Latest California Headlines
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Cannabis Home Delivery Surges in California Amid Outbreak
Mar 23 2020 // One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected...
California Employees Who Bring Labor Claims Can’t Recover for Their Unpaid Wages
Mar 23 2020 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs in Private Attorney General Act cases cannot recover for their own or their fellow employees’ unpaid wages, but are limited to recovering civil penalties set...
California Legislative Recess Leaves Wildfire Plan in Limbo
Mar 22 2020 // Californians statewide are huddled at home under a “shelter-in-place” order handed down March 20 by Gov. Gavin Newsom to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Unfortunately, nature does not take a break for...
FTP of California Continues Growth Trend with Expanded Limit Exclusive Property Program
Mar 20 2020 // San Diego, CA, March 19, 2020 – FTP of California, LLC, announced today a new property program with high limits and extreme flexibility in risk coverage. The exclusive program is backed by A.M. Best ‘A’ rated...
California Places All Residents Under ‘Stay at Home’ Order
Mar 19 2020 // California’s governor on Thursday issued an unprecedented statewide “stay at home order” directing the state’s 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future in the...
Report: Climate Change Requires a ‘Rethink’ of How Catastrophic Events are Funded
Mar 19 2020 // Severe weather events and demographic challenges will continue to strain government finances, a trend that will require “a rethink of how catastrophic events are funded” and push the need for greater use of...
California Calling for 60-Day Premium Grace Period Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Mar 19 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurers for a grace period on paying premiums. Lara today issued a notice requesting that all insurance companies provide their policyholders with at least a 60-day...
Cisco Systems Agrees to Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination in California
Mar 19 2020 // Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2 million in lost wages and interest to affected employees in San Jose, Calif., and provide at least $2.7 million in pay-equity adjustments to its employees nationwide in the next five...
California Department of Insurance Has Man Extradited from Poland in $2.6M Fraud Ring
Mar 19 2020 // California Department of Insurance detectives took Yeghishe Msryan, 67, into custody after he was arrested in Poland and extradited back to Los Angeles by the U.S. Marshals Service for his alleged involvement in an...
Inszone Insurance Acquires Global Pro Insurance Services in California
Mar 18 2020 // Inszone Insurance Services has acquired Global Pro Insurance Services in Pleasanton, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Global Pro provides property/casualty insurance services to individual and businesses...
Report: Testers in California Logged 2.8M Autonomous Miles Last Year
Mar 17 2020 // Each year technology’s promise of having autonomous vehicles ruling the roads seems to be a bit more fleeting, or at least a bit further off, but that hasn’t stalled the efforts of would-be makers of...
Integrated Specialty Coverages Acquires Access Partners in California
Mar 17 2020 // Integrated Specialty Coverages has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Access Partners Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ISC is a technology-enabled General Agency backed by affiliates of Two...
Insurance Office of America Adds Paul to Entertainment Division in California
Mar 17 2020 // Insurance Office of America has added Keith Paul to its entertainment division as a risk management consultant. Paul will be based in the Encino, Calif. office. Before joining IOA, he was a client executive at NFP in its...
PG&E Approved by Judge for $23B Bankruptcy Financing Package
Mar 16 2020 // Power producer PG&E Corp. said on Monday that it won bankruptcy court approval to use up to $23 billion in financing after California Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped his opposition to those financing commitments. The U.S....
Pipeline Owner Agrees to Pay $60M in 2015 California Spill
Mar 16 2020 // The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 will pay $60 million to to settle allegations that it violated safety laws, the U.S. Environmental...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires McConnell, Manit & Trout in California
Mar 16 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired McConnell, Manit & Trout Insurance Services LLC in San Louis, Obispo, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rick McConnell, Mike Manit, Doug Trout and their associates...
California City is Paying $42.6 M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
Mar 13 2020 // Santa Monica will pay $42.6 million to nearly two dozen victims of a city employee and former youth volunteer who killed himself after being charged with molestation, according to a newspaper report. The City Council on...
California Employees Who Bring Labor Claims Can’t Recover for Their Unpaid Wages
Mar 12 2020 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs in Private Attorney General Act cases cannot recover for their own or their fellow employees’ unpaid wages, but are limited to recovering civil penalties set...
AssuredPartners Acquires Wateridge Insurance Services in California
Mar 12 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Wateridge Insurance Services Inc. of San Diego, Calif. The team of 67 will remain under the operational leadership of Jeff Byroads, John Clanton and John Dorris. Lake Mary, Fla.-based...
California Governor Warns of More Restrictions to Stop Virus
Mar 12 2020 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the state’s nearly 40 million residents to avoid sporting events, concerts and large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and adamantly warned the elderly to stay...
