Latest California Headlines
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How Home Values Track with High, Low Risk of Natural Hazards: ATTOM Data
Sep 22 2017 // Americans are still buying homes in areas with high risk of natural hazards and the homes in those cities continue to appreciate in value far faster than homes in low natural hazard locales. However, the effect on home...
New Bridge Design Tested by Nevada Quake Lab Following Mexico Quake
Sep 22 2017 // Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab this week tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to better withstand violent temblors and speed reconstruction efforts after major quake...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 6 Medical Providers for Fraud
Sep 22 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended six more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of suspended providers to...
Complaint from Whistleblower Targets California Utility Regulator
Sep 21 2017 // The former chief administrative law judge at California’s powerful utility regulator said this week she was fired for cooperating with investigators looking into collusion between regulators and executives from...
2 Northern California Cities Are Suing Big Oil Firms Over Climate Change
Sep 21 2017 // California cities San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies on Wednesday seeking billions of dollars to protect against rising sea levels they blamed on climate change, according to...
BIG Announces “Biggie Award” Winners for Fall 2017
Sep 21 2017 // Independent Agents Association Honors Northern California Livermore, CA, September 21, 2017 – At the recent BIG Independent Group Minivention held at the Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA, the independent agents and...
California Commissioner Sums up Trump Battle, High on Cannabis Insurance
Sep 19 2017 // It’s David vs. Goliath. That about sums up California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ feelings on his efforts to keep the remnants of Obamacare up and running in his state while President Trump does his best...
Dietz, Gilmor & Chazen Makes 3 Partner Promotions in California
Sep 19 2017 // Dietz, Gilmor & Chazen has promoted Robert E. Robinson, Richard A. Lynn and Robert Lance to partners in the firm in California. All three newly promoted partners were previously with Dietz, Gilmor & Associates,...
Lawsuit Filed against Google by Three Former Female Employees in California
Sep 18 2017 // Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination. A lawyer representing three female former Google employees is seeking class action status for the claim. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior...
California Governor Signs Plan to Spend $1.5B in Climate Money
Sep 18 2017 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two bills that outline a plan to spend $1.5 billion on environmental initiatives using money from the state’s recently renewed cap and trade program. The bills were signed over...
Study: Opioids in California Comp Claims Involving Mental Health
Sep 18 2017 // A new study shows the prevalence of opioids in workers’ compensation claims involving mental health. The study by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute tracks changes in the prevalence, volume and...
People
Sep 18 2017 // Integro Insurance Brokers has hired Michael McCarroll as senior vice president in the firm’s Woodland Hills, Calif., office. McCarroll will focus on developing new opportunities within the property/casualty, benefits...
My New Markets
Sep 18 2017 // Workers’ Compensation Market Detail: State Fund First (www.statefundfirst.com) is an approved access partner for the California State Fund. No fees and a fast, easy online submission process is available. Available...
California Worker’s Comp Insurer Written Premium Down 4% in First Half of 2017
Sep 15 2017 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has completed its report on statewide workers’ comp insurer loss and premium experience through June 30. The major findings of the report include: California...
Google Faces Lawsuit Alleging Employment Bias Against Women
Sep 15 2017 // Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in...
Study Shows California Workers’ Comp Medical Review Volume May Be Leveling off
Sep 14 2017 // The volume of workers’ compensation independent medical reviews in California appears to be tapering off, a new study shows. The IMR process was established by California lawmakers to resolve medical disputes. A...
Police at California University Get to Use Pepper Spray at Violent Protests
Sep 14 2017 // The Berkeley City Council this week gave police permission to use pepper spray to repel demonstrators attacking officers and others during violent protests of the kind that have repeatedly hit the city this year. The 6-3...
Troubled California Gas Facility Has One Third of Wells Shut Down
Sep 13 2017 // The largest gas storage facility in the West halted using a third of the wells pumping methane underground at high pressure just weeks after it resumed operations following a blowout that crippled it for nearly two...
CopperPoint Acquires Pacific Compensation Insurance in California for $150M
Sep 13 2017 // CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire California-based workers’ compensation carrier Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. from Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC...
California Commissioner Issues Decision on Jan. 1, 2018 Worker’s Comp Filing
Sep 12 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday issued a decision regarding the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Jan. 1, 2018 regulatory filing, which was submitted to the California...
