Latest California Headlines
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California Department of Insurance Issues Revised Plan of Operation for FAIR Plan
Dec 19 2019 // Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from a FAIR Plan official. The battle between the California Department of Insurance and the FAIR Plan will continue to rage on in the wake of two severe...
California Freelance Journalists Sue Over New State Law
Dec 19 2019 // Freelance writers and photographers on Tuesday filed the second legal challenge to a broad new California labor law that they say could put some independent journalists out of business. The law taking effect Jan. 1 aims to...
2018 California Wildfires – An Actuarial Review
Dec 19 2019 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. 2018 was another catastrophic year for wildfires across the United States. Nearly 9 million acres burned, and many lives, homes and businesses were lost. California...
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019: U.S. Chamber
Dec 18 2019 // A lawsuit over the tiny amount of lip balm at the bottom of the tube came in number one on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019. This year’s list also features...
Report: California Worker’s Comp Written Premium Decreases Escalated in 2019
Dec 18 2019 // Premium decreases in California workers’ compensation may have escalated in 2019, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday released its quarterly...
California AG Releases Title and Summary for Initiative to Protect Consumer Privacy Campaign
Dec 18 2019 // California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday released the title and summary for the California Privacy Rights Act, which would beef up the California Privacy Act set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The act amends...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves $13.5B PG&E Deal with California Wildfire Victims
Dec 18 2019 // A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved on Tuesday PG&E Corp.’s $13.5 billion settlement with victims of Californian wildfires, and the company’s stock rallied as the utility gained momentum to emerge from...
United Valley Insurance Services in California Adds Burnett
Dec 18 2019 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has named Genna Burnett a marketing specialist. Burnett is focused on assisting members on marketing and placing workers’ compensation accounts with carriers. She previously...
California and PG&E Reach $1.7B Deal on Wildfire Penalties
Dec 17 2019 // California utility regulators have reached a settlement with PG&E Corp. over violations tied to catastrophic wildfires ignited by the company’s power lines in 2017 and 2018. The proposed settlement would prevent...
PG&E Takes California Governor out of $13.5B Wildfire Deal
Dec 17 2019 // Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. has removed a requirement that California Gov. Gavin Newsom sign off on its settlement with wildfire victims, trying to buy more time for its restructuring plan. PG&E reached an...
Uber Gains in California Driver Classification But Case Isn’t Closed
Dec 17 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. beat back an aggressive bid to force it to treat California drivers as employees, but a judge’s ruling may allow a long-running fight over pay and benefits to gain traction in 2020. U.S....
California Business Owner Nailed for Workers’ Comp Fraud to Pay $944K to Insurer
Dec 16 2019 // Michael Zendejas, 47, of Turlock, Calif., was sentenced to 180 hours of community service, three years formal probation and ordered to pay $944,718 in restitution after pleading no contest to insurance fraud for under...
CSAA Insurance in California Names Hecht, Huebner Executive Vice President
Dec 16 2019 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Andrea Hecht executive vice president and chief financial officer, and promoted Chief Risk Officer Jeff Huebner to executive vice president. Hecht leads the...
Boat Safety Law Proposed in Wake of California Fire That Killed 34
Dec 16 2019 // A group of California congressional members have proposed tighter safety standards for small boats after a diving charter vessel burned and sank in September, killing 34 people. Only five people – the captain and four...
As California Thins Forests to Limit Wildfire Risk, Some Resist
Dec 16 2019 // Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the densely forested Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco. Their goal: To protect...
Jupiter Receives $1M Grant to Accelerate California Fire Control Efforts
Dec 16 2019 // Predictive data and analytics firm Jupiter has received a $1 million grant from the Moore Foundation to accelerate deployment of its FireScore Operations service, a wildfire threat and intelligence platform to make it...
California Agent Brings Christmas ‘Sparkle’ to Those in Need
Dec 16 2019 // A small toy drive insurance agency owner Samantha Tradelius started after reading “Dear Santa” letters from kids in need many years ago has turned into a full-blown community effort helping hundreds of people...
Insurer Market Conduct Troubles Often Traced to Claims Handling Errors
Dec 16 2019 // Mistakes by claims professionals were the most common reason for enforcement actions against U.S. property and casualty insurers in 2018, taking the No. 1 and No. 2 spot on a top 10 list issued by the Wolters Kluwer...
Study: California Self-Insured Employers Save Over Traditional Workers’ Comp
Dec 16 2019 // A new study on California workers’ compensation shows the cost of self-insurance is 14% to 28% less than a traditional workers’ comp policy. It should be noted that the study was commissioned by the California...
California Governor Rejects PG&E Bankruptcy Plan as Not Satisfying Wildfire Law
Dec 15 2019 // California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a bankruptcy reorganization plan submitted by PG&E Corp, the state’s largest investor-owned utility, saying its proposal fails to meet the requirements of a...
