Latest California Headlines
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Alera Group Acquires Ashbrook-Clevidence in California
Dec 22 2021 // Alera Group acquired Ashbrook-Clevidence Inc. in Santa Ana, California. The Ashbrook-Clevidence team will continue serving clients in its existing roles. Ashbrook-Clevidence provides employee benefits, property/casualty...
Berkshire’s Candymaker Must Face Worker’s Suit Over Husband’s COVID Death: California Court
Dec 22 2021 // A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught COVID-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death, a state appeals court held on Tuesday, upholding what appeared to be the...
California Title Rep Banned for Life Following First American’s $1M Fine
Dec 21 2021 // Title marketing representative Eugene Bleecker agreed to surrender his certificate of registration to market title insurance and accept a permanent ban on seeking another license from the California Department of Insurance...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Quarterly Written Premium Lowest Since 2012
Dec 21 2021 // Written premium for 2020 was $1.9 billion, or 12%, below 2019, and was at its lowest since 2012, a new report out from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau shows. WCIRB’s quarterly experience...
California Attorney Suing Walmart for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Dec 21 2021 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. Bonta was joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 12 district...
AM Best Revised Outlooks to Positive for Aspire General in California
Dec 20 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Aspire General Insurance Co. in Rancho...
California DOI: Insurers Non-Renewed Fewer Homeowners in 2020, FAIR Plan Policies Increased
Dec 20 2021 // The number of California homeowners non-renewed by insurers fell by 10%statewide in 2020 compared with the previous year, as mandatory moratoriums by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made up more than 80% of the...
Vaccinated California Employees Face Workplace Restrictions
Dec 20 2021 // In a move criticized by business groups and hailed by labor advocates, California’s workplace regulators extended the state’s coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with revisions that employers said...
Lawsuit Filed in April Custody Death of Northern California Man
Dec 20 2021 // The family of an Oakland man who died after police held him down filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday, contending officers asphyxiated him during a confrontation that drew protests and comparisons to the death of George...
Southern California Edison Faces $550M in Penalties for 5 Wildfires
Dec 20 2021 // California regulators approved a settlement placing more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties on the utility Southern California Edison for its role in five wildfires in 2017 and 2018. The penalties relate to...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Bradawn Insurance Services in California
Dec 20 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Escondido, California-based Bradawn Insurance Services Inc. Dawna Gray and her associates will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Gregory, head of...
California Man Arraigned on 14 Counts of Insurance Fraud in ‘Paper Collision’ Scheme
Dec 20 2021 // Farrukh Hussain, 37, of Eastvale, California, was arraigned on 14 felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly stealing consumers’ identities to file 14 fraudulent insurance claims with six different insurance...
Grand Jury Charges Oil Company in California Spill
Dec 17 2021 // A Los Angeles federal grand jury charged an oil company and two subsidiaries for an oil spill off the California coast in October. Federal prosecutors said Amplify Energy Corp. in Houston, Texas and its two subsidiaries...
Unlicensed California Agent Charged with 80 Felony Counts in Alleged Premium Thefts
Dec 16 2021 // Juan Carlos Martinez, 56, of Yorba Linda, California, has been charged with 12 counts of grand theft, 34 felony counts of forgery, 34 counts of insurance fraud, and one count of money laundering, after allegedly collecting...
Workers’ Comp Bureau of California Issues COVID-19 Analysis
Dec 16 2021 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California in collaboration with several other workers’ comp rating bureaus released the COVID-19’s Impact on Workers Compensation report. To better...
Report: California Public Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Indemnity Claim Cost up
Dec 14 2021 // An analysis shows that in the midst of the pandemic, the total number of job injury claims reported by California public self-insured employers edged down slightly last year, but a growing number of lost-time claims and...
Father, Son Charged With Starting Massive California Wildfire Plead Not Guilty
Dec 14 2021 // A father and son charged with starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed many homes and forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake Tahoe communities earlier this year pleaded not guilty in court. The El...
California Halts Pony.Ai’s Driverless Testing Permit After Accident
Dec 14 2021 // A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident – the first time it has issued such a suspension. On Oct. 28, a Pony.ai...
Hub Acquires Assets of Basi Insurance Services in California
Dec 13 2021 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Basi Insurance Services Inc. in California Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Randy Basi, president and CEO of Basi Insurance Services, will report to Michael Der Manouel,...
California Farm Labor Contractor Arraigned in Alleged $1.8M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Dec 10 2021 // Alfredo Casas, 62, of Stockton, California, has been arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion. Casas allegedly underreported payroll for his farm labor contracting business by over $1...
