Latest California Headlines
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Cyclist Paralyzed in Crash to Get $24M Payout from California City
Nov 17 2021 // San Diego, California has agreed to a nearly $24 million settlement with a cyclist paralyzed seven years ago when a car driven by an intoxicated driver collided with him on a blind turn. The City Council approved the...
West Virginia High Court Slams St. Paul Fire, Blocks California Suit
Nov 17 2021 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that a trial court has the authority to reach across the continent and halt an insurance carrier’s litigation in California, a move that could affect other opioid-related...
Judge Rules Kobe’s Widow Must Turn over Therapy Records in California Lawsuit
Nov 17 2021 // A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from...
USI Opening San Diego Office to Expand Southern California Presence
Nov 17 2021 // USI Insurance Services opened of its first San Diego, California-based office. The new office at 4370 La Jolla Village Drive in San Diego’s University City neighborhood, opened on Monday, and it accommodates a team...
Monarch E&S, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA Promotes Devon Borisoff as Vice President, Commercial Lines Leader
Nov 17 2021 // BURBANK, Calif., November 17, 2021 — Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA, (Monarch E&S) announced that Devon Borisoff has been promoted to...
Settlement Bans Coal Storage in California City by 2027
Nov 16 2021 // A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped to Asia has been given until 2027 to continue those operations under terms of a settlement. Officials in Richmond,...
California Officials Promising Improved Response After Oil Spill
Nov 16 2021 // California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state’s response to an oil spill like last month’s crude pipeline leak off the Orange County coast. State...
SullivanCurtisMonroe Acquires Stan Burns in California
Nov 16 2021 // SullivanCurtisMonroe acquired Stan Burns Insurance Services in Long Beach, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stan Burns specializes in commercial, personal, employee benefits and life insurance. Irvine,...
People Moves: Topa in California Names Lay Director of Programs; Newfront Adds Pierce
Nov 15 2021 // Lay will be responsible for managing Topa Insurance’s program partners and overseeing the program business profitability. Lay has experience in project management, new product development, product enhancement,...
Alera Group Acquires California’s McSherry & Hudson Insurance Services
Nov 15 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, has acquired McSherry & Hudson Insurance Services, an independent, full-service insurance brokerage firm offering property and casualty,...
Former Governor Focuses on Saving California Forests from Wildfires
Nov 15 2021 // As smoke lingered in the air amid another destructive California wildfire season, former Gov. Jerry Brown invited a group to his ranch for an urgent conversation: What more could be done to save California’s forests...
$5M in Grants Help California Homeowners Prep for Quakes
Nov 15 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...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Grocer $1.1M for COVID Sick Leave Practices
Nov 15 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...
California City Pays $500K to Stroke Victim Arrested for DUI
Nov 15 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 Insurance Commissioner Proposing Heat Wave Ranking System
Nov 12 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is sponsoring legislation to establish a ranking system for heat waves, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday as the international climate conference...
California Preparing for Possible Winter Pandemic Surge
Nov 12 2021 // California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The most populous state...
Roadkill Report Names California’s Deadliest Highways, Costs
Nov 12 2021 // Tens of thousands of mountain lions, bears, bighorn sheep, squirrels, birds and lizards have met their fate in collisions with vehicles across California, according to a “roadkill” report that names a San...
‘Rust’ Crew Member Sues Alec Baldwin, Others in California over Shooting
Nov 12 2021 // The head of lighting on the film “Rust” filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, alleging negligence that...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on California’s New CBD Law
Nov 10 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45 into law in early October, there was a lot of excitement in the state’s cannabis industry, particularly for businesses and...
Report: Wildfires Have California in ‘Heightened State of Alert’
Nov 10 2021 // California, which has seen its eight largest recorded wildfires since 2017, is in a “heightened state of alert,” according to a new report that calls for urgent policy actions. The report was released on...
