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People Moves: Delos Executive Pratt Appointed to Legislative Committee of Surplus Line Association of California
Sep 26 2025 // Tom Pratt Tom Pratt, head of public policy and government affairs at property insurance MGA Delos Insurance Solutions, has been appointed to the legislative committee of the Surplus Line Association of California. Delos is...
McGowan Acquires Limit.com in California
Sep 25 2025 // The McGowan Companies acquired Limit, a digital wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Covina, California, via an asset purchase agreement. After the transaction is closed, Limit will continue to operate under the...
California AG Encouraged by OpenAI’s Stance on Chatbot Harms in Wake of Suit
Sep 24 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “encouraged” by a recent talk with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and actions the company has taken in the wake of a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT guided...
Guillermo del Toro Almost Lost His Movie Memorabilia in California Wildfire
Sep 24 2025 // Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It’s the same loyalty that finds him making...
California Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud, Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sep 23 2025 // A California couple has been charged for running an insurance fraud scheme where they allegedly stole more than 21 patients’ identities and submitted false insurance claims. Rebecca Juarez, 39, and Juan Pablo...
Lawsuits Accuse Former California Megachurch Pastor of Child Sex Abuse
Sep 22 2025 // A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in...
California Won’t Replace Expiring $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit
Sep 22 2025 // California will not backfill a $7,500 federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles that is set to expire this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, reversing an earlier pledge to restart the state’s own EV...
California Labor Commissioner Cites L.A. Restaurant $680K
Sep 22 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited J BBQ, a Koreatown restaurant, more than $680,000 for wage theft violations. A total of 48 workers were impacted by the violations, which included unpaid wages, denied...
California Labor Commissioner Cites LA Developers $2.3M
Sep 22 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued citations totaling more than $2.3 million to multiple developers and operators of construction projects at sites in Los Angeles. The citations stem from an...
California’s Insurance Commissioner Is Seeking Changes to The Intervenor Process
Sep 19 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced he wants to make certain reforms to the state’s insurance law, Proposition 103, including changing the controversial intervenor process. Prop. 103,...
Southern California Edison, Others Settle to Recover $2B Tied to Wildfires
Sep 19 2025 // Southern California Edison has reached a settlement agreement with several intervenors to allow the utility to recover about $2 billion of $5.6 billion in losses tied to the 2017–2018 wildfire and mudslide events. Out of...
Howden Acquiring Entertainment Broker Gravitas in California
Sep 18 2025 // Howden is acquiring Gravitas Insurance Agency LLC, a Los Angeles-based retail brokerage specializing in contingency insurance for music, sports and live events. The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions,...
Bamboo Insurance and Accredited Partner to Expand Homeowners Coverage in California
Sep 18 2025 // Bamboo Insurance entered into a partnership with Accredited the companies say will provide availability and coverage options to homeowners across California. Bamboo’s E&S Signature product combines Bamboo’s...
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Product in California That Includes High-Risk Zones
Sep 17 2025 // Orion180 Insurance launched of its FLEX Home Insurance product for California. FLEX is designed to give homeowners the ability to personalize policies, adjust coverage and deduct options based on risk exposure and...
California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Oil Production
Sep 16 2025 // California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel...
California Commissioner Pushes for Wildfire Recovery Bill, Other Legislation
Sep 15 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign several wildfire and health-related bills that have passed the Legislature and are now awaiting the governor’s approval. “They...
Medical Costs Double in California Comp Claims With Functional Restoration Programs
Sep 15 2025 // Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims, a new study shows. A study from the...
California Extending Cap-And-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals
Sep 15 2025 // California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s...
California Roofing Contractor Must Pay $2M in Unpaid Wages, Damages
Sep 15 2025 // A federal court ordered a Northern California-based roofing contractor to pay $1.9 million in back wages and damages to 158 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation reportedly found the employer failed to pay...
California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit
Sep 12 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based...
