All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2013 // When the state of Mississippi begins offering subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama’s reform law this year, residents will have only one choice – Magnolia Health Plan – a small insurer...
Jun 13 2013 // A Sacramento judge has upheld a $23 million jury award over the bed sore death of a woman at a Northern California assisted living facility.The Sacramento Bee reported the judge on Monday also awarded $4.3 million in legal...
Jun 10 2013 // Costa Mesa, Calif.-based RSI Insurance Brokers Inc. named Patrick Thomas as corporate vice president. Thomas will be responsible to developing new products, managing insurance program relationships and directing the sales...
Jun 10 2013 // Peggy Beaudoin has joined Rocklin, Calif.-based Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. as agribusiness account manager. Beaudoin will focus on underwriting and servicing Abram Interstate brokers for equine, commercial...
Jun 7 2013 // The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on California’s coast is closing, after a 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials...
Jun 7 2013 // The Los Angeles Unified School District has offered $17 million to settle dozens of claims by alleged victims of a former teacher charged with committing lewd acts on children.The Los Angeles Times reported the district on...
Jun 5 2013 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center added Joe Cotugna as a property/casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire Division in Southern California. Cotugna’s responsibilities at EPIC will include the acquisition of...
Jun 5 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe (SCM) has formed a partnership with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) to launch the Environmental Risk Management (ERM) program. The ERM Program helps CMTA members manage...
Jun 5 2013 // An audit says Pacific Gas and Electric Co. did not use $50 million intended to improve its gas pipeline network in the decade leading up to a deadly explosion in a San Francisco Bay area suburb.The audit by Leawood,...
Jun 3 2013 // Firefighters working in darkness doubled containment of a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles to 40 percent overnight, as cool, moist air moved in Monday.The fire, which has fed on old brush that hasn’t burned in...
Jun 3 2013 // Seven insurers have sued the Los Angeles school district to avoid paying a $30 million settlement to 58 alleged victims of child abuse at an elementary school.The insurers claim there was no relevant coverage under the...
Jun 3 2013 // We are all familiar with the old saying, “the only thing certain in life are death and taxes.” With the new tax laws that came into effect for 2013, we know this is really true now!Capital Gains and Flat Tax...
Jun 3 2013 // A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing, and the initiative might also seek to lift the cap on damages in medical malpractice cases.The...
Jun 3 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a larger report on opioid use by injured workers. This particular part covers the U.S. Western Region. A national story appeared in the last issue of Insurance Journal. That article can...
May 31 2013 // California workers’ compensation insurers’ average return on net worth increased for the second year in a row in 2011, according to the latest National Association of Insurance Commissioners report on insurer...
May 31 2013 // Spokane, Wash.-based Cochrane & Company, a western-regional surplus lines brokerage and managing general agent, has acquired Prowest Insurance Services Inc. The name and operations of Prowest, a Folsom, Calif.-based...
May 31 2013 // Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino.The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel...
May 31 2013 // According to EQECAT’s CatWatch on two moderate sized earthquakes in California this week there should be little to no damage is expected.Two moderate sized earthquakes were felt in California: a magnitude 5.7 in...
May 30 2013 // Employee benefits agency Digital Insurance has acquired Fallick Insurance Services of Mountain View, Calif. Fallick joins the Los Altos/Silicon Valley office of Digital Benefit Advisors, a division of Digital...
May 30 2013 // MassMutual San Francisco’s General Agent Robert B. Fakhimi will expand his responsibilities with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and lead MassMutual Northern California in Sacramento. In addition to this new...