Latest California Headlines
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Judge Wants PG&E Power Restrictions for Next California Wildfire Season
Jan 10 2019 // A U.S. judge has proposed restricting utility PG&E Corp from using power lines deemed to be unsafe during high winds in the 2019 California fire season, adding another complication for the California utility as it...
California Governor Proposes $150M in Wildfire Investments, 911 Fee
Jan 10 2019 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged fresh investments to prevent, fight and escape wildfires, including millions to help local governments improve their communication during emergencies and a fee to fund an update for...
California Could Require Businesses to Offer E-Receipts Under New Bill
Jan 10 2019 // California would become the first state to require businesses to offer electronic receipts unless customers ask for paper copies under legislation proposed this week. Many businesses and consumers already are moving toward...
Alliant in California Names Baumann General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jan 10 2019 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jennifer Baumann general counsel and corporate secretary. Baumann takes the reigns of the firm’s national legal strategy following a decade-long...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Kienke Commercial Account Administrator
Jan 9 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Carlota Kienke a commercial account administrator. Kienke provides support and assistance to team members within the agency’s commercial department, She is...
Wildfires, Dynamex Dominate California Wholesaler Conference
Jan 8 2019 // Wildfires and the Dynamex decision. Those two topics dominated discussions at an insurance wholesaler conference this week. The California Wholesaler Association conference in La Jolla, Calif. from Sunday through today...
California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re
Jan 8 2019 // The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael topping the list, according to Munich Re. A report from Munich Re on last...
California Prohibits Auto Insurers From Considering Gender When Setting Prices
Jan 8 2019 // Consumer groups applauded the outgoing California insurance commissioner for adopting regulations to prohibit gender use in auto insurance pricing in California. Outgoing California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued...
Allstate, State Farm, USAA Sue California Utility Over Wildfires
Jan 8 2019 // Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims. The lawsuits filed...
California Governor Signs Order to Tackle Drug Prices in First Act
Jan 8 2019 // Hours into his new job, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that could dramatically reshape the way prescription drugs are paid for and acquired in the most populous U.S. state. The order,...
New California Commissioner to Confront Climate-Fueled Fires, Expand Healthcare
Jan 8 2019 // As Ricardo Lara took office as California Insurance Commissioner at a ceremony in Sacramento on Monday, he pledged to help residents recover from wildfires while defeating the threat of climate change. Lara, the eighth...
California Utility’s Bankruptcy Talk Sets Stage for Showdown with State
Jan 7 2019 // In weighing a bankruptcy, power giant PG&E Corp. may be firing a warning shot to California lawmakers: Help us or watch the largest utility in your state go insolvent. The company is considering whether to file for...
Warren G. Bender in California Names Amano Commercial Lines Account Executive
Jan 7 2019 // Sacramento, Calif.-based Warren G. Bender Co. has named Kaz Amano an account executive in its commercial lines department. He has more than 12 years of prior experience in commercial insurance. He was previously an account...
Western Region Could See Action on Disaster Mitigation, Independent Contractors, Workers’ Comp
Jan 7 2019 // Most eyeballs were on California during the midterm elections in November, with polar opposite candidates facing off in the race for governor as well as the office of insurance commissioner. As in most years, Democrats...
BevMo in California Warns of Customer Credit Card Data Breach
Jan 7 2019 // BevMo warned that a data breach may have allowed a hacker to steal credit card numbers and other information from more than 14,000 customers who used the alcohol-seller’s website. The Concord, Calif.-based company...
California Regulators Say Utility Falsified Pipeline Safety Record
Jan 7 2019 // Regulators have accused one of California’s largest utilities of falsifying safety documents for natural gas pipelines for years following its criminal conviction and multimillion-dollar fine for a pipeline explosion...
California’s 376 Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2017 Equals Previous Year, Report Shows
Jan 7 2019 // The California Department of Industrial Relations issued a report last month showing that 376 Californians died on the job in 2017, the same as in 2016. California’s workplace fatality rate remains stable with slight...
5 Lessons to Take Away from the California Wildfires
Jan 7 2019 // The California wildfires of 2018 were devastating, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, costing numerous lives and destroying thousands of properties. The California Department of Insurance in early December put the...
AM Best: Negative Rating Implications from Wildfires for California Capital and Subsidiaries
Jan 7 2019 // AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of California Capital Insurance Co. and its...
More Marijuana Products in California Passing Safety Tests
Jan 7 2019 // A higher percentage of California marijuana products are passing strict safety tests, but the sudden closing of a lab that state authorities found wasn’t correctly checking for pesticides has raised new questions...
