Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CoreLogic® Offers Unique Perspective to HayWired Earthquake Scenario in Conjunction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
May 7 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Situated along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire,” California is in the middle of earthquake country, and planning for the next...
Is GrubHub Case a Barometer for Independent Contractors Rules?
May 7 2018 // Food delivery company GrubHub Inc. may be one of the first tech firms to feel the impact of a ruling this week from California’s highest court that makes it easier for workers to prove they are a company’s...
California Grocer Facing Lawsuit over No-Spanish Language Policy
May 7 2018 // A grocery store in San Diego, Calif. subjected Hispanic employees to harassment and a hostile work environment by implementing a no-Spanish language policy, federal officials said in a lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment...
Fired Allstate Employee Awarded $18M by California Jury
May 7 2018 // A former Allstate Insurance Co. employee who was fired following an arrest has been awarded more than $18 million in damages. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports a San Diego jury awarded 55-year-old Michael Tilkey about...
Burnham Benefits in California Names Shupe Senior Consultant
May 7 2018 // Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services Inc. has added Autumn Shupe as a senior consultant on its risk management team. Shupe will assist in managing Burnham’s technical unit and support the risk...
California Commissioner Urging Insurers to Offer Coverage for Cannabis Industry
May 7 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is renewing his call for insurers to offer insurance products for California’s legalized cannabis industry in the wake of reports that President Trump has abandoned...
People
May 7 2018 // Western Growers Insurance Services has added Paul Barry and Kris Hansen in California. Barry joins the insurance services team as a sales executive, bringing more than 10 years of sales experience. Barry will focus on...
California Commissioner OKs 1st Lessor’s Risk Coverage for Marijuana Industry
May 7 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his office says is the first insurance coverage for commercial landlords that addresses risks specific to renting to cannabis businesses. California Mutual...
New Markets
May 7 2018 // Recycling Operations Market Detail: All Trans Risk Solutions (www.alltransins.com) has a package program for medium to large recycling operations with fixed site facility. Package includes auto, GL, site pollution,...
California Man Nabbed for Collecting Workers’ Comp from Multiple Insurers While Working
May 4 2018 // Michael Williams, 34, of Daly City, Calif., has been arrested on 21 felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft after allegedly working for multiple employers while collecting over $85,000 in workers’...
California Insurance Commissioner Race Features Diverse Field
May 4 2018 // One way or another, California’s next insurance commissioner will be the first of his kind. The June 5 primary features Democrats Dr. Asif Mahmood and Sen. Ricardo Lara against former commissioner Steve Poizner. Asif...
California State Fund Reports Drop in Net Premiums in 2017
May 4 2018 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s annual report shows net premiums earned were down in to $1.3 billion in 2017 from $1.5 billion a year earlier. State Fund issued its 2017 annual report on...
Study: Drop in California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays and Spinal Surgeries
May 3 2018 // The number of California workers’ compensation inpatient hospital stays fell 31.2 percent between 2008 and 2016 compared with a 19.6 percent drop in hospital stays paid under private plans, a new California...
Hub Acquires Assets from Kelly King in California
May 3 2018 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired certain assets from Kelly King Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ripon, Calif., Kelly King’s property/casualty insurance solutions are focused on insuring...
JLT Specialty Names Kumar Vice President in California
May 3 2018 // JLT Specialty USA has named Vipul Kumar vice president of its transaction advisory practice. Kumar will be based in San Francisco, Calif. and work with clients to understand merger and acquisition risks. Kumar joins JLT...
AAIS Files Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy in California
May 3 2018 // AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in the state of California. The...
California Bills Inspired by 2017 Mudslides and Fires Clear Committee
May 2 2018 // Two bills inspired by the 2017 mudslides and fires in California that are designed to help prevent homeowners from being underinsured when disaster strikes passed the Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday. The bills,...
3 Small Earthquakes Occurred off Southern California Ocean
May 2 2018 // Several minor earthquakes well offshore have lightly shaken some Southern California coastal communities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes occurred before dawn Tuesday near the southern end of San...
California Supplement Seller to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
May 2 2018 // Tarr Inc. and Zenith LLC, a San Diego Calif.-based company that sells dietary supplements, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
California Commissioner OKs 1st Lessor’s Risk Coverage for Marijuana Industry
May 1 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his office says is the first insurance coverage for commercial landlords that addresses risks specific to renting to cannabis businesses. California Mutual...
