Latest California Headlines
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Coral Gables, Florida Tops Beverly Hills as Ritziest Home Market in US
Apr 15 2024 // Floridians with homes in the ritziest neighborhoods that include Coral Gables and Naples are experiencing the nation’s biggest increases in real estate wealth as markets in the Sunshine State supplant those in...
People & Places
Apr 15 2024 // National Brian Lewis Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of independent insurance broker Lockton, added Brian Lewis as senior broker, leading the Cyber practice for North America. He is based in Lockton Re’s New...
Former California Insurance Agent Found Guilty of Taking $1.2M from Victims
Apr 15 2024 // Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand theft, elder abuse, money laundering, and burglary after a 15-month California Department...
California Beefing up Recruitment for Inspectors to Better Enforce Workplace Laws
Apr 15 2024 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations is beefing up a statewide effort to recruit inspectors and investigators throughout California to more thoroughly enforce labor and workplace laws. The DIR is hiring...
Small Quake Shook California Desert Near Site of Coachella Music Festival
Apr 14 2024 // A small earthquake shook the Southern California desert Saturday near Coachella, where the famous music festival was being held this weekend. No damage or injuries were reported. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of...
Munich Re Specialty Launches FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap Product in California
Apr 12 2024 // Munich Re Specialty Insurance is launching a FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap, available to commercial insureds in California who seek comprehensive coverage in tandem with their FAIR Plan coverage. MRSI’s FAIR Plan...
People Moves: SLA of California Elects New Leadership
Apr 12 2024 // The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA), headquartered in San Ramon, California, elected Rich Gobler of Burns and Wilcox as chair of the SLA Board of Directors. Also elected to leadership were John Washington of...
California Self-Insured Group Applauds Workers’ Comp Classification Changes
Apr 12 2024 // The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corp. is applauding upcoming changes in workers’ compensation classifications for California’s restaurant and hospitality sectors, The changes were announced by the...
Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud
Apr 11 2024 // Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals, brag about buying $30,000 artworks or frequent the George V Hotel in Paris and Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. But this was the life Donnie Callaway portrayed via...
Alliant Insurance Services Acquires Vinsa Insurance Associates in California
Apr 11 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services acquired Vinsa Insurance Associates within its Alliant Public Entity division, expanding its footprint in California. Based in Lancaster, California, Vinsa is an independent property/casualty...
National Crime Report Shows Vehicle Thefts Surged to More than 1 Million in 2023
Apr 10 2024 // It was another record-breaking year for vehicle thefts in 2023, with more than one million vehicles reported stolen – an overall increase of 1% nationwide from 2022 to 1,020,729 last year. A report from the National...
People Moves: BenefitMall Expands Southern California Team
Apr 10 2024 // BenefitMall named Patrice Evart a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Evart has 30 years of experience specializing in employee benefits for employers in Southern California. She recently joined BenefitMall...
California Lawmakers Introduce Disaster Resiliency Bill to Aid State’s Insurance Issues
Apr 10 2024 // California representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024. H.R. 7849 would provide homeowners in disaster-prone regions with incentives to harden...
Farmworker Who Survived Mass Shooting at California Mushroom Farm Sues Company
Apr 9 2024 // A migrant farmworker who survived a mass shooting last year at a Northern California mushroom farm has filed a lawsuit against the farm and one of its owners, saying they failed to keep him safe from the colleague who...
Descartes Labs Acquires Geosite in California
Apr 9 2024 // Descartes Labs acquired all of the operating assets of Geosite, a Palo Alto, Califorina-based SaaS provider of geospatial intelligence to property/casualty insurance companies. Rachel Olney, CEO of Geosite, will be leading...
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant
Apr 8 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32 workers. Pearl B-Star violated state labor laws governing recordkeeping,...
Arrowhead Launching Commercial Auto Product in California
Apr 5 2024 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. in California launched a new commercial auto product. Arrowhead’s Commercial Auto is available to California customers in construction-related industries. The program includes:...
ALKEME in California Undergoing ‘Regional Alignment’ to Improve Efficiency
Apr 4 2024 // ALKEME in California announced the creation off two regions called West – North region and the West – South/South Pacific region for its operations as part of actions the firm said will enhance operations, speed...
Report: Four-in-10 California Workers’ Comp Claims from Workers with Less Than a Year of Tenure
Apr 4 2024 // Roughly four-in-10 workers’ compensation claims come from workers with less than one year of tenure, a new report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows. The report shows 40%...
Viewpoint: Many Businesses May Be Exposed to Losses From Snow Melt Flooding
Apr 3 2024 // Executive summary: Snow melt flooding is an imminent threat in the U.S., but there are steps insurance professionals can take to mitigate their clients’ risk, says Richard Coyle, U.S. commercial director at...
