All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2014 // The husband of Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American pop star who died with six others in a 2012 plane crash, sued the aircraft’s owners Friday alleging wrongful death.Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Esteban Loaiza...
Feb 18 2014 // Immigrants living in the country illegally would be able to buy health insurance through the state of California under a bill introduced by a state senator.Only U.S. citizens can buy policies under the Affordable Care Act...
Feb 14 2014 // Sean Morris has joined McDonald-Leavitt Insurance Agency, and will specialize in commercial insurance. Morris will be based in Santa Rosa, Calif. Prior to McDonald-Leavitt, Morris worked for 15 years selling real...
Feb 14 2014 // Southern California may be in a drought, but San Bernardino County is thinking about the safety of motorists who use roads prone to flash flooding. Signs warning drivers to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown”...
Feb 14 2014 // Just days after a Southern California diocese announced the settlement of two child-abuse lawsuits, a lawyer says he has no plans to settle a third suit against a former Catholic priest.Attorney Anthony De Marco tells the...
Feb 14 2014 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc., a leading international Insurance brokerage, announced Friday that it has officially opened its San Francisco, Calif. commercial markets and benefits group office in the heart of...
Feb 14 2014 // U.S. President Barack Obama is offering millions of dollars in aid and other assistance to California farmers, ranchers and communities beset by one of the worst droughts in the state’s history.The federal help will...
Feb 13 2014 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Lisa Castagnola assistant vice president in its Orange County, Calif. branch. Castagnola will focus on building the contractors niche for Heffernan in Southern California. Castagnola has...
Feb 13 2014 // Airline pilots and federal officials are launching a campaign to warn the public about the dangers of pointing lasers into cockpits.Some pilots have been temporarily blinded by the powerful beams of light. According to...
Feb 12 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Feb 12 2014 // Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. in California has promoted Brian Weaver to senior vice president of sales. Weaver heads the company’s efforts working with the independent brokers and agents who sell the...
Feb 12 2014 // Data thefts at U.S. retailers have rekindled enthusiasm in Congress for a single federal law on how customers should be notified about such breaches, but those efforts face the same roadblock as in the past: dozens of...
Feb 11 2014 // A Southern California diocese has paid $3.8 million to settle two child-abuse lawsuits brought against a former Catholic priest.The Diocese of San Bernardino announced Sunday that payments settling the two civil cases...
Feb 11 2014 // California’s worst drought in decades is feeding what may become a devastating wildfire season, one that is starting about five months early.Extremely dry conditions have sparked 487 wildfires so far in 2014,...
Feb 10 2014 // An area of intensive scrutiny by the California Department of Insurance surrounds the charging and disclosing of broker fees. The department regularly receives a high volume of customer complaints concerning the failure to...
Feb 10 2014 // Chris Le was named director of personal lines for Los Angeles, Calif.-based Anderson & Murison Inc.Le will be responsible for the underwriting and processing of all personal lines at the company. He has been with...
Feb 7 2014 // A Southern California city has announced plans to host a Pamplona-style bull run, months after a neighboring town nixed the event because of safety concerns.The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported the Golden State edition...
Feb 6 2014 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Cheryl Heller senior account manager in employee benefits in its California North Bay office. Heller will focus on client service and account management, with a focus on the winery, real...
Feb 6 2014 // A psychologist apologized Tuesday in a Los Angeles court for defrauding the federal government with inflated and fraudulent workers’ compensation claims.Dr. Arnold P. Nerenberg of Whittier said Tuesday he was...
Feb 5 2014 // California’s drought could dry up the state’s supply of hydroelectricity, prompting utilities to switch to more expensive gas-fired plants.The Sacramento Bee reported that while utilities don’t anticipate...