Latest California Headlines
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California Encourages Rebuilding in Fire-Prone Areas, Report Says
Jun 14 2021 // California state and local officials are encouraging rebuilding in areas destroyed by wildfires at a time when people should be redirected away from those areas if the state wants to reduce the economic and human impact of...
OLI Insurance Services Acquires Valley General in California
Jun 14 2021 // OLI Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Heffernan Insurance Brokers providing market access and support services to local insurance agencies, has acquired San Jose, California-based Valley General Insurance...
People Moves: CSAA Names Brown EVP of Commercial, Woodruff Sawyer Names Fuhrman Southern California Practice Leader
Jun 14 2021 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Julie Brown executive vice president of commercial insurance. Brown will be responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand,...
Controversial California Workplace Mask Rule Withdrawn
Jun 11 2021 // California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen...
Charles Taylor Creates Environmental Services Group in California
Jun 10 2021 // Charles Taylor announced it has created a new division aimed at providing pre-risk and post-loss environmental services. The new business will be known as Charles Taylor Environmental Technical Services and is based in...
People Moves: Allied American Adds Manioukov as Producer in California, PCF Names Smith President
Jun 9 2021 // Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services Inc., has named Eugene Manioukov as producer/broker specializing in workers’ compensation in the Irvine, Calif., branch. Manioukov has four years of...
Water Polo Players Get $14M in California Sex Abuse Settlement
Jun 9 2021 // A dozen female water polo players who accused their coach of sexual abuse will split nearly $14 million after settling a lawsuit against USA Water Polo and a California club. The athletes alleged that International Water...
Washington, California Urge Insurers to Adopt Task Force Climate Reporting Guidelines
Jun 8 2021 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara are askikng all insurers that are currently required to report to them annually on climate change to start reporting their...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based EnterMedicare Inc.
Jun 8 2021 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of EnterMedicare Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dennis Negron, Founder and CEO of EnterMedicare, and the EnterMedicare team will join...
People Moves: ICW in California Names Rathsam CFO, Liberty Mutual Names Mitchell Pacific Field Executive
Jun 7 2021 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Nicole Rathsam senior vice president, chief financial officer. Rathsam will oversee the company’s premium audit and finance departments. She is in charge of...
Magnitude 5.3 Confirmed in Southern California
Jun 7 2021 // A moderate earthquake struck near the Salton Sea in Southern California on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The magnitude 5.3 earthquake was...
California’s Harsh EPLI Landscape Made Worse by COVID
Jun 7 2021 // It’s common knowledge that the employee practices liability insurance arena nationwide has been unfriendly to buyers. Earlier this year, a survey of 20 EPLI carriers showed 15 reported rate increases for the line...
Top California EPLI Settlements
Jun 7 2021 // A Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan report lists the top EPLI settlements from 2015 to 2020, with four of the top 10 occurring in California: The $215 million University of Southern California settlement in 2018 with potentially...
Vaccinated California Workers May Have to Keep Masks on
Jun 4 2021 // California is set to fully reopen in less than two weeks and do away with virtually all mask and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people. But officials who regulate workplaces in the state aren’t ready...
California City Paying $900K to Elderly Woman in Crash with Fire Engine
Jun 3 2021 // San Diego, Calif., will pay $900,000 to an 82-year-old woman whose foot and ankle were crushed when her car collided with a city fire engine that sped through a red light while heading to an emergency in 2018, a newspaper...
People Moves: Lockton Pacific Adds Shak in California, CAC Names Bonfiglio Senior Vice President
Jun 3 2021 // Lockton Pacific has added Katie Shak as producer to grow its commercial insurance presence in San Diego, Calif. Shak will partner with clients to provide advice on managing risk. Shak was previously a risk consultant for...
People Moves: CompWest Names Mohammed Regional Manager, Monarch in California Adds Newsome
Jun 2 2021 // CompWest Insurance has named Ibraheem Mohammed regional manager of business development. Mohammed will be responsible for CompWest’s large account business development, focusing on accounts with annual premiums over...
CWCI: California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Fell 11.4% in 2020
May 28 2021 // Total direct written premium in the California workers’ compensation system fell by 11.4% in 2020, dropping to an eight-year low driven by the ongoing decline in insurers’ average charged rates and relatively...
PG&E to Pay $150M for Botched Outages, California Wildfires
May 28 2021 // Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to prevent the...
PG&E to Pay $43.4M in 3 California Counties Burned by Fraying Grid
May 27 2021 // Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left behind from wildfires ignited during the past two years by the beleaguered utility’s...
