Latest California Headlines
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California Commercial Fishing Groups Sue Tire Makers Over Rubber Preservative
Dec 4 2023 // The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills...
5 Worthy New Year’s Resolutions
Dec 4 2023 // I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they made of the value of things.” – Benjamin Franklin Last year, I participated in a panel discussion on...
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2024
Dec 4 2023 // Agency owners must watch and learn about major trends when they start. Following are key trends that insurance agencies should be tracking for 2024. 1. Insurtech Several trends are emerging in the insurtech...
Internet Research Shows Californians May Add to Risk of Fire Hazards
Nov 30 2023 // By most measures, California usually tops the list of the states most at risk of fires, but a new report shows the state’s residents and their desires to stay warm in chillier months may be making the state even...
People Moves: Alliant in California Names Khalaf SVP
Nov 29 2023 // Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Martin Khalaf as senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Khalaf is based in San Diego, Calif. Before joining Alliant, Khalaf was senior...
Jewish Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
Nov 28 2023 // The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of “unchecked” antisemitism, including at its elite law school. According to a complaint by the...
Charlie Munger, Who Helped Buffett Build Berkshire, Dies at 99
Nov 28 2023 // Charles Munger, the alter ego, sidekick and foil to Warren Buffett for almost 60 years as they transformed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. from a failing textile maker into an empire, has died. He was 99. He died on Tuesday at a...
California Can Share Gun Owners’ Personal Information With Researchers, Court Rules
Nov 28 2023 // A state appeals court ruled that California can continue providing personal information of gun owners to researchers to study gun violence, reversing last year`s decision by a lower court judge who said such data sharing...
No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024
Nov 27 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California’s State Average Weekly Wage edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. The California Workers’...
California Reaches $1M Settlement in Wage Theft Case
Nov 27 2023 // The Labor Commissioner’s Office settled a lawsuit against Glendale, California-based Calcrete Construction Inc. for $1 million for multiple wage theft violations, including overtime and paid sick leave law...
Thanksgiving Cargo Theft Threat ‘Extremely High’: CargoNet
Nov 22 2023 // The threat of cargo theft activity this Thanksgiving is “extremely high” and “unlike any recent year,” according to CargoNet. CargoNet, a Verisk product, has tracked a sharp increase in...
Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.
Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.” Sixteen days later, as he...
People Moves: California Commissioner Make Appointments to CAARP, CIGA Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force
Nov 21 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Bernardo de la Torre, Cynthia Strathmann and Doug Heller to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee. Deepika Srivastava and...
Investigators Found Fire And Safety Hazards on Land Under Los Angeles Before Arson Fire
Nov 20 2023 // State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire, documents show. The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable...
California Jury Awards $332M to Man Who Blamed His Cancer on Use of Roundup
Nov 20 2023 // A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who sued chemical giant Monsanto Co. contending that his cancer was related to decades of using its Roundup weedkiller. A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded damages in...
California FAIR Plan Increases Commercial Coverage Limits to $20M Per Location
Nov 20 2023 // The California FAIR Plan Association is offering increased commercial coverage of up to $20 million per location. Prior to the adjustment, the maximum limits for commercial coverage were $8.4 million per location. Business...
People Moves: Joshu in California Names Burkhart VP of Growth
Nov 17 2023 // Joshu, headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., has named Mark Burkhart as vice president of growth. Before coming to Joshu, Burkhart managed relationships at Decision Research Corporation and was a segment lead within the...
US Political Violence Driven by New Breed of ‘Grab-Bag’ Extremists
Nov 16 2023 // Before he committed mass murder in Colorado late last year, Anderson Lee Aldrich was a lively presence among a group of friends who regularly assembled online for hours to chat, play video games and trade internet...
Low-Intensity Fires Reduce Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Finds
Nov 16 2023 // There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University...
Fire That Indefinitely Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson
Nov 15 2023 // Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities...
