Latest California Headlines
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California’s Insurance Commissioner Is Seeking Changes to The Intervenor Process
Sep 19 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced he wants to make certain reforms to the state’s insurance law, Proposition 103, including changing the controversial intervenor process. Prop. 103,...
Southern California Edison, Others Settle to Recover $2B Tied to Wildfires
Sep 19 2025 // Southern California Edison has reached a settlement agreement with several intervenors to allow the utility to recover about $2 billion of $5.6 billion in losses tied to the 2017–2018 wildfire and mudslide events. Out of...
Howden Acquiring Entertainment Broker Gravitas in California
Sep 18 2025 // Howden is acquiring Gravitas Insurance Agency LLC, a Los Angeles-based retail brokerage specializing in contingency insurance for music, sports and live events. The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions,...
Bamboo Insurance and Accredited Partner to Expand Homeowners Coverage in California
Sep 18 2025 // Bamboo Insurance entered into a partnership with Accredited the companies say will provide availability and coverage options to homeowners across California. Bamboo’s E&S Signature product combines Bamboo’s...
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Product in California That Includes High-Risk Zones
Sep 17 2025 // Orion180 Insurance launched of its FLEX Home Insurance product for California. FLEX is designed to give homeowners the ability to personalize policies, adjust coverage and deduct options based on risk exposure and...
California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Oil Production
Sep 16 2025 // California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel...
California Commissioner Pushes for Wildfire Recovery Bill, Other Legislation
Sep 15 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign several wildfire and health-related bills that have passed the Legislature and are now awaiting the governor’s approval. “They...
Medical Costs Double in California Comp Claims With Functional Restoration Programs
Sep 15 2025 // Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims, a new study shows. A study from the...
California Extending Cap-And-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals
Sep 15 2025 // California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s...
California Roofing Contractor Must Pay $2M in Unpaid Wages, Damages
Sep 15 2025 // A federal court ordered a Northern California-based roofing contractor to pay $1.9 million in back wages and damages to 158 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation reportedly found the employer failed to pay...
California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit
Sep 12 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based...
California Court Rules LA Retailer Illegally Sold Credit Insurance
Sep 12 2025 // The California Second District Court of Appeals found that a retail store chain illegally sold credit insurance to its customers. The California Department of Justice charged Adir International LLC (dba Curacao), and its...
California’s Paradise Still Recovering From Wildfire 7 Years Ago
Sep 12 2025 // Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream...
California Plans to Boost Utility Wildfire Fund by $18 Billion
Sep 10 2025 // California lawmakers have reached an initial agreement to shore up the state’s wildfire utility fund. The agreement is expected be filed into legislative text on Wednesday after lawmakers suspended a Tuesday...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade
Sep 9 2025 // When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years ago, the response could be thought of as something akin to a collective shrug. There wasn’t much to...
Older Homes for Sale in California Now Come With Wildfire Warnings
Sep 8 2025 // Most California homes were built long before the state required that they be constructed to withstand wildfires. Now, sellers of older homes in high-risk areas must disclose to potential buyers not only a dwelling’s...
California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation & Liquidation Office Issues RFP Seeking Independent Consultant for Rehabilitation Plan for Conserved Insurer
Sep 8 2025 // The California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation and Liquidation Office (CLO), as Conservator of California Insurance Company (CIC), is seeking an Independent Consultant to assist the Conservator in performing...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Los Angeles Restaurant $680K
Sep 8 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited J BBQ, a Koreatown restaurant, more than $680,000 for wage theft violations. A total of 48 workers were impacted by the violations, which included unpaid wages, denied...
US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that were believed to have originated from its power lines, including the Eaton Fire in January in Los Angeles...
Lightning-Sparked California Fires Force Evacuations and Destroy Buildings
Sep 4 2025 // Several wildfires were burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada area, forcing evacuations and destroying buildings in a historic mining town. The fires were started by numerous lightning strikes that hit California...
