Latest California Headlines
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California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Drop in 2020 Pure Premium Filing
Aug 7 2019 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s governing committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Jan. 1, 2020 advisory pure premium rate filing to the California...
California Manufacturer of Fire Protection Spray Sued for $5M
Aug 7 2019 // A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against a Los Angeles County company that sells a product it contends helps protect homes from wildfires. The Santa Barbara County district attorney and the Los Angeles city attorney...
AmWINS Group to Acquire LISI and CoPower in California
Aug 7 2019 // AmWINS Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LISI Inc. and CoPower, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close later this month, pending regulatory approval and...
U.S. Northwest Faces Growing Wildfire Threat
Aug 6 2019 // Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. The region, famous for its rainfall, has long escaped major...
California Leads Nation in SMB Cyber Insurance Adoption, Report Shows
Aug 6 2019 // California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released on Tuesday by CyberPolicy. The report shows the highest annual premium in the state totaled more than...
California Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, to Deliver Keynote at American Agents Alliance Conference
Aug 6 2019 // August 6, 2019, Sacramento, CA – We are thrilled to welcome our new Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, as our 2019 keynote speaker. Join us as the commissioner discusses his policy priorities and initiatives for...
California Trucking Association Launches Trucking Proud Insurance Agency
Aug 6 2019 // The California Trucking Association (CTA) in partnership with Gamie, LLC, and C3 Risk and Insurance have launched a new trucking insurance agency offering a cross section of insurance products for trucking companies across...
California Court of Appeal Hands Win to Insurer, Rental Car Space
Aug 5 2019 // The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has upheld the decision of a trial court ruling finding that fees rental car agencies charge for optional insurance need not be included in rate filings and are...
California Vineyard Hit with $3.7M Fine for Bulldozing Wetland
Aug 5 2019 // California regulators say a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and winemaker has agreed to pay $3.76 million in penalties after his company bulldozed a protected wetland and filled in a stream bed to build a vineyard in...
Power Outage Grounded Flights at Southern California Airport
Aug 5 2019 // A Southern California airport cancelled all flights after a power outage left all its terminals in the dark. John Wayne Airport in Orange County diverted all arriving flights and cancelled departing flights after the...
My New Markets
Aug 5 2019 // Coastal Homeowners Insurance Market Detail: Coastal Risk Solutions LLC (CRS) (www.coastalrisksolutionsllc.com) is a managing general agent in the coastal homeowners space. Coastal Risk Solutions offers a set of niche...
Jury Begins Deliberating in Trial over Deadly California Warehouse Fire
Aug 2 2019 // A jury has begun deliberating the fate of two men charged in a deadly fire at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse two years ago. Derick Almena and Max Harris were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 36...
California Governor Defends State’s Wildfire Efforts
Aug 2 2019 // Gov. Gavin Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts this week while criticizing the federal government for not doing enough to help protect the state as it enters the height of fire season after two...
Confie Acquires Non-Credit Union Member Insurance from Wescom in California
Aug 1 2019 // Confie has completed the acquisition of Wescom Insurance Services LLC’s non-credit union member insurance services. Confie acquired all of the non-credit union member insurance customers, while Wescom will retain all...
PG&E Doesn’t Agree That Maintenance Played Role in Deadly Camp Fire
Aug 1 2019 // PG&E Corp. said in court papers on Wednesday that it “strongly disagrees” with a suggestion in a Wall Street Journal article that the company knowingly deferred maintenance on equipment that caused...
WSS Acquires Klein & Costa Insurance Services in California
Jul 31 2019 // Western Security Surplus has acquired Klein & Costa Insurance Services in Santa Ana, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. K&C was founded in 1990 by Clarence Costa and Jim Klein. Costa will continue to lead...
Report: Written Worker’s Comp Premium in California to Fall by $1B in 2019
Jul 31 2019 // Expect workers’ compensation insurance rates in California to continue to fall, with total written premium expected to drop by $1 billion or more for 2019 despite the positive impacts of continued economic growth, a...
Experts Say Organizers Should Check Emergency Plans After California Festival Shooting
Jul 31 2019 // Experts say organizers should take another look at their emergency plans in the wake of the deadly shooting at a California food festival to see if they can make additional safety improvements. The shooting Sunday at the...
University Lawsuit Accuses Big Retailers of Infringing ‘Reinvented’ Light Bulb Patent
Jul 31 2019 // Five major retailers, including Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc, were sued on Tuesday by the University of California over what it called the “existential threat” when foreign manufacturers infringe...
California Self-Insurers Board Greenlights Workers’ Comp Alternative Security Program
Jul 30 2019 // The board of the California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund has approved the 2019/20 Alternative Security Program. The ASP provides a financial backstop to replace security deposits required to collateralize...
