Latest California Headlines
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California School Security Officer Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 19 2015 // Valentino H. Douglas, 45, of Rialto, Calif., was arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud after receiving more than $112,000 in workers’ compensation...
Heffernan Executive Named California Trucking Association Chair
Nov 19 2015 // Tanner Fornesi, assistant vice president at Heffernan Insurance Brokers, has been named vice chairman for the Sacramento chapter of the California Trucking Association. Fornesi’s new duties will include attending...
Regulators Ding California Nuke Plant Operator over Seismic Check
Nov 18 2015 // Federal regulators have hit the owner of California’s last operating nuclear power plant with a low-level violation for bungling an earthquake-related safety evaluation when it was swapping out important...
Registration of California Tour Bus That Crashed Questioned
Nov 18 2015 // California regulators are investigating whether a double-decker tour bus that crashed and injured 20 in San Francisco was properly registered with state authorities. The California Public Utilities Commission said this...
California DMV’s Pedestrian Pace on Self-Driving Car Rules Makes Google Antsy
Nov 17 2015 // Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The tech titan wants the freedom to...
Report: Workers’ Comp Reform Saving California’s System $770M Annually
Nov 17 2015 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released this year’s evaluation of California’s workers’ comp reform law. The WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report — 2015 Retrospective Evaluation is part...
El Nin᷈o Talk Growing Louder Amid Southern California Storms
Nov 16 2015 // A whopper of a winter appears to be brewing for the Western U.S. and more conversations are turning to preparations for what could be one of the strongest El Nin᷈os on record. Strong rains throughout much of California...
Confie Acquires California Insurance Specialists
Nov 16 2015 // Confie has acquired California Insurance Specialists, Confie announced on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wayne Pratt, who joined CIS in 1976, and Randy Parker, who joined in 1993, will continue as president...
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California
Nov 16 2015 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released a study in November showing significant differences in the costs of claims among the state’s regions – particularly Los...
Wildfires, and Now El Niño, May Boost Californians’ Appetites for Surplus Lines
Nov 16 2015 // There’s little question that the drought and the recent wildfire season that it unleashed pushed more California homeowners into the surplus lines market. Now with what appears to be a strong El Niño on the horizon...
Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year
Nov 16 2015 // Diverse California businesses supplied $1.52 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, according to a survey by the California Department of Insurance. The 2014 tally was a $587 million increase since...
Couple Sues Six Flags in Central California for Retaliation
Nov 16 2015 // Two former employees have sued Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Central California, saying they were fired as retaliation for raising animal welfare concerns. Michael and Holley Muraco have filed a wrongful termination...
Mercury in California Says Net Premiums Rose, Net Income Fell in 3Q
Nov 16 2015 // Mercury General Corp. at the start of November reported net written premiums rose 8 percent for the third quarter from a year ago. The board of directors for the Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier also declared a quarterly...
Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
Nov 16 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. Edward Caban filed a lawsuit in early November in Orange County against 32-year-old Benjamin...
Workers’ Comp Hearing Rep. in California Caught Cashing Dead Client’s Settlement
Nov 13 2015 // A California workers’ compensation hearing officer was arrested for allegedly trying to steal a settlement check from his client. Department of Insurance detectives arrested Ramon Humerto Otero, 37, of Adelanto, and...
Paper Fingers Climate Change for California Wildfires
Nov 12 2015 // There was a bit of hesitation from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Stephanie C. Herring when she was asked questions about the increased risk and the implications of that risk for the insurance...
Prosecutors Charge 8 in California Workers’ Comp Kickback Scheme
Nov 12 2015 // Eight people are facing federal charges in San Diego, Calif. in what prosecutors call a kickback scheme that involved tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and $25 million in improper workers’ compensation...
Investigation Launched into Workers’ Comp Services Provider BBSI
Nov 10 2015 // A financial investigation is underway into Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI), a giant professional employer organization that deals with many workers’ compensation carriers. The independent investigation focuses...
Rosson of Woodruff-Sawyer in California Named Assurex Global Chair
Nov 10 2015 // Charlie Rosson, CEO of San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., has been named as chairman of Assurex Global. Assurex Global is a partnership of independent agents and brokers. Assurex has more than 600...
Company Sues Jenner, Studio in California over Kardashian Video Game
Nov 9 2015 // A video game company is suing a rival studio and Kris Jenner claiming its idea for a Kim Kardashian mobile game was stolen. The copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Just Games Interactive Entertainment LLC states it...
