Latest California Headlines
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Thanksgiving Cargo Theft Threat ‘Extremely High’: CargoNet
Nov 22 2023 // The threat of cargo theft activity this Thanksgiving is “extremely high” and “unlike any recent year,” according to CargoNet. CargoNet, a Verisk product, has tracked a sharp increase in...
Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.
Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.” Sixteen days later, as he...
People Moves: California Commissioner Make Appointments to CAARP, CIGA Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force
Nov 21 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Bernardo de la Torre, Cynthia Strathmann and Doug Heller to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee. Deepika Srivastava and...
Investigators Found Fire And Safety Hazards on Land Under Los Angeles Before Arson Fire
Nov 20 2023 // State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire, documents show. The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable...
California Jury Awards $332M to Man Who Blamed His Cancer on Use of Roundup
Nov 20 2023 // A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who sued chemical giant Monsanto Co. contending that his cancer was related to decades of using its Roundup weedkiller. A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded damages in...
California FAIR Plan Increases Commercial Coverage Limits to $20M Per Location
Nov 20 2023 // The California FAIR Plan Association is offering increased commercial coverage of up to $20 million per location. Prior to the adjustment, the maximum limits for commercial coverage were $8.4 million per location. Business...
People Moves: Joshu in California Names Burkhart VP of Growth
Nov 17 2023 // Joshu, headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., has named Mark Burkhart as vice president of growth. Before coming to Joshu, Burkhart managed relationships at Decision Research Corporation and was a segment lead within the...
US Political Violence Driven by New Breed of ‘Grab-Bag’ Extremists
Nov 16 2023 // Before he committed mass murder in Colorado late last year, Anderson Lee Aldrich was a lively presence among a group of friends who regularly assembled online for hours to chat, play video games and trade internet...
Low-Intensity Fires Reduce Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Finds
Nov 16 2023 // There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University...
Fire That Indefinitely Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson
Nov 15 2023 // Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities...
People Moves: Exton Joins Woodruff Sawyer in California as VP
Nov 15 2023 // Lee Exton has joined Woodruff Sawyer as vice president, employee benefits. Woodruff Sawyer is based in San Francisco, Calif. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Exton spent over 30 years in employee benefits and health care...
At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars
Nov 13 2023 // One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar but...
California Commercial Fishing Groups Sue Tire Makers Over Rubber Preservative
Nov 13 2023 // The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills...
People Moves: C3 Risk & Insurance Services in California Names Molina EVP
Nov 9 2023 // C3 Risk & Insurance Services, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., named Marife Molina executive vice president of strategic revenue. Molina comes to C3 Risk & Insurance Services from Chubb, where she served as...
The Value of Combining Models in Wildfire Risk Management
Nov 9 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Welcome to the final installment of our four-part series on wildfire hazard and risk management where we will explore the optimal use of CoreLogic’s wildfire risk...
Captain Found Guilty of ‘Seaman’s Manslaughter’ in Boat Fire That Killed 34 off California
Nov 8 2023 // A scuba dive boat captain was convicted this week of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Jerry Boylan, 69, was...
Devastated California Town Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs
Nov 8 2023 // Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in 2018 along with much of the town of Paradise. After the fire, she got divorced, which left her with only...
IMA Acquires LTC Performance Strategies in Southern California
Nov 8 2023 // LTC Performance Strategies Inc. in Southern California has been acquired by IMA Financial Group. Following the acquisition, LTC’s leadership will join IMA. LTC will become LTC, an IMA company and will maintain its...
California Insurance Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Leaving Client’s Business Uninsured
Nov 7 2023 // Licensed insurance agent Vlada Cruz, 40, of Encino, California, was arraigned on two felony counts of grand theft after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole over $37,000 in insurance...
Members of California Congressional Delegation Call out Insurance Commissioner’s Proposal to Protect Consumers
Nov 6 2023 // Representatives John Garamendi, Zoe Lofgren and other members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara urging him to use his power under state law to...
