Latest California Headlines
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The Impact of California’s AB5 Law on the Transportation Sector: A National Perspective
Nov 18 2024 // The reclassification of independent contractors has become a major national issue, and California’s AB5 law has positioned itself at the center of this conversation. This legislation has brought significant...
California Labor Commissioner Recovers Nearly $1M in for Bakery Workers
Nov 14 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $942,604 settlement in a case involving a wholesale bakery in Vista that closed its doors without paying 187 workers. Baked in the Sun shut down without paying its...
Suspects Arrested After Videos Show Fake Bear Attacks in California for Insurance
Nov 14 2024 // Four Los Angeles area residents were arrested after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly found the suspects allegedly committed insurance fraud by claiming a bear had caused damage to their...
Plains All American Agrees to Pay $73M to Settle California Oil Spill Lawsuit
Nov 13 2024 // Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara, a filing showed on Tuesday. The spill occurred after a pipeline, which ran across...
Inszone Acquires Springbrook Insurance Agency in California
Nov 13 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Springbrook Insurance Agency in San Diego, California. Charlene and John Drapp will be staying on after the transition to Inszone Insurance. Springbrook Insurance Agency offers insurance...
Containment Increases on California Fire That Has Destroyed 168 Structures
Nov 12 2024 // Firefighters battled strong winds driving a fast-moving Southern California wildfire that forced the evacuations of thousands of people and destroyed at least 168 structures. Containment of the Mountain Fire in Ventura...
California Commissioner: 1-Year Moratorium on Cancellations for Wildfire Victims
Nov 12 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 11,000 policyholders affected by the Shelly Fire located...
Inszone Acquires Nugent Insurance Brokers in California
Nov 12 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Nugent Insurance Brokers LLC in Chico, California. Valerie and Tom Nugent Jr., and Tom Jr.’s daughter, Marissa, will remain with Inszone. Nugent Insurance will also expand into...
Wind-Driven Southern California Blaze Has Destroyed at Least 132 Structures
Nov 8 2024 // A Southern California wildfire that was driven by high winds has destroyed at least 132 structures and forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate. The fire in Ventura County has burned 20,596 acres and is 7% contained. The...
People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Advisory Committees; Braud Joins Aspire as VP of Casualty Claims
Nov 8 2024 // Commissioner Lara Makes Appointments to CAARP Advisory Committee, COIN Advisory Board, CEA Advisory Panel and Curriculum Board Ricardo Lara California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to...
High Winds in Southern California Drive Two Blazes
Nov 6 2024 // A wildfire sparked in California’s upscale Malibu beach community on Wednesday was driven by powerful winds sweeping apart the state’s southern region. The Broad Fire in Los Angeles County, which had shut down...
Hub International Acquires Western Growers Insurance Services in California
Nov 5 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of Western Growers Insurance Services in a move aimed at expanding Hub’s services in the agribusiness industry. WGIS has 10 offices located in...
California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study
Nov 4 2024 // Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023, a study from the Workers Compensation Research...
California City Part of Community-Based Flood Insurance Initiative
Nov 4 2024 // The City of Isleton will take part in a community-based flood insurance initiative as part of a two-year $200,000 grant to provide payouts to residents if floodwaters reach a pre-determined depth. The pilot project is...
Man Banned From California’s Workers’ Comp System Charged for Billing Nearly $100M
Nov 4 2024 // A man banned for life from the California workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of fraud was charged with billing nearly $100 million as part of an extensive workers’ comp fraud scheme. David...
Delos in California Secures Another $9M Funding
Nov 1 2024 // Property insurance managing general agent Delos Insurance Solutions said it has raised $9 million through a Series A funding round led by HSBC Asset Management and includes IA Capital Group, Blue Bear Capital and...
InterWest Acquires McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in California
Oct 31 2024 // InterWest Insurance Services acquired McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in San Leandro, California. John Johnson and Mike McDermott will remain in leadership roles. InterWest is headquartered in Sacramento. McDermott-Costa...
California Plans to Rev up Sales of Electric Motorcycles
Oct 31 2024 // At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked behind the dirt bikes. The store sells one a month, at most, a salesperson said. Motorcyclists have...
Survey Shows California’s Insurance Crisis Is Impacting Home Sales
Oct 30 2024 // Realtors in California are reporting more difficulty selling homes because of the insurance crisis, according to a survey from the California Association of Realtors. The group surveyed its members and found 13% reported a...
Report: California Auto Sales Leveling off, Tesla Sales Slip
Oct 28 2024 // New vehicle registrations in California seem to be leveling off, while consumer tastes for Telsas cooled slightly. California’s new light vehicle registrations fell by 1.7% from a year earlier, totaling 1,320,708...
