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California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arraignment Bail Agents
Nov 22 2022 // Unlicensed bail agent Jimmy Mai, 35, of Irvine, and licensed bail agent Jonathan Lahmani, 42, of Orange, California, were each arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on one felony count of negotiating bail without a...
California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death
Nov 21 2022 // The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack at a Southern California school will receive $15.75 million from the school district, their lawyers announced. The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School...
Investigators Say Car Buried in California was Insurance Fraud
Nov 21 2022 // A car was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago as part of a scheme to commit insurance fraud, authorities said. The convertible Mercedes was discovered last month by landscapers in the...
Coach in California Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Players, Lawsuit Pending
Nov 18 2022 // A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition, prosecutors said. Jurors...
California Paper Plant to Pay $385K Settlement Over Race Harassment Lawsuit
Nov 18 2022 // Paper manufacturers Packaging Corporation of America Central California Corrugated, LLC. (PCA) and Schwarz Partners LP will pay $385,000 and implement preventative measures to settle a racial harassment lawsuit seeking...
Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California
Nov 18 2022 // Powerful Santa Ana winds lashed Southern California on Wednesday, toppling big rigs on highways and spreading a small fire that destroyed two structures. High wind warnings stretched across a wide swath of the region, and...
California Workers’ Comp Benefits to Increase in 2023
Nov 17 2022 // California’s State Average Weekly Wage rose by more than 5% in the year ending March 31, 2022, which will result in an increase in California workers’ compensation temporary total disability and permanent total...
Viewpoint: A New California Law Means New Obligations for Insurance Producers
Nov 16 2022 // Recent action by California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be of real interest to insurance agents and brokers doing business in the Golden State. With a swipe of his pen, Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1242, written by the...
Families of California Mass Shooting Victims Splitting $8M Settlement
Nov 15 2022 // The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle damage claims filed last November, officials said. The agreement was reached with the families of...
Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options
Nov 15 2022 // Delos Insurance Solutions launched a program to expand homeowners insurance options for Californians facing wildfire risks and provide full home insurance policies to homeowners currently on the California Fair Access to...
California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water
Nov 14 2022 // A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that have over decades found...
Captain of Burning Dive Boat in California Pleads Not Guilty in 34 Deaths
Nov 14 2022 // A dive boat captain pleaded not guilty in federal court for a second time to manslaughter in the fiery deaths of 34 people trapped below deck on his burning vessel three years ago off Southern California. A federal grand...
Report: Insurance Industry Spent $3.1B with California Diverse Businesses
Nov 14 2022 // New data from the California Department of Insurance suggests some progress in the department’s push for California’s $409 billion insurance industry to partner more with the diverse small businesses. The...
Moody’s: California Utilities Reduced Liability Following Catastrophic Wildfires
Nov 10 2022 // A new report shows California utilities have noticeably reduced their liability following catastrophic wildfires in the past that have been blamed on the utilities and have driven several massive lawsuits and financial...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Study Shows Higher L.A. Claims Frequency
Nov 10 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its 2022 WCIRB Geo Study, which underscores regional differences in claim characteristics across California. Key findings include: Even after...
Lara Reelected as California Insurance Commissioner
Nov 9 2022 // In California’s election races, incumbent Democrat Ricardo Lara defeated Republican challenger Robert Howell, a small business owner, in the race for insurance commissioner. Lara won with 58% of the vote and 94.9% of...
California Settles with Firm in Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Nov 9 2022 // California settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions scandal that tarred Volkswagen in 2015 and Fiat Chrysler two years later. German auto supplier Bosch will pay $25 million to settle...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft
Nov 8 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Vincent Allen LaGrange, 66, of Seal Beach, California, was sentenced in San Bernardino County Superior Court on one misdemeanor count of grand theft from an elder after an investigation by...
Investigators Say Car Was Buried in California in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 7 2022 // A car was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago as part of a scheme to commit insurance fraud, authorities said Thursday. The convertible Mercedes was discovered last month by landscapers in...
California Judge Rules for Bakery Over Same-Sex Wedding Cake
Nov 7 2022 // A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs. The state Department of Fair Housing and Employment had sued...
