Latest California Headlines
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Hundreds Able to Return Home After Fleeing Wildfire Along California-Nevada Line
Aug 15 2024 // Hundreds of people were allowed to return home this week after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line. About 170 firefighters continued to work to...
ALKEME Acquires Dunhill Marketing and Insurance Services in California
Aug 14 2024 // ALKEME acquired Dunhill Marketing & Insurance Services in San Diego, California. Founded in 1992, Dunhill Insurance Services offers insurance services and specializes in life insurance and annuities with a focus on...
M4.4 Earthquake Near Pasadena Felt out to California’s High Desert
Aug 13 2024 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck an area southeast of of Highland Park, California on Monday. The quake was 7.4 miles deep and struck at 12:20 p.m. PST, according to the...
Report: 10 of Top U.S. Metros at Moderate to Very High Risk of Wildfire Are in California
Aug 13 2024 // Ten of the top 15 metropolitan areas for wildfire risk concentration are in California, while more than 2.6 million homes across 14 states with a total reconstruction cost of $1.3 trillion are at moderate to very high risk...
PCF Insurance Services Acquires DLD Insurance Brokers in California
Aug 12 2024 // PCF Insurance Services acquired the insurance business of DLD Insurance Brokers in Irvine, California. DLD Insurance Brokers specializes in serving companies in the construction, real estate, manufacturing, medical device...
California Commissioner Moves to Implement Insurance Rate Review Reforms
Aug 9 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday released a statement on his latest administrative action designed to address the state’s homeowners insurance crisis. Lara today issued a bulletin implementing...
California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancelation Moratorium for 185K Residents
Aug 8 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex...
Fast-Moving Southern California Wildfire Torched Hillside Homes, Forcing Evacuations
Aug 7 2024 // A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said. The flames erupted Monday afternoon and chased residents from the...
California’s Park Fire Continues to Slowly Grow to 647 Square Miles
Aug 6 2024 // The Park Fire continues to slowly grow to 647 square miles, as thousands of firefighters continue to work to gain more control over the Northern California blaze, which is now the state’s fourth largest on...
People Moves: BenefitMall Names Bishop Sales Executive in California; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Modesto Team; Davis Joins Alliant as SVP
Aug 6 2024 // BenefitMall Appoints Bishop Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California Crystal Bishop BenefitMall hired Crystal Bishop as a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Bishop has more than 20 years of...
California Contractor Settles EEOC Harassment Charge
Aug 5 2024 // Fremont, California-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Co. agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased
Aug 2 2024 // Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the fourth largest wildfire in history. The fire, which covers parts of four counties—Butte,...
Captain in California Scuba Boat Fire Must Pay $32K to Families of 3 of 34 People Killed
Aug 2 2024 // A scuba dive boat captain was ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boylan’s criminal negligence as captain of the...
Chevron to Quit California for Texas After Warning on Regulation
Aug 2 2024 // Chevron Corp. is relocating headquarters to Houston from California after repeatedly warning that the Golden State’s regulatory regime was making it a tough place to do business. The move announced Friday will end...
Report: 1Q 2024 California Workers’ Comp Written Premium 3% Lower Than Year Ago
Jul 31 2024 // Written premium for the first quarter of 2024 was 3% lower than the first quarter of 2023, while written premium in 2023 was slightly above 2022, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
600-Square-Mile-Plus Wildfire in California Now State’s Fifth Largest on Record
Jul 31 2024 // The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277 structures and damaging 29, according to CalFire. The fire covers four counties—Butte, Plumas,...
Firefighters Increase Containment on California Wildfire Now at 599 Square Miles
Jul 30 2024 // Containment has increased on a fire that exploded in size and in a few days became California’s sixth largest wildfire, destroying hundreds of structures. The Park Fire near Chico, California, has burned 383,619...
California Workers’ Comp Report Shows ‘Relatively Stable’ System Post-Pandemic
Jul 30 2024 // The California workers’ compensation system has been relatively stable in the post-pandemic era, as premium levels rose by 1% in 2023 and are forecast to increase modestly in 2024—while decreases in average insurer...
California Wildfire Grows to 575 Square Miles, Destroying at Least 100 Structures
Jul 29 2024 // At least 100 structures have been destroyed and roughly 4,200 more are being threatened by the Park Fire, near Chico, California, which has burned 368,256 acres and now touches four counties. Containment on the Park Fire,...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal
Jul 26 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 million per building and...
