Latest California Headlines
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California Court Rules LA Retailer Illegally Sold Credit Insurance
Sep 12 2025 // The California Second District Court of Appeals found that a retail store chain illegally sold credit insurance to its customers. The California Department of Justice charged Adir International LLC (dba Curacao), and its...
California’s Paradise Still Recovering From Wildfire 7 Years Ago
Sep 12 2025 // Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream...
California Plans to Boost Utility Wildfire Fund by $18 Billion
Sep 10 2025 // California lawmakers have reached an initial agreement to shore up the state’s wildfire utility fund. The agreement is expected be filed into legislative text on Wednesday after lawmakers suspended a Tuesday...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade
Sep 9 2025 // When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years ago, the response could be thought of as something akin to a collective shrug. There wasn’t much to...
Older Homes for Sale in California Now Come With Wildfire Warnings
Sep 8 2025 // Most California homes were built long before the state required that they be constructed to withstand wildfires. Now, sellers of older homes in high-risk areas must disclose to potential buyers not only a dwelling’s...
California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation & Liquidation Office Issues RFP Seeking Independent Consultant for Rehabilitation Plan for Conserved Insurer
Sep 8 2025 // The California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation and Liquidation Office (CLO), as Conservator of California Insurance Company (CIC), is seeking an Independent Consultant to assist the Conservator in performing...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Los Angeles Restaurant $680K
Sep 8 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited J BBQ, a Koreatown restaurant, more than $680,000 for wage theft violations. A total of 48 workers were impacted by the violations, which included unpaid wages, denied...
US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that were believed to have originated from its power lines, including the Eaton Fire in January in Los Angeles...
Lightning-Sparked California Fires Force Evacuations and Destroy Buildings
Sep 4 2025 // Several wildfires were burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada area, forcing evacuations and destroying buildings in a historic mining town. The fires were started by numerous lightning strikes that hit California...
California, Oregon And Washington Form Health Alliance Amid Federal Vaccine Tensions
Sep 4 2025 // U.S. states of California, Oregon and Washington said on Wednesday they have launched a new health alliance to provide unified vaccine recommendations amid growing tensions over federal immunization policies and public...
Wildfire Burns Through Historic California Gold Mining Town, Destroying Multiple Homes
Sep 3 2025 // A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners, forcing evacuations and destroying properties. The fire rapidly expanded to 6,473 acres, forcing the evacuation...
California Energy Regulators Pause Efforts to Penalize Oil Companies
Sep 3 2025 // California energy regulators have put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel industry two years after the governor declared the...
Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims?
Sep 2 2025 // Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long delays, dubious denials, and conspicuously low settlements. Most...
Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill
Aug 29 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides...
California Jury Awards $2M to Protester Shot in Face With Nonlethal Projectile
Aug 29 2025 // A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020. In the verdict...
Aspire in California Secures Strategic Debt Financing From Comvest Partners
Aug 29 2025 // Aspire General Insurance announced the completion of a strategic debt financing agreement with Comvest Partners. The investment will enhance California-based Aspire’s capital position, enabling expanded capabilities,...
Wildfire Burning in Central California Forest Area Is Latest Blaze of Concern
Aug 28 2025 // A fast-growing wildfire burning in central California’s Sierra National Forest in Fresno County in a remote area is the latest blaze of concern for firefighters. The Garnet Fire has burned more than 13,900 acres and...
Wealthspire Acquires California-Based Marin Financial Advisors
Aug 27 2025 // Wealthspire Advisors LLC, an NFP company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Marin Financial Advisors in Larkspur, California. Marin Financial Advisors has provided individuals and families with financial services...
Trump Threatens Trucking Safety Funds for California, New Mexico and Washington
Aug 26 2025 // California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for...
California’s new take on wildfire loss models, and what this means for property insurers
Aug 26 2025 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has made some serious moves to tackle the state’s insurance crisis head on, last year launching its Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS). With the SIS came a set of...
