Latest California Headlines
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Harry And Meghan File Lawsuit Over Photo of Son at California Home
Jul 27 2020 // Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal couple gives a detailed...
Tesla Invites Actuaries to Help It Create a ‘Revolutionary’ Insurance Company
Jul 24 2020 // Tesla, which has been testing an insurance product for its drivers in California, is preparing to build an insurer, one CEO Elon Musk says will be “revolutionary.” And he’s inviting actuaries to join his...
Global Natural Catastrophe Losses During H1 Ranged from $68B to $75B: Munich Re, Aon
Jul 24 2020 // Munich Re and Aon both issued reports this week on the economic and insurance costs of global natural catastrophes during the first half, which varied in magnitude by $7 billion. While Munich Re estimated that natural...
Clint Eastwood Files Suit in California Against CBD Sellers Over Use of His Name
Jul 24 2020 // Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Two lawsuits filed in federal court in...
New York ‘Bad Faith’ Bill Repeats Mistakes of California and Florida
Jul 23 2020 // The State of New York may be on the verge of making the same mistake that has driven Florida auto insurance premiums through the roof, and that did the same in California until its high court learned the error of its...
Four Ex-Employees Seek Class Action Status for Gender Pay Claims Against Google
Jul 23 2020 // Four female former employees of Alphabet Inc.’s Google are trying to persuade a state court to let them represent more than 10,000 peers in a gender-pay disparity suit against the company, setting the stage for the...
Northern California Wildfire Growing, 2 Firefighters Injured
Jul 22 2020 // Firefighters and aircraft are working to halt the spread of two forest fires in rural northeastern California as unstable weather brought the risk of gusty winds, thunderstorms and lightning strikes that could start new...
California’s Medical Malpractice Cap Vote Moved to 2022 Ballot
Jul 22 2020 // Californians will have to wait until the pandemic ends to vote on an initiative to change the state’s medical malpractice cap. Proponents of a measure to change California’s medical malpractice cap announced...
California Court Upholds Monsanto Cancer Verdict, Slashes Damages to $21.5M
Jul 22 2020 // A California appeals court has upheld a groundbreaking verdict that Monsanto’s widely used weed killer caused cancer in a school groundskeeper but the panel also slashed the damage award from $78.5 million to $21.5...
Crews Battle Central California Blaze as State Fire Danger Grows
Jul 21 2020 // A wildfire in rural central California grew larger but firefighters also increased containment, authorities said. Low humidity and hot temperatures have raised fire danger in large portions of the state. The Mineral Fire...
Los Angeles Mayor Concedes City Reopened Too Soon as Virus Surges
Jul 21 2020 // Mayor Eric Garcetti has conceded that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was “on the brink” of new shutdown orders as the coronavirus continues to surge in California. Appearing on...
California Court Denies Bayer Appeal of Roundup Verdict But Reduces Damages
Jul 21 2020 // Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by 74% to $20.5...
Dulich Added to California Workers’ Comp Ethics Advisory Committee
Jul 21 2020 // California Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto has appointed Jill A. Dulich to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee. Dulich will fill...
Crest Insurance in California Adds Vaccaro
Jul 20 2020 // Crest Insurance Group in San Diego, Calif. has added Hunter Vaccaro to the California branch. Hunter previously worked as a financial consultant with Whiteboard Risk & Insurance Solutions. He was a senior analyst with...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers
Jul 20 2020 // The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor laws by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Mobile Wash Inc. of...
Scientist Says Chances of Big One on San Andreas Greater Than We Believed
Jul 17 2020 // Get ready for the big one. That’s a refrain Californians have heard for years, but this time one scientist is putting a number on it. There’s a 1% chance a big quake will strike next year on the Southern...
Crest Insurance in California Names Jacquelin Head of Ocean Marine
Jul 17 2020 // Crest Insurance Group in San Diego, Calif. has named P.J. Jacquelin II to oversee its ocean marine practice. Jacquelin has more than 20 years of experience in insurance and risk management. After graduating from the...
California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to $5.5M Settlement
Jul 16 2020 // A settlement has been announced between Libre by Nexus Inc. in which it will cease transacting immigration bonds in the California, phase out the use of GPS ankle monitors, and issue credits to clients still in arrears...
Coalition in California Names Weryk Head of Business Development
Jul 16 2020 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Coalition has named Marcin Weryk head of business development. Weryk will support growth by driving the company’s distribution strategy. Weryk has more than 15 years of insurance industry...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Boldt Risk Management Solutions in California
Jul 15 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Boldt Risk Management Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The BRMS team will join with Gallagher’s Glendale and Irvine offices, under...
