All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 24 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 24 2014 // There are a number of bills currently under consideration by California Legislature that may be of interest to agents, brokers and insurance professionals in general.Bills under consideration include everything from...
Feb 24 2014 // Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer.CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible...
Feb 21 2014 // The Los Angeles Times is reporting that state Sen. Ron Calderon has been indicted in a corruption case and accused of taking about $100,000 in bribes from a hospital executive in Southern California who ran an alleged...
Feb 21 2014 // A former top executive at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has admitted to charges of a conflict of interest in awarding contacts to a software firm while he was at State Fund, it was made public on...
Feb 21 2014 // A California Legislator on Friday introduced a bill that would prevent construction on seismic fissures.Senate Bill 1155 would mandate that developers and city officials treat an unzoned earthquake fault line just like a...
Feb 21 2014 // Two women are suing Southern California Edison, claiming their electricity was cut off for refusing to pay a nearly $140,000 bill racked up by a marijuana grower.City News Service says the suit, filed Wednesday in Los...
Feb 21 2014 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the parents of an Orange County software developer who was killed in a crosswalk last year after being struck by a vehicle fleeing police.The Orange County Register reported the...
Feb 20 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of Los Angeles recently installed new officers and directors for 2014. The new IIABA-LA lineup for officers: Ryan Wunderlich, Hub International Insurance –...
Feb 20 2014 // Supporters of raising California’s award limit for medical malpractice suits hope to put the issue before voters and are gathering signatures to do so.The Los Angeles Times reported lawyers and consumer groups are...
Feb 18 2014 // The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election...
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...