Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Jan 23 2017 // Setting the Tone “New York, like California, Illinois, Delaware and a few other states often sets the tone for development of regulation and law. There is no reason other states won’t follow suit, especially in...
California Workers’ Comp Sees Sharp Increase in ALAE Costs, Report Shows
Jan 23 2017 // Allocated loss adjustment expense costs have increased sharply over the last several years despite implementation of many of the components of a workers’ compensation reform law intended to reduce total loss...
People
Jan 23 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has named Charlie Rosson senior vice president. Rosson is based in San Francisco, Calif. He will work to develop RSG penetration with brokers on a national basis. He has 23 years of experience in...
California Court Orders Hot Yoga Guru to Cough up Dough to Pay Suit
Jan 23 2017 // The founder of Bikram yoga has been ordered to turn over the proceeds from his global fitness business to go toward a $6.8 million judgment his former legal adviser won against him last year in a sexual harassment and...
Lower Bay Area Workers’ Comp Claims Costs: California Report
Jan 23 2017 // A new report shows that San Francisco Bay Area residents account for 17.5 percent of California job injury claims but only 15 percent of claim costs. The report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute...
California Woman Slaps Chipotle With $2.2B Suit over Privacy Violation
Jan 23 2017 // A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Chipotle alleging the Denver-based company used a photo of her without her consent for commercial gain. Sacramento resident Leah Caldwell is seeking more than $2 billion in...
California Wholesalers Conference Tackled Everything from Marijuana to Trump
Jan 23 2017 // How legalized marijuana and President-elect Donald Trump will affect the insurance industry. A possible merger of the nation’s two major excess and surplus lines organizations. Renewing the National Flood Insurance...
Comment Period on California Workers’ Comp Lien Claimant Rules Extended
Jan 19 2017 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has extended the public comment period for proposed rulemaking changes that require certain workers’ comp lien claimants to file a declaration that...
California Stays More than $1B in Liens Linked to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Jan 19 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has stayed more than 200,000 liens worth a combined claim value of more than $1 billion that are linked to 75 medical providers facing criminal fraud charges. The...
California’s Climate Risk Database Calls Out Insurer Carbon Investments
Jan 18 2017 // A new interactive database with extensive information on insurer investments in fossil fuels was unveiled today by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. Jones released the results of his Climate Risk Carbon...
USG Confirms Small Quake in California’s Central Coast
Jan 18 2017 // A small earthquake has rattled California’s central coast near the famed Hearst Castle, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS reported the 3.2 magnitude quake hit 6:55 a.m. Tuesday about eight miles...
California Officials Assess Heavy Storm Damage in Northern Part of the State
Jan 18 2017 // It’s too soon to peg a damage estimate from days of rainy weather that turned streets into rivers and living rooms into swimming pools throughout Northern California, state and county officials said. In San Benito...
Stolen Laptop in California Held Info from Thousands of Hospital Patients
Jan 17 2017 // Officials at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles say a laptop stolen from a physician’s car last year may have contained personal health information for nearly 3,600 patients. The Los Angeles Daily News reported...
Northridge Quake Anniversary Prompts Reminders For California Residents
Jan 17 2017 // The California Earthquake Authority put out a notice reminding residents in the state that Tuesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The magnitude-6.7 shake that widespread damage to freeways,...
Leavitt Group Buys BB&H Benefit Designs in California
Jan 17 2017 // Santa Barbara, Calif.-based BB&H Benefit Designs has been purchased by Leavitt Group. Deborah Babineau and Marice McKeegan are the co-owners of the agency. The agency staff, location and contact information remain the...
California Department of Insurance Issues Notice of Noncompliance to State Farm
Jan 17 2017 // The California Department of Insurance has issued a noncompliance notice to State Farm General Insurance Co. for refusing to reduce policyholders’ rates as mandated by an order from Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
California Workers’ Comp Division Names Whitcomb to Ethics Committee
Jan 13 2017 // Deborah A. Whitcomb, a workers’ compensation administrative law judge in Stockton, Calif., has been appointed to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee. Whitcomb was appointed by George...
Tornado That Touched Down in California Not So Rare
Jan 13 2017 // The latest storm to wallop Northern California whipped up a small tornado that downed trees and fences near Sacramento. Here’s what you need to know about twisters in California, which occur regularly but in limited...
California Woman Slaps Chipotle With $2.2B Suit over Privacy Violation
Jan 13 2017 // A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Chipotle alleging the Denver-based company used a photo of her without her consent for commercial gain. The Denver Post reported that Sacramento resident Leah Caldwell is...
California Wholesalers Conference Tackled Everything from Marijuana to Trump
Jan 12 2017 // How legalized marijuana and President-elect Donald Trump will affect the insurance industry, a possible merger of the nation’s two major excess and surplus lines organizations, renewing the National Flood Insurance...
