Latest California Headlines
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California’s Workers’ Comp Bureau Will Skip Mid-Year Filing Due to COVID-19
Apr 8 2020 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s governing committee has decided not to submit a July 1, 2020 rate. The committee met this week to review the WCIRB actuarial committee’s...
Market Tumult Threatens PG&E Deal with California Wildfire Victims
Apr 8 2020 // Lawyers who negotiated a crucial $13.5 billion deal for the victims of deadly wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment are expressing serious doubts about whether the nation’s largest utility will be...
California Will Let Startup Nuro Test Driverless Delivery Vehicles
Apr 8 2020 // California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday authorized autonomous technology startup Nuro to test two driverless delivery vehicles in nine cities, a decision that comes as coronavirus concerns lock down many...
California Supreme Court Ruling Will Enable Montrose to Tap Excess Policies
Apr 7 2020 // A decision this week by the California Supreme Court gave policyholders with long-tail environmental claims a potentially big win, finding that polices within each policy period can be vertically stacked. The decision was...
InterWest Acquires CBS Bond & Insurance Services in California
Apr 6 2020 // InterWest Insurance Services has acquired CBS Bond & Insurance Services in Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CBS specializes in bond and commercial insurance programs. InterWest is a regional...
California Commissioner on Immigrant Eligibility for Workers’ Comp Benefits
Apr 6 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today alerted insurance companies that all workers affected by COVID-19 on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits regardless of their immigration...
Another Member PG&E California Wildfire Panel Resigns
Apr 6 2020 // The former chief financial officer for a Northern California city destroyed in a 2018 wildfire caused by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment is trying to upend the utility’s plan for getting out of bankruptcy...
Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California
Apr 6 2020 // An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rattled much of inland Southern California on Friday evening but no damage or injuries were reported, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake struck just after 6:53...
Zoom Trouble
Apr 6 2020 // Online video conferencing has proven itself a useful technology tool in the midst of a worldwide quarantine thanks to COVID-19 but such rapid expansion in recent weeks is causing one of the largest firms a bit of privacy...
California Commissioner Orders Insurance Claim, Coverage Deadline Extensions
Apr 3 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a notice to insurers ordering them to stop enforcing policy or statutory deadlines on policyholders for claims or coverage until 90 days after the statewide...
A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Farm Workers Would Be Catastrophic: Viewpoint
Apr 3 2020 // There is no evidence that Covid-19 has been transmitted by food or food packaging, according to U.S. federal health agencies. How the virus fares among food workers may be a different story. By law, food manufacturers must...
Bender Insurance Solutions in California Names Rohr Vice President of Finance
Apr 3 2020 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Bender Insurance Solutions has named Heather Rohr vice president of finance. Rohr oversees administration, budgeting, financial management, accounting services and facilities maintenance. She has...
Insurance Office of America Adds Miller in California
Apr 3 2020 // Insurance Office of America has added Steve Miller to lead the mobility and innovation group. Miller will be based in Pleasanton, Calif. He was previously vice president at McGriff Insurance Services. In his 15 years in...
Regulators Mull Reversing $462M Increase in PG&E’s California Wildfire Fines
Apr 1 2020 // California power regulators are weighing a recommendation to back off plans to fine Pacific Gas and Electric an additional $462 million for igniting a series of Northern California 2018 deadly wildfires rather than risk...
High-Flying Zoom Faces Privacy Suit Claiming It Fails to Protect User Data
Mar 31 2020 // Zoom Video Communications, which has seen its stock zoom by 115% since January, is being sued by a Sacramento user who claims the service unlawfully discloses users’ personal information. The video service has...
PG&E to Use California Wildfire Victims Fund to Pay for Past Crimes
Mar 30 2020 // Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t pay for its crimes in a deadly Northern California wildfire by taking money away from a fund...
PG&E’s Falling Stock Price Worries California Wildfire Victims Eyeing Deal
Mar 27 2020 // The stock market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is raising worries that Pacific Gas & Electric’s $13.5 billion settlement with victims of catastrophic wildfires may be worth far less by the time...
California Commissioner Wants Data on Business Interruption Coverage
Mar 27 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has directed insurance companies to submit data to the California Department of Insurance regarding coverage of commercial business interruption related to COVID-19. It is...
Just in California Announces Telematics Product for Low-Income Drivers
Mar 27 2020 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Just Auto Insurance Inc. has launched a telematics-based auto insurance for lower income consumers. Just’s pricing model is based on an in-house telematics model, which uses data from more...
Cannabis Deemed an ‘Essential’ Business. Will Insurance Landscape Change?
Mar 26 2020 // It’s not just toilet paper and hand sanitizer people have been stocking up on during the COVID-19 crisis. Inventory levels at adult use cannabis stores in the U.S. showed a quick decline after the COVID-19 crisis...
