Latest California Headlines
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Alliant Names Lee Vice President in California
Jun 28 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jonathan Lee vice president of catastrophe modeling and business analytics. Lee will be based in the San Diego, Calif., office and oversee the catastrophe management function for...
PG&E Power Line Blamed for Sparking Small California Wildfire
Jun 28 2019 // A downed Pacific Gas & Electric power line is blamed for sparking a wildfire in eastern Monterey County, Calif. this week. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the 2,456-acre blaze that...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names French Employee Benefits Account Administrator
Jun 28 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has added Denise French to its employee benefits team as an account administrator for special projects. French serves as the primary customer service person for enrolled...
Poll: Majority of Americans Say Global Warming is Affecting U.S. Weather
Jun 27 2019 // The majority of Americans say global warming is important to them, and that it’s affecting the weather in the U.S. A national survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Submits 2020 Regulatory Filing
Jun 26 2019 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday submitted a Jan. 1, 2020, regulatory filing to the California Insurance Commissioner. The filing contains the following proposals:...
Third Point Makes Equity Investment in California-based Noblr
Jun 26 2019 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has entered into a relationship with Noblr Inc. through a combination of a minority equity investment and reinsurance, the company announced. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. San...
Bondholders Propose Bankruptcy Exit Plan Up to $30B for PG&E
Jun 26 2019 // A committee of bondholders of PG&E Corp.’s utility unit on Tuesday proposed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that would inject up to $30 billion to help the California power provider emerge from Chapter 11 and...
Four California Men Involved Alleged Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Jun 25 2019 // Detectives from the California Department of Insurance have arrested Ameer Almassou, Bariq Aleyada, and Ziad Jaber Jaber for allegedly stealing more than $22,000 from auto insurers by filing fraudulent insurance claims....
Topa in California Names Yates Assistant Vice President of Claims
Jun 25 2019 // Topa Insurance Co. has named Kelly Yates assistant vice president of claims. Yates will be located in Topa’s Calabasas, Calif. office. Yates has oversight of Topa’s property and commercial auto business and its...
M5.5 Quake Confirmed in California Near Pacific Coast
Jun 24 2019 // The U.S. Geological Survey a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit near the Pacific coast of Northern California. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:53 p.m. on Saturday at a spot 17.3 miles southwest of Scotia, a town...
Women Employees at Oracle Seek Class-Action Status in Gender Pay Lawsuit
Jun 24 2019 // Call it the class ceiling. Women suing major technology companies for gender discrimination would have much stronger leverage against their employers if they could press their claims on behalf of a large group of female...
CSAA in California Names Acevedo Chief Information Officer, and Rogers Chief Information Security Officer
Jun 24 2019 // CSAA Insurance Group has named Paul Acevedo executive vice president and chief information officer. CSAA has also named Marlys Rodgers chief information security officer. Acevedo leads CSAA’s technology organization,...
NFP Acquires Excel Bonds & Insurance Services in California
Jun 21 2019 // NFP has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Excel Bonds & Insurance Services Inc. The deal closed May 1. Cathy Skeen and Dave Garese, former founders and principals, will join NFP as senior vice presidents, reporting to...
California Governor Wants Wildfire Fund to Help Utilities
Jun 21 2019 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing lawmakers on a wildfire fund that may be financed through bonds to help utilities pay for the catastrophic blazes their power lines keep igniting, according to people familiar with...
Bird Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm
Jun 21 2019 // An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84% of the California Valley Solar Ranch’s generating capacity. The June 5...
Most Local Governments on Sidelines of California Cannabis Rush, But for How Long?
Jun 20 2019 // The number of licensed cannabis businesses in California continues to rise. For the state’s three types of licenses – temporary, provisional and annual – the latest figures show roughly 2,700 businesses licensed...
Georgia Makes Multiple Arrests in $120M, Multi-State Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 20 2019 // Several individuals were arrested last week involved in an insurance fraud scheme stretching all the way to California that is believed to have totaled $120 million in losses, according to the Georgia Department of...
California Warehouse Fire Defendant Says No One Was in Charge
Jun 19 2019 // The San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where a fire killed 36 people more than two years ago was an artist enclave where nobody was fully in charge, one of two men blamed for the fire testified this week. Max Harris told a...
PG&E Settles for $1B with Local Governments for California Fire Claims
Jun 19 2019 // PG&E Corp. will pay $1 billion as part of its bankruptcy reorganization to more than a dozen local governments in California struck by wildfires in recent years, the company and lawyers for the governments said on...
Bayer Asks Judge to Overrule $2 Billion Monsanto Roundup Verdict
Jun 19 2019 // Bayer AG has asked a California judge to overrule a $2 billion verdict by jurors who found the company’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer responsible for a couple’s cancer, arguing the jury decision was not...
