Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
California Nursing Home Operator Settling Fraud Claims for $16.7M
Jul 15 2020 // A Los Angeles company that runs 27 nursing homes has agreed to pay $16.7 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. Longwood Management Corp. didn’t acknowledge any...
Damage Analysis of 2017-2018 California Wildfires Keys on Mitigation
Jul 15 2020 // New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire ignitions Researchers identified key factors influencing the survivability of structures during a wildfire...
Massachusetts Sues Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Jul 15 2020 // Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits. The...
California Commissioner Launches Database of Green Insurance Products
Jul 14 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday formally launched the Climate Smart Insurance Products Database, what is being touted as “the first-ever consumer-oriented list of green insurance...
Report: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Premiums Expected from COVID-19
Jul 14 2020 // A sharp drop in 2020 workers’ compensation premiums in California is expected with the COVID-19 pandemic-related job losses, a report out today shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic
Jul 14 2020 // Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up to protect: front-line workers seeking more safeguards from the ravages of COVID-19 or beleaguered...
Newsom Rolls Back California’s COVID Openings, Orders Halt to Indoor Operations
Jul 13 2020 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered the closure of indoor operations at gyms, hair salons, houses of worship, personal-care services, malls and non-critical office settings amid rising rates of people testing...
California Workers’ Comp Self-Insured Claims Flat in 2019, But Incurred Losses Rose $35M
Jul 13 2020 // California workers’ compensation private self-insured claim frequency was relatively stable in 2019 as the incidence of medical-only and lost-time claims registered only marginal declines after increasing in 2017 and...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers
Jul 13 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...
California Nursing Home Hit Hard by Coronavirus
Jul 13 2020 // A Northern California nursing home hit hard by a deadly coronavirus outbreak is a highly rated facility. But even with a good track record, it wasn’t prepared to combat the coronavirus when it arrived. At least 17...
HUB Employee in California Suing Firm for Discrimination During Pandemic Lockdown
Jul 10 2020 // A former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring...
