Latest California Headlines
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At Least 20 Apartments Confirmed Damaged in Latest California Quake
Jan 5 2023 // At least 20 apartments were damaged by the latest earthquake to rattle the region of Northern California where a stronger quake nearly two weeks ago killed two people and knocked homes off their foundations, authorities...
California Workers’ Comp Study Tracks Inpatient Care Utilization Trends
Jan 5 2023 // A new study shows that after across-the-board declines in California inpatient hospitalizations during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, the number of inpatient stays paid under Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private coverage began to...
ALKEME Acquires Atascadero Insurance Agency in Central California
Jan 4 2023 // ALKEME acquired Atascadero Insurance Agency, dba Morro Bay Insurance Agency, in Fresno, California. Atascadero specializes in property/casualty covering the central California region. Ladera Ranch California-based ALKEME...
California Bail Agent Arraigned for Felony Grand Theft
Jan 4 2023 // Previously licensed California bail agent and insurance producer Sean Wilczak, 29, was arraigned in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on three felony counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing $25,000 from three bail...
M5.4 Earthquake in Northern California Confirmed in area Damaged in Earlier Quake
Jan 3 2023 // A moderate New Year’s Day earthquake rattled the region of Northern California where a stronger quake nearly two weeks ago killed two people and left widespread damage, authorities said. The earthquake with a...
One Storm Departs California as Another Lines up to Enter
Dec 29 2022 // SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern...
New Insurance Protections for California Consumers Next Year
Dec 28 2022 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, 11 new state laws sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this past legislative session take effect. The new laws address climate change, expand health access and reproductive care,...
No Damage, Injuries From M4.2 Northern California Earthquake
Dec 28 2022 // A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Northern California on Christmas Eve in the same county where a large quake days earlier killed two people and left widespread damage, authorities said. The quake struck at 11:33 a.m....
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced After Embezzling Clients’ Premium Payments
Dec 27 2022 // Anaiza Villarreal Lopez, 30, of McFarland, California was sentenced in Kern County Superior Court on one count of grand theft by embezzlement after pocketing clients’ premium payments and leaving several of them...
Maritime Liability Rules Changed After Deadly 2019 California Boat Fire
Dec 27 2022 // Federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident victims and their families in response to the 2019 boat fire off the coast of Southern California that killed 34 people. The Small Passenger...
State Fund Offering Extended Credit to Policyholders Affected by California Quake
Dec 22 2022 // State Compensation Insurance Fund says it will offer a 30-day credit extension to policyholders in Humboldt County, California, which was declared a state of emergency by Gov. Gavin Newsom after a large earthquake on...
Thousands Still Without Power in Northern California Following M6.4 Quake
Dec 21 2022 // Thousands of customers are still without power following a large earthquake in Northern California. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern California on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Very strong...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Says Premium Fell Sharply Beginning in 2Q 2020
Dec 20 2022 // Written premium declined sharply beginning in the second quarter of 2020 due to the economic downturn resulting from the pandemic, according to a report out on Tuesday. The report from the Workers’ Compensation...
Report: California, Hawaii Had Among Nation’s Worst Ranked Roads
Dec 20 2022 // California’s expansive road system was among the nation’s worst ranked, according to a report from a research firm out on Tuesday. Hawaii’s roads were ranked as the nation’s worst. ConsumerAffairs,...
M6.4 in Northern California Leaves Tens of Thousands Without Power
Dec 20 2022 // A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern California on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck roughly 200 miles north of San Francisco in the vicinity of the Mendocino triple junction where...
California Approves Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality by 2045
Dec 20 2022 // California air regulators voted unanimously to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it...
California Subcontractor Hit with $1.3M in Wages and Penalties
Dec 20 2022 // Subcontractor Grant Construction Inc. was hit with $1.3 million in wages and penalties. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office collected the wages and penalties as a result of a prevailing wage assessment against...
Small 3.6 Earthquake Confirmed in Northern California
Dec 19 2022 // A small magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, jolting thousands of people awake and causing minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake occurred at 3:39 a.m. Saturday and was...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires NEK Insurance in California
Dec 19 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired El Cerrito, California-based NEK Insurance Inc. Kevin Bruns, Jennifer Sylvestri, Kyle Peterson and their associates will be part of Gallagher’s San Francisco branch under the...
Judge Halting Provision Making California Gun Lawsuits Costlier
Dec 19 2022 // A federal judge said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws. U.S....
