Latest California Headlines
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Families Displaced from California Neighborhood Seeking $2B
May 8 2023 // As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm Springs he described as a “little world of its own,” surrounded by the parts of the city that were...
Southern California Got Snow, Rain, Tornado in Spring Storm
May 5 2023 // An unseasonably cold storm coated Southern California mountains with snow, dumped heavy rain elsewhere and spawned a small tornado Thursday as spring struggled to shake the grip of an exceptionally wet winter. More than 4...
California Companies Pay Higher Taxes for Unemployment Debt
May 5 2023 // One potential consequence of California’s ballooning budget deficit: Higher taxes for businesses, with increases possible every year for the next decade. Business owners pay a tax on each of their workers. The money...
California Assembly Passes Insurance Accelerator Bill for Clean-Fuel Truck Fleets
May 4 2023 // The California State Assembly unanimously voted for a bill that will help accelerate the transition to clean-air technology by making sure clean fleets have access to available and affordable commercial insurance. Assembly...
California Family Members Arraigned in $2.1M Insurance Fraud Schemes
May 4 2023 // Four Merced, California, family members were arraigned this week for multiple counts of insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation revealed the businesses owned and operated by the residents...
Hub Acquires The Wooditch Company in California
May 2 2023 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of The Wooditch Company Insurance Services Inc. in Irvine, California. The Wooditch Company team will join Hub LAOC. The Wooditch Company is a privately held commercial insurance,...
California Approves Rule Phasing out Big Diesel Trucks
May 2 2023 // New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in California starting in 2036, according to new rules approved by state regulators last week to wean the state off fossil fuels and combat climate change. The...
$10M Verdict for Family of Man Killed by California Officer
May 1 2023 // A federal jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a man fatally shot by a Southern California sheriff’s sergeant who was trying to arrest him for attempting to attack people with a club and baseball bat seven...
California Community Braces for Floods as Epic Snow Melts
Apr 27 2023 // Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. He and his...
Court Throws out Berkeley, California’s Ban on Natural Gas
Apr 26 2023 // A federal appeals court overturned Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it...
Animatronic Dragon Bursts into Flames During Show at Disneyland in California
Apr 25 2023 // Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the...
California to Meet 100% of Water Requests Thanks to Storms
Apr 24 2023 // California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winter storms that filled reservoirs and runoff from a record snowpack, regulators announced. The State Water...
World Insurance Company Pensionmark Acquiring Xponential in California
Apr 21 2023 // Pensionmark acquired Xponential Growth Solutions in San Diego, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. XGS is a retirement benefits consultant. Pensionmark is a World Insurance Associates LLC company. Pensionmark...
California Department of Insurance Orders Refunds over Bogus Mailers
Apr 20 2023 // An insurance company offering home warranties must refund Californians who were reportedly deceived by a misleading mailer sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers. According to an investigation by the California...
California Workers’ Comp Committee OK’s .03% Higher Pure Premium Filing
Apr 19 2023 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Sept. 1, 2023 pure premium rate filing to the state’s Insurance...
Families Displaced from California Neighborhood Seeking $2B
Apr 19 2023 // As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm Springs he described as a “little world of its own,” surrounded by the parts of the city that were...
People Moves: California Insurance Commissioner Makes WCIRB Governing Committee Appointments
Apr 18 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made two reappointments to the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s governing committee. Diana Rich is the director of risk management for...
Capitola in California Secures $15.6M in Funding Round Led by Munich Re Ventures
Apr 18 2023 // Capitola in California has raised $15.6 million in its Series A funding round led by Munich Re Ventures. The firm reports this round will be used to grow Capitola’s platform with an emphasis on its market...
California Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Uncovers $1.6M in Unreported Payroll
Apr 18 2023 // California private security company owner Luis Burgos, 50, and his former business partner, Sohan Singh, 57, were charged for their alleged involvement in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme after an...
California Church Paying $1.2M over Broken COVID Rules
Apr 17 2023 // A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large, unmasked religious services must pay $1.2 million in fines, a judge has ruled. Calvary Chapel in San Jose was fined last...
