Latest California Headlines
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Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage
Sep 7 2017 // Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then led to a disastrous spillway collapse in February, an independent national team of dam safety...
Charles Taylor Acquires Workers’ Comp Claims Admin Metro Risk in California
Sep 7 2017 // Charles Taylor plc has agreed to acquire Metro Risk Management LLC, a Southern California-based third-party claims administrator, from Nautilus International Holding Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MRM provides...
California Comp Bureau Committee Votes to Submit Lower Pure Premium Filing
Sep 6 2017 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s governing committee on Wednesday voted to amend the WCIRB’s Jan. 1, 2018 pure premium rate filing that has already been submitted to the...
Fire Management Assistance Granted for California’s Pier Fire
Sep 6 2017 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the use of federal funds to assist California in fighting the Pier Fire burning in Tulare County. The state submitted a request for a fire management assistance for...
LP Insurance Services Names Bolce Regional Manager for California and Arizona
Sep 5 2017 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named John Bolce regional manager overseeing the sales team, productivity, development and growth of the Phoenix, Ariz. location as well as Sacramento, Calif. He is a member of the LP...
Middle Market Growth Spells Opportunity for California’s Insurance Community
Sep 4 2017 // The insurance community has at least two reasons to be interested in a new report on middle market companies, particularly those who are doing business in California. According to a report from American Express and Dun...
Report: Written Premiums for California Comp Insurers to Be Flat Through 2017
Sep 4 2017 // Written premiums from workers’ compensation insurers in California for the year are expected to be flat at $18.1 billion compared with 2016 thanks largely to rate decreases, according to analysts with the...
California Brewery Sued by Jazz Legend’s Son Over Beer Label
Sep 1 2017 // The son of late jazz legend Thelonious Monk is suing a California brewery, alleging it is using his father’s image on bottles and packaging of a Belgian-style ale and other merchandise without permission. The lawsuit...
Man Arrested, Suspected of Igniting Fire Near Hard-Hit California Town
Aug 31 2017 // Authorities on Aug. 30 arrested a man suspected of starting an illegal campfire believed to have ignited a growing Northern California blaze that destroyed 10 homes, damaged five others and threatened hundreds more. The...
Montana Town Threatened by Wildfire; Hundreds Evacuate
Aug 31 2017 // Authorities in Montana ordered the evacuation of nearly 600 homes after a fire burning on a mountain ridge suddenly changed direction and threatened a popular destination for boaters, anglers and hikers. The fire near...
Integro Names McCarroll from Willis Senior Vice President in California
Aug 31 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers has hired Michael McCarroll as senior vice president in the firm’s Woodland Hills, Calif. office. McCarroll will focus on developing new opportunities within the property & casualty,...
Study Keys on Opioids in California Comp Claims Involving Mental Health
Aug 29 2017 // A new study shows the prevalence of opioids in workers’ compensation claims involving mental health. The study by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute tracks changes in the prevalence, volume and...
California DOI Hearing Date Set for Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Rate Filing
Aug 29 2017 // The California Department of Insurance announced that it will hold a public hearing on Oct. 5 to consider the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Jan. 1, 2018 pure premium rate filing. The filing...
Zalewski Named Chair of California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Aug 29 2017 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has named Katherine Zalewski chair on the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Zalewski served on the board since her appointment by Brown in 2014. Prior to her appointment, she...
HUB California Adds Brown & Brown’s Caster as Account Executive
Aug 29 2017 // HUB International of California has named Adam Caster an account executive and producer in its La Palma office. Caster reports to Steve Vicencia, executive vice president of HUB International Insurance Services Inc. Caster...
California Bill Targets Sexual Harassment by Venture Capitalists
Aug 29 2017 // A rash of sexual harassment scandals this summer involving venture capitalists has laid bare a major weakness in laws meant to protect workers from unwelcome advances. While legislation is clear on many workplace...
Insurance Pros Make Case for Diversity at IICF Conference in California
Aug 25 2017 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation on Thursday convened Southern California insurance industry leaders to explore the impact of fostering an inclusive work environment, with an estimated 200 attendees at its...
California Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Fell in 2016, Report Shows
Aug 24 2017 // Medical payments per claim in California’s worker’s compensation system dropped 9 percent in 2016 from two years prior, according to a report issued by the the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
California Hospital Workers’ Comp Survey Shows Moderating Losses, Higher Adjustment Expenses
Aug 24 2017 // A survey from 18 hospital systems and more than 44 individual facilities within California shows average losses paid per indemnity claim rose 2.9 percent annually over the past 10 years. Keenan HealthCare and actuarial...
Huge Verdict Upends J&J’s Talc Product Liability Defense Strategy
Aug 23 2017 // A massive California verdict in a lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products cause cancer has opened a new front in the litigation, upending the company’s hopes that the cases were only...
