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ALKEME Acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in California
Dec 13 2022 // ALKEME acquired Robert Bell Insurance Brokers in Fallbrook, California. Robert Bell Insurance Brokers will continue to operate under its current brand. Robert Bell is an insurance agency that specializes in...
California, Florida and Texas have the most properties at risk of wildfire
Dec 13 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Wildfires continue to be a massive threat to millions of properties across the United States. With the population growing and major metro areas continuing to develop...
People Moves: Workers’ Comp Bureau in California Adds Cooper
Dec 13 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California named Sean Cooper executive vice president and deputy chief actuary. Cooper will assume the WCIRB chief actuary role upon Dave Bellusci’s...
Former California Insurance Agent Arrested in Alleged $100K Investment Scam
Dec 12 2022 // Gautam Arora, 38, of Tustin, California, was arrested on 11 felony counts of securities violations and money laundering after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly found he allegedly defrauded four...
California Middle Schoolers OD from Taking Pot-Laced Products on Campus
Dec 9 2022 // Four students at a Southern California school apparently overdosed after eating marijuana-laced products and three of them were taken to the hospital, authorities said. Firefighters were sent to Sunnymead Middle School in...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft
Dec 9 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was sentenced this week after pleading no contest to 17 felony counts of identity theft and grand theft by false pretenses. A...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Claim Volume Rose in FY 2021/22
Dec 9 2022 // California’s public self-insured workforce rose less than 1% in the 12 months ending June 30, but the total number of public self-insured work injuries and illness claims reported to the state jumped 35%, as the...
Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content
Dec 8 2022 // A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is. Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a...
Hub Acquires Assets of Invensure Insurance Brokers in California
Dec 7 2022 // Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Invensure Insurance Brokers Inc. in Irvine, California. Robert Parent, CEO, and Charlene Richards, Executive Vice President, and the Invensure team will join Hub Los...
California Investigation Leads to $23.8 Million Settlement over Unlawful Incentives for Eyecare Products
Dec 5 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that Essilor Laboratories of America Inc. agreed to a $23.8 million settlement in a lawsuit that alleged the company violated the Insurance Frauds Prevention...
California Trucking Firm Owner Sentenced in Deadly Blast
Dec 5 2022 // A Southern California trucking company owner who ordered the illegal repair of a tanker that led to a deadly explosion was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison. Carl Bradley Johansson, 64, of Newport Beach...
Report Shows California Gun Data Breach Was Unintentional
Dec 2 2022 // California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their...
Vet’s California Lawsuit Blaming Antimalarial Drug For Psychosis Tossed
Dec 1 2022 // – A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic behavior and neurological damage to U.S. servicemembers, ruling that the case had no right to be filed in...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Car Wash $900K for Wage Theft
Dec 1 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s office cited Shine N Brite Car Wash $908,998 for wage theft violations affecting 15 workers. The Los Angeles-based employer was cited for minimum wage, overtime and rest break...
ALKEME Acquires Dealer Insurance Services in California
Nov 30 2022 // ALKEME acquired Dealer Insurance Services in Laguna Hills, California. Dealer Insurance Services will continue to operate under its current brand. Dealer Insurance Services specializes in benefits, with a focus on the auto...
Report: It Takes 7 Years to Close Most California Workers’ Comp Claims
Nov 30 2022 // It takes seven years to close the vast majority of workers’ compensation claims in California, more than double the time in the median state. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California...
Report from California Insurers Calls for More Freedom to Use Wildfire Catastrophe Models
Nov 29 2022 // Associations representing insurers operating in California on Tuesday released an analysis from Milliman showing wildfire catastrophe models would improve homeowners’ access to insurance in the face of...
Viewpoint: California Regulatory System Hurting Independent Agents and Their Clients
Nov 29 2022 // Millions of California insurance consumers are being adversely affected and incurring higher costs of insurance due to the malfunctioning insurance regulatory system in California. Moreover, the broken regulatory...
California Commissioner Issues Moratorium on Homeowners Insurance Cancellations in L.A. and Kern Counties
Nov 28 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Nov. 19 emergency declaration. The commissioner’s bulletin...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Bulen & Associates in California
Nov 28 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Murrieta, California-based Bulen & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Lisa Mosby and her team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of...
