Latest California Headlines
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California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays Decline as COVID Affects Quantity and Types of Admissions
Oct 29 2021 // The latest update to California Workers’ Compensation Institute research on California workers’ compensation inpatient hospital stays shows the number of injured worker hospitalizations fell 17.2% in 2020,...
Alera Group Acquired Blue Communications in California
Oct 29 2021 // Alera Group acquired Blue Communications in Hollywood, Calif. Blue Communications is a human resources consulting and communications agency specializing in internal communications, well-being program development,...
$17M Jury Award in Deadly Shooting by Off-Duty Officer in California
Oct 29 2021 // A federal jury has awarded $17 million to the parents of a mentally ill man who was shot in a Costco store by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer. The panel in Riverside ruled in a lawsuit filed against the city of LA...
California Insurance Commissioner Makes Numerous Appointments to Boards
Oct 29 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced several new appointments. The appointments include three new members to the California Department of Insurance Curriculum Board, one member to the California...
California Still in Deep Drought Despite Big Storm
Oct 28 2021 // The deluge California received from a powerful atmospheric river made streams and waterfalls come alive while coating mountains with snow, but as the storm headed east to the Plains on Tuesday it left the Golden State...
Unlicensed California Insurance Agent Arraigned in $1.4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Oct 28 2021 // Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of grand theft, forgery, embezzlement, and aggravated white-collar crime after allegedly...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Drywall Company $7.2M for Wage Theft
Oct 27 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s office cited NGC Construction Inc. $7.2 million for wage theft violations affecting 724 workers. An investigation reportedly showed that the Visalia-based drywall company paid...
$5M in Grants Released to Help California Homeowners Prep for Quakes
Oct 27 2021 // California’s Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant program is expanding, and it now includes 395 ZIP Codes where qualifying homeowners can get up to $3,000 to offset the cost of completing a seismic retrofit, the California...
Pair of Earthquakes Confirmed on California’s Central Coast
Oct 27 2021 // A pair of earthquakes rattled California’s central coast late Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A magnitude 4.7 quake hit at 4:42 p.m., centered about 11 miles northwest of San Simeon, according...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Grocer $1.1M for COVID Sick Leave Practices
Oct 26 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Bodega Latina (dba El Super grocery stores) in Southern California $1,164,500 for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 240...
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California
Oct 26 2021 // A small earthquake near downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning was felt widely across Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The magnitude 3.6 quake hit just after 7 a.m. and was centered about a mile...
Hippo in California Hires Hiscox’s Hanson to Expand Claims Operations
Oct 26 2021 // This article originally appeared in Carrier Management. Digital home insurer Hippo hired a former Hiscox executive to be its first chief claims officer, with a mission to expand claims operations for the now...
California City Pays $500K to Stroke Victim Arrested for DUI
Oct 26 2021 // A Southern California city will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman arrested for driving under the influence when she was actually having a stroke. The settlement ends a long legal battle over the arrest of Robin...
California Announces Workers’ Comp Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2022
Oct 25 2021 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2022. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $203.44 to...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Forms MGA Aura Risk in California
Oct 22 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers formed a new managing general agency, Aura Risk Management, providing program administration and a wholesale trading platform for its carriers, Liberty producers, and Aura’s...
California Insurance Commissioner Lays Out Priorities for CPCU Crowd
Oct 21 2021 // Access to affordable healthcare for all, ensuring greater diversity in the insurance industry, and finding more creative solutions to deal with climate change risk were the priorities laid out by California Insurance...
California Releases Climate Draft Plan, Axis Accelerates Retreat from Coal
Oct 21 2021 // Insurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. announced new a policy restricting insurance and investments in coal, tar sands oil, and Arctic oil and gas. Axis committed to stop insuring any company developing coal infrastructure and...
People Moves: Marcello Joins Lockton as COO of Mountain West; Alliant Adds Hill in California
Oct 21 2021 // Lockton named Julie Marcello chief operating officer of its Mountain West operations. Marcello will be responsible for operations and business development for Lockton’s regional hub, including Denver, Phoenix, Las...
$8.5M in Citations Issued to Owner of 6 California Residential Care Facilities Upheld
Oct 20 2021 // A hearing officer has upheld the California Labor Commissioner’s wage theft citations issued to Adat Shalom Board & Care Inc. and owner Angelica Reingold in 2018. The citations were to compensate 148 workers who...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Contractor $1.7M for Wage Theft Violations
Oct 19 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s office has cited JPI Construction $1.7 million for wage theft violations affecting 265 workers. An investigation reportedly found that the San Diego-based company failed to pay...
