Infinity Insurance and the LA Galaxy announced special appearances by the 2009 Miss LA Galaxy, Katrina Lopez and her Miss LA Galaxy Court members at the Huntington Park Christmas Parade on November 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Miss LA Galaxy Court members, Nicole Avalos and Samantha Vue are scheduled to appear at the Los Angeles Parade [...]

Anthem Blue Cross announced today that its industry-leading transparency initiative will be available to members in the following counties in the state: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Sacramento/Placer and Yolo counties, San Diego, Imperial County, Orange County, San Joaquin/Valley, North Coast/North state, South Bay/South Coast, San Bernardino and Riverside.
These 7.3 million new members [...]

Tim Richison, chief financial officer of the California Earthquake Authority since 1997, was named CFO of the Year by the Sacramento Business Journal at ceremonies held today. Judges cited Richison’s achievements as part of the original team at CEA — an entity that opened its doors in 1996 and has since become an international model [...]

Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced a significant organizational change that strengthens the company’s leadership team while maintaining Alliant’s commitment to a flat management structure. Effective immediately, Ralph Hurst now directs the company’s retail operations as President, National Brokerage Group, while Sean McConlogue, President, Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, directs [...]

Kiesel Boucher Larson has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a statewide coalition of emergency room physicians against the State of California Department of Health Care Services alleging that a flawed financial structure for the State’s emergency departments is putting the entire system at risk of collapse.
“This lawsuit should serve as a wake-up [...]

The Doctors Company, the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, has received the exclusive endorsement of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) as the preferred carrier for its members. LACMA represents physicians from every medical specialty and practice setting across Los Angeles County.
The Doctors Company succeeds The SCPIE Companies, which were [...]

Kaiser Permanente announced that 38 nonprofit organizations from Kern to San Diego will receive grants totaling more than $300,000 to help fund a wide range of services for people with HIV and AIDS, including youth education, prevention, screening and treatment programs, as well as housing assistance and food pantries. By year’s end, Kaiser Permanente’s [...]

FairWarning, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions, today announced they have been selected by the University of California San Diego Medical Center to further automate patient privacy auditing.
“UCSD Medical Center has deployed various tools to ensure the privacy and security of our patient’s data. By adding FairWarning® to our environment, [...]

he following was issued today by Smith, Chapman & Campbell.
A Los Angeles jury yesterday awarded a quadriplegic man $10 million in a bad faith case against Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. The jury found that Atlantic Mutual acted despicably and with malice and oppression in wrongfully refusing to settle a personal injury case in 2002. Steven [...]

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced special tax relief for California taxpayers affected by the recent wildfires in Southern California.
“By immediately claiming a disaster loss on their tax returns, those who lost their homes or suffered property damages can quickly get some financial relief,” said State Controller and FTB Chair John Chiang. “The FTB [...]