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PCF Insurance Services Acquires DLD Insurance Brokers in California
Aug 12 2024 // PCF Insurance Services acquired the insurance business of DLD Insurance Brokers in Irvine, California. DLD Insurance Brokers specializes in serving companies in the construction, real estate, manufacturing, medical device...
California Commissioner Moves to Implement Insurance Rate Review Reforms
Aug 9 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday released a statement on his latest administrative action designed to address the state’s homeowners insurance crisis. Lara today issued a bulletin implementing...
California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancelation Moratorium for 185K Residents
Aug 8 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex...
Fast-Moving Southern California Wildfire Torched Hillside Homes, Forcing Evacuations
Aug 7 2024 // A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said. The flames erupted Monday afternoon and chased residents from the...
California’s Park Fire Continues to Slowly Grow to 647 Square Miles
Aug 6 2024 // The Park Fire continues to slowly grow to 647 square miles, as thousands of firefighters continue to work to gain more control over the Northern California blaze, which is now the state’s fourth largest on...
People Moves: BenefitMall Names Bishop Sales Executive in California; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Modesto Team; Davis Joins Alliant as SVP
Aug 6 2024 // BenefitMall Appoints Bishop Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California Crystal Bishop BenefitMall hired Crystal Bishop as a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Bishop has more than 20 years of...
California Contractor Settles EEOC Harassment Charge
Aug 5 2024 // Fremont, California-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Co. agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased
Aug 2 2024 // Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the fourth largest wildfire in history. The fire, which covers parts of four counties—Butte,...
Captain in California Scuba Boat Fire Must Pay $32K to Families of 3 of 34 People Killed
Aug 2 2024 // A scuba dive boat captain was ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boylan’s criminal negligence as captain of the...
Chevron to Quit California for Texas After Warning on Regulation
Aug 2 2024 // Chevron Corp. is relocating headquarters to Houston from California after repeatedly warning that the Golden State’s regulatory regime was making it a tough place to do business. The move announced Friday will end...
Report: 1Q 2024 California Workers’ Comp Written Premium 3% Lower Than Year Ago
Jul 31 2024 // Written premium for the first quarter of 2024 was 3% lower than the first quarter of 2023, while written premium in 2023 was slightly above 2022, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
600-Square-Mile-Plus Wildfire in California Now State’s Fifth Largest on Record
Jul 31 2024 // The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277 structures and damaging 29, according to CalFire. The fire covers four counties—Butte, Plumas,...
Firefighters Increase Containment on California Wildfire Now at 599 Square Miles
Jul 30 2024 // Containment has increased on a fire that exploded in size and in a few days became California’s sixth largest wildfire, destroying hundreds of structures. The Park Fire near Chico, California, has burned 383,619...
California Workers’ Comp Report Shows ‘Relatively Stable’ System Post-Pandemic
Jul 30 2024 // The California workers’ compensation system has been relatively stable in the post-pandemic era, as premium levels rose by 1% in 2023 and are forecast to increase modestly in 2024—while decreases in average insurer...
California Wildfire Grows to 575 Square Miles, Destroying at Least 100 Structures
Jul 29 2024 // At least 100 structures have been destroyed and roughly 4,200 more are being threatened by the Park Fire, near Chico, California, which has burned 368,256 acres and now touches four counties. Containment on the Park Fire,...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal
Jul 26 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 million per building and...
California Wildfire Continues to Spread Rapidly to 164K Acres
Jul 26 2024 // A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed an undetermined number of buildings and is threatening thousands or properties, prompting thousands of evacuations orders, as it continued to rage on Friday...
California Indoor Worker Heat Protections OK’d and in Effect
Jul 26 2024 // California’s indoor heat protections were approved and went into effect this week. The rules apply to most indoor workplaces. Employers are required to adopt safety measures that go into effect in most cases when...
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
Jul 25 2024 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state’s top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn’t wrongly curtail the...
Northern California Fire Becomes State’s Biggest in a Day, Evacuations Ordered
Jul 25 2024 // A wildfire that started Wednesday near Chico, California grew quickly to 45,549 acres overnight to become the state’s largest active blaze. Evacuation orders and warnings were issued, but the number of residents...
