Latest California Headlines
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GoodWorks Opens California Office, Names Russo Regional President
Aug 10 2017 // GoodWorks Insurance has named Bryan W. Russo regional president and head of its new office in Walnut Creek, Calif. Russo specializes in employee benefits plans for mid-sized and large employers. Russo was most recently a...
California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Higher Pure Premium Filing
Aug 9 2017 // The governing committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau today voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Jan. 1, 2018 Advisory Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner with...
California-Based Farmers Names Mcelvany Head of Reinsurance
Aug 9 2017 // Dan McElvany has been named head of reinsurance for Farmers Group Inc. He will begin Sept. 5 and will report to Scott Lindquist, chief financial officer of Farmers Group. McElvany has had a 21-year career in insurance,...
Swing Voters in California Climate Deal Among Top Oil Money Recipients
Aug 9 2017 // California Assembly members considered swing votes on legislation to reduce carbon emissions by charging polluters were among the top recipients of donations from oil companies, an analysis of campaign finance filings...
California Woman Who Sued Plastic Surgeon Awarded for Leaked Photo of Breasts
Aug 9 2017 // A California woman who sued her plastic surgeon after photographs of her breasts surfaced on the internet has been awarded $18,000. The Fresno Bee reported the woman was awarded the money on Monday by a Fresno County...
California Commissioner Launches Investigation into Wells Fargo
Aug 8 2017 // California Commissioner Dave Jones has ordered an investigation into recent allegations that Wells Fargo and National General Insurance improperly charged consumers for “force-placed” auto insurance for...
New Regulations to Improve Safety at California Oil Refineries Finalized
Aug 8 2017 // New regulations designed to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state were finalized this week. The regulations, which take effect on Oct. 1, include recommendations of the...
California Chemical Plant Fire Results in $2M in Damage
Aug 8 2017 // The Gar Tootelian agricultural chemical plant in Reedley, Calif. caught fire, causing more than an estimated $2 million in damage and sending up a plume of smoke that was visible across a wide area. The Fresno Bee reported...
HUB Adds Martinez and Conlon in California
Aug 8 2017 // HUB International of California has named Amanda Martinez an employee benefits account executive and Timothy Conlon a commercial markets consultant and risk management advisor in the San Francisco Calif., office. Martinez...
Investigators Say Gunfire Caused Wildfire Near California’s Yosemite
Aug 7 2017 // Fire investigators say gunfire caused a wildfire near Yosemite National Park that destroyed 131 structures, including 63 homes, last month. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that a gun fired on...
Verisk: Texas 2nd, Oklahoma 7th in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire
Aug 7 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas ranks second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire. Using information from the 2010 U.S. Census, the study determined...
California’s Jones Tells Oklahoma’s AG, Insurance Commissioner and Others He Stands by Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // Responding to top government officials in oil, gas and coal producing states that threatened to sue over his state’s climate initiatives, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has pretty much said: bring it...
California Earthquake Authority Policy Sales up 5.4% in 2Q from Year Ago
Aug 7 2017 // Californians may be getting the idea that they live in earthquake country. That’s the underlying message that can be found in the latest figures out from the California Earthquake Authority. The CEA, a...
Chevron Spending $20M to Protect Workers in Wake of California Fire
Aug 7 2017 // Chevron Corp. and state regulators have reached a settlement related to a 2012 fire at its Richmond, Calif. refinery that will require the company to spend about $20 million on safety improvements, officials announced this...
Mercury Names Most Affordable Electric Vehicles to Insure in California
Aug 7 2017 // Mercury Insurance put together a list of the 10 most affordable electric vehicles to insure, and Fiat, Kia and Nissan models top the list. Mercury researchers examined the 2017 electric vehicles available at car...
Judge Refuses to Block California Gas Facility From Reopening
Aug 7 2017 // A judge has refused to block a Los Angeles, Calif. natural gas storage facility from reopening a year-and-a-half after a major blowout spewed methane that drove thousands of families from their homes. Los Angeles Superior...
California Commissioner Counters AGs, Other Commissioners over Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones fired off a letter to the 12 oil state attorneys general and one governor from states like Texas and Oklahoma over threats to sue him if he did not stop his Climate Risk Carbon...
Tesla Workers in California Seek Safety Plan, Clarity on Pay
Aug 7 2017 // A group of Tesla Inc. workers in California have asked the electric car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion. The worker group, which hopes to become part of...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based East West Insurance Services
Aug 4 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Pasadena, Calif.-based East West Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. East West employees will join Hub California’s operations. East West...
Several States See Drop in Opioid-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims: WCRI
Aug 4 2017 // As states institute opioid policies to address the opioid epidemic, a new study has found considerable decreases in the prevalence of longer-term dispensing of opioids to injured workers in a number of states studied. The...
