Latest California Headlines
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Damaging Southern California Fire Was Lit by Ember From Old Blaze
Nov 9 2017 // A destructive Southern California wildfire this fall was ignited by windblown embers from an oak that was still smoldering after an earlier fire that is believed to have started when a vehicle struck a highway flare,...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 21 Medical Providers for Fraud
Nov 8 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 21 more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
California’s New Pot Market Brings Sticker Shock
Nov 7 2017 // California’s legal marijuana marketplace is coming with a kaleidoscope of new taxes and fees that could influence where it’s grown, how pot cookies and other munchies are produced and the price tag on just...
Southern California Auto Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison in $180K Fraud Case
Nov 6 2017 // Hani Abujudeh, 55, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., the reputed leader of an auto insurance fraud scheme, was sentenced to six years in state prison. Abujudeh was sentenced for his involvement with a scheme in which he filed...
HUB Adds Shipp to Commercial Markets Team in Central California
Nov 6 2017 // HUB International of California has named Geoffrey Shipp a commercial markets producer, risk management advisor and senior sales management trainee. Shipp will affiliate with HUB’s Central Coast offices as well as...
Utility in California Expecting $200M in Costs for Power Restoration after Fires
Nov 6 2017 // A California utility expects costs to be as much as $200 million for restoring power after last month’s devastating wildfires. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. chief...
California Commissioner Adopts $1.94 Workers’ Comp Pure Premium
Nov 6 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has adopted an advisory pure premium rate that lowers the benchmark to $1.94 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation insurance. The advisory rate is effective Jan....
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Nov 6 2017 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Worldwide Facilities has named Cameron Kelly its chief operating officer. Kelly will be responsible for managing the company’s production offices, compliance, and acquisition integration. He...
New Insurance Lines Will Help Emerging Marijuana Market
Nov 5 2017 // The end of Prohibition in 1933 was greeted with celebrations, as newspapers slapped large-type headlines on their front pages declaring, for instance, that “Prohibition Ends At Last.” President Franklin Delano...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based Axella Insurance Services
Nov 3 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of San Diego, Calif.-based Axella Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Martin Khalaf, president and CEO of Axella, will join Hub California and report...
California Officials Want Overall Safety Review at Oroville Dam
Nov 3 2017 // California officials say they’re ordering a comprehensive safety review at the tallest dam in the U.S. to pinpoint needed upgrades after a dramatic spillway collapse earlier this year. State Department of Water...
Chuck Norris Suing in California over MRI Chemical He Says Poisoned Wife
Nov 3 2017 // Action star Chuck Norris took on medical device manufacturers in a lawsuit filed in California alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife. Gadolinium that doctors injected into Gena Norris to improve...
CMI in California Names Witherspoon Lawyers Professional Liability Leader
Nov 2 2017 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Cooper & McCloskey Inc. Insurance Brokers has named Jack Witherspoon the lawyers professional liability team leader. Witherspoon will be responsible for leading and managing the CMI LPL...
Filling Approved for First Admitted Insurer in California to Sell Cannabis Insurance
Nov 2 2017 // The California insurance commissioner has approved the first filing by an admitted commercial insurance company to sell cannabis business insurance. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced the approved...
XL Catlin Names Chubb’s Konczal Assistant Vice President in California
Nov 2 2017 // XL Catlin’s Global Excess Casualty has named Joel J. Konczal as assistant vice president and underwriting manager for Northwest excess casualty. He will be based in San Francisco, Calif. and report to Matthew...
California Lawmaker Wants to Correct Comp Denial for Out-of-State Cops Who Responded During Vegas Shooting
Nov 1 2017 // A California lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill that would require worker’s compensation for police officers injured while responding to crimes committed out of state. The proposal by Assemblyman Tom Daly,...
California Wildfires Destroyed Part of Hewlett-Packard Archives
Nov 1 2017 // California’s deadliest wildfires have also destroyed an irreplaceable collection of Silicon Valley history. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported that more than 100 boxes of letters and other materials from tech...
Google’s Waymo in California Shifting Robotic Cars into Next Gear
Nov 1 2017 // Google’s self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that its technology is almost ready to safely transport people without any human assistance at all. Waymo, hatched from a Google...
Farmers Files Trade Secrets Suit in California Against Auto Club Michigan, Former Employees
Oct 31 2017 // Farmers Insurance has filed a lawsuit in California against a pair of former employees and the Automobile Club of Michigan alleging the theft of trade secrets. The suit alleges violations of the California Trade Secrets...
Insured Losses from California Wildfires Now at $3.3 Billion
Oct 31 2017 // The largest California insurers have so far reported more than $3.3 billion in insured losses from the October wildfire siege, now considered the most destructive fires in state history. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
