Latest California Headlines
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Cavignac & Associates in California Names Lopez Account Administrator
Dec 13 2017 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Linda Lopez account administrator of its employee benefits department. Lopez will assist the employee benefits department account manager with the daily service...
Verisk: 96% of the Area in California Fire at High or Extreme Wildfire Risk
Dec 13 2017 // Most of the area within the massive Thomas fire in Southern California is at high or extreme wildfire risk, according to a Verisk report on Wednesday. The fire encompasses more than 230,500 acres, and while containment on...
Wind Threat Remains as Crews Gain on Huge California Wildfire
Dec 13 2017 // After achieving increased containment on one of the biggest wildfires in California history, officials warned that communities remain at risk and the threat could increase as unpredictable winds whip up again. Red Flag...
Woman Wounded in Las Vegas Shooting Drops ‘Bump Stock’ Maker from Suit
Dec 12 2017 // The maker of a rapid-fire gun accessory that police say was used in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds injured at an open-air concert on the Las Vegas Strip has been removed from a wounded...
California Opens Online System to License New Marijuana Businesses
Dec 12 2017 // California has began accepting applications from businesses that want to operate in the state’s legal marijuana industry next year, a milestone for the emerging market. After months in development, an online system...
California Commissioner Wants Halt to Moratoriums in Wildfire Areas
Dec 12 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued a formal notice to insurers directing them to cease any and all moratoriums on auto insurance and reminding them that California law prohibits the practice. Jones...
California Governor Says Firefighting at Christmas May Become Normal
Dec 11 2017 // A week of destructive fires in Southern California is ending but danger still looms. Well into what’s considered the wet season, there’s been nary a drop of rain. That’s good for sun-seeking tourists, but...
Drug Industry Files Suit to Halt California’s Drug Price Law
Dec 11 2017 // The trade group representing U.S. drugmakers said it has a filed a lawsuit to stop California from implementing a law aimed at reining in prescription drug prices. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America,...
FBI Keeping an Eye on Fraud in Northern California Fire Recovery
Dec 8 2017 // The FBI is joining efforts to prevent fraud related to Northern California wildfire recovery efforts. Nearly two dozen blazes ripped through the region in mid-October, destroying 8,800 structures and 245,000 acres of land....
California Workers’ Comp Division to Adopt a Drug Formulary, Host Webinars
Dec 8 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will adopt an evidence-based drug formulary for medical providers treating injured workers beginning Jan. 1, 2018, following approval by the Office of Administrative...
Report: 86K-plus Homes at Some Risk Level in Southern California Wildfires
Dec 8 2017 // A total of 86,242 homes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties with a combined reconstruction cost value of $27.7 billion are at some level of risk from the Thomas, Rye and Creek Wildfires, according to a CoreLogic report...
How A Dry Spell Allowed Winds to Lash California With Flames
Dec 8 2017 // The hot, dry Santa Ana winds whipping up the unseasonably fierce wildfires ravaging Southern California have come at the worst time, at the end of a long dry spell. The combination of savage Santa Anas and tinder-dry...
A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for California Mutual Insurance Co.
Dec 7 2017 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of California Mutual Insurance Co. The...
Gender Pay Class Action in California Against Google Dismissed
Dec 7 2017 // Google Inc. won dismissal of a California class-action lawsuit alleging the company systematically paid male employees more than females. The class proposed by the plaintiffs, covering “all women employed by Google...
Los Angeles Wildfires Close Roads, Threaten Crops, Force Evacuations
Dec 7 2017 // Wildfires raging across Southern California have shut a major commuter artery in Los Angeles, suspended filming, wiped out more than $3 billion of market value for regional utility Edison International and are threatening...
California Department of Workers’ Comp OKs Carve-out Agreement with L.A.
Dec 6 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has approved a labor-management carve-out agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Protective League. The agreement covers an estimated...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names Martin Account Administrator
Dec 6 2017 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Zoixza Martin an account administrator within its commercial department. Martin will provide support and assistance to the department’s team members and...
California Wildfire Claims Now Top $9.4B, Department of Insurance Says
Dec 6 2017 // California Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Wednesday that total of insured losses from the wildfires in California in October now top $9.4 billion in residential and commercial claims. The latest figure is near the...
Southern California Fires Prompt Evacuations of Thousands from Homes
Dec 6 2017 // Ferocious Santa Ana winds raking Southern California whipped explosive wildfires Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of homes. The biggest blaze broke out Monday in Ventura County and grew wildly to more...
RenaissanceRe: $90M Estimated Net Negative Impact from California Wildfires
Dec 6 2017 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. said it estimates that losses from the October 2017 California Wildfires will have a net negative impact of $90 million on its fourth quarter 2017 results of operations. The October 2017...
