioneer’s products nationwide and...
Mar 21 2014 // International criminal enterprises follow the money, and a report says they are increasingly focusing on California because of its wealth and innovation.Aside from long-time trafficking in drugs, guns and people, the...
Mar 20 2014 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. named Catherine Miller as risk management and patient safety specialist for CAPAssurance, which provides medical professional liability for hospitals,...
Mar 19 2014 // A California toy company has settled its lawsuit against the Beastie Boys over its parody of their song “Girls” in a promotional video that went viral.The Oakland Tribune reported an agreement to dismiss the...
Mar 18 2014 // Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.’s exit from California’s workers’ compensation market isn’t a reflection of the health of the state’s workers’ comp system, according to the...
Mar 18 2014 // Wells Fargo Insurance announced it is working with TransGuardian and the U.S. Mail to secure the shipping of high value parcels throughout the U.S.In making the announcement Wells Fargo highlighted the fact that parent...
Mar 18 2014 // A snapshot of Obamacare enrollment in seven states suggests the law hasn’t significantly increased competition in health insurance markets, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported.In California, for example, four big...
Mar 17 2014 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Velocify has named Stuart Ganis as director of insurance vertical.Ganis will lead the company’s initiatives in the insurance industry and work with the product development team to deliver...
Mar 17 2014 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Mariners General Insurance Group has expanded into Northern California with the addition of Carolyn Pounds, based in Alameda. Pounds has more than 20 years of experience in the marine...
Mar 14 2014 // California state Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, on Friday called for a state investigation into possibly unsafe working conditions at Los Angeles International Airport.Lieu’s call comes following the death three weeks...
Mar 14 2014 // The community investment policies of the state’s top 206 insurance companies are now available on the California Department of Insurance website.“By knowing what types of investments California insurers plan to...
Mar 13 2014 // Oakland, Calif.-based Dealey, Renton & Associates Insurance Brokers has hired professional liability and risk management specialist Michael Olson.Olson is charged with driving a variety of growth initiatives at DRA. He...
Mar 12 2014 // Farmers Insurance is looking to increase its presence in California by adding 518 agency owners throughout the state.“There has never been a better time than now for those interested in becoming agency owners to join...
Mar 12 2014 // Mid-market private equity firm Genstar Capital Management LLC has partnered with an insurance industry veteran to create a new platform company, Palomar Insurance Holdings, which will initially serve as a provider of...
Mar 11 2014 // Most uninsured motorists in the U.S. are responsible, safe drivers who simply cannot afford to purchase liability coverage with their income but who still need to drive for their work, according to a consumer advocacy...
Mar 11 2014 // San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney has promoted five senior executives to principals of the firm.The new principals, all of whom are based in California, are: Sara Bennett, an executive in the property/casualty...