Latest California Headlines
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California Department of Workers’ Comp Dismissing 292K-Plus Unresolved Liens
Aug 14 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is dismissing more than 292,000 unresolved liens. The liens belong to claimants who did not properly file the required supplemental lien form and 4903.05(c)...
9 People Sentenced in $500K California Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Aug 14 2017 // Michael Charles Young, 30, of Sacramento, Calif., the reported leader of a large auto insurance fraud ring, was sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison for bilking insurance companies out of an estimated $500,000...
Lawyer Says Blown Tire Caused Livestreamed, Deadly Crash in California
Aug 14 2017 // The defense attorney for a teenage driver accused of driving drunk while livestreaming the crash that killed her younger sister says a mechanical problem may have caused the accident in California. The Merced Sun-Star...
California Supreme Court Affirms Homeowner Reimbursement Protections
Aug 11 2017 // The California Supreme Court this week ended a long legal battle between a Richmond homeowner and her homeowners insurance company by declining to consider the insurance industry’s petition to overturn a lower...
California Ski Resort Where Patroller Died Fined for Workplace Safety Violations
Aug 11 2017 // State officials has cited and fined a California ski resort for violating two workplace safety codes following an investigation into a ski patroller’s death. KRNV-TV reported 42-year-old Squaw Valley Ski Resort...
GoodWorks Opens California Office, Names Russo Regional President
Aug 10 2017 // GoodWorks Insurance has named Bryan W. Russo regional president and head of its new office in Walnut Creek, Calif. Russo specializes in employee benefits plans for mid-sized and large employers. Russo was most recently a...
California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Higher Pure Premium Filing
Aug 9 2017 // The governing committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau today voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Jan. 1, 2018 Advisory Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner with...
California-Based Farmers Names Mcelvany Head of Reinsurance
Aug 9 2017 // Dan McElvany has been named head of reinsurance for Farmers Group Inc. He will begin Sept. 5 and will report to Scott Lindquist, chief financial officer of Farmers Group. McElvany has had a 21-year career in insurance,...
Swing Voters in California Climate Deal Among Top Oil Money Recipients
Aug 9 2017 // California Assembly members considered swing votes on legislation to reduce carbon emissions by charging polluters were among the top recipients of donations from oil companies, an analysis of campaign finance filings...
California Woman Who Sued Plastic Surgeon Awarded for Leaked Photo of Breasts
Aug 9 2017 // A California woman who sued her plastic surgeon after photographs of her breasts surfaced on the internet has been awarded $18,000. The Fresno Bee reported the woman was awarded the money on Monday by a Fresno County...
California Commissioner Launches Investigation into Wells Fargo
Aug 8 2017 // California Commissioner Dave Jones has ordered an investigation into recent allegations that Wells Fargo and National General Insurance improperly charged consumers for “force-placed” auto insurance for...
New Regulations to Improve Safety at California Oil Refineries Finalized
Aug 8 2017 // New regulations designed to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state were finalized this week. The regulations, which take effect on Oct. 1, include recommendations of the...
California Chemical Plant Fire Results in $2M in Damage
Aug 8 2017 // The Gar Tootelian agricultural chemical plant in Reedley, Calif. caught fire, causing more than an estimated $2 million in damage and sending up a plume of smoke that was visible across a wide area. The Fresno Bee reported...
HUB Adds Martinez and Conlon in California
Aug 8 2017 // HUB International of California has named Amanda Martinez an employee benefits account executive and Timothy Conlon a commercial markets consultant and risk management advisor in the San Francisco Calif., office. Martinez...
Investigators Say Gunfire Caused Wildfire Near California’s Yosemite
Aug 7 2017 // Fire investigators say gunfire caused a wildfire near Yosemite National Park that destroyed 131 structures, including 63 homes, last month. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that a gun fired on...
Verisk: Texas 2nd, Oklahoma 7th in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire
Aug 7 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas ranks second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire. Using information from the 2010 U.S. Census, the study determined...
California’s Jones Tells Oklahoma’s AG, Insurance Commissioner and Others He Stands by Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // Responding to top government officials in oil, gas and coal producing states that threatened to sue over his state’s climate initiatives, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has pretty much said: bring it...
California Earthquake Authority Policy Sales up 5.4% in 2Q from Year Ago
Aug 7 2017 // Californians may be getting the idea that they live in earthquake country. That’s the underlying message that can be found in the latest figures out from the California Earthquake Authority. The CEA, a...
Chevron Spending $20M to Protect Workers in Wake of California Fire
Aug 7 2017 // Chevron Corp. and state regulators have reached a settlement related to a 2012 fire at its Richmond, Calif. refinery that will require the company to spend about $20 million on safety improvements, officials announced this...
Mercury Names Most Affordable Electric Vehicles to Insure in California
Aug 7 2017 // Mercury Insurance put together a list of the 10 most affordable electric vehicles to insure, and Fiat, Kia and Nissan models top the list. Mercury researchers examined the 2017 electric vehicles available at car...
