Latest California Headlines
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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...
People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Pallesen Vice President; Bender in California Adds Pazar
Oct 19 2021 // Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., named Russell Pallesen vice president of commercial sales. Russell has previously been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent a Car, and has worked in pharmaceutical sales. In 2017, he...
Southern California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained, Residents Go Home
Oct 19 2021 // Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and warnings were canceled Sunday afternoon. The fire was 87% contained Monday morning and its size was...
California City Paying $11M to Settle Fatal Crosswalk Crash
Oct 15 2021 // Sacramento has paid $11 million to settle a lawsuit after a car hit a boy and killed his grandmother in 2018, one of the city’s largest such payouts. QuiChang Zhu, 72, and her grandson Jian Hao Kuang, 6, were using a...
California Highway Reopens, Wildfire Still Threatens Homes
Oct 15 2021 // A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that flames still posed a threat to remote properties in a coastal mountain range. The Alisal...
California FAIR Plan to Appeal of Court’s Ruling on Expanded Coverage
Oct 14 2021 // The California FAIR Plan Association (FAIR Plan) says it will appeal a ruling by the Los Angeles Superior Court the association believes will lead to unnecessary rate increases for all FAIR Plan policyholders and...
People Moves: CSAA Promotions Launch Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office in California
Oct 14 2021 // CSAA Insurance Group announced new promotions to lead its product management division and newly formed Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office. Laurna Castillo was named senior vice president of state product management...
Mercury Insurance Reports a 40% Spike in California Comprehensive Car Claims
Oct 14 2021 // Mercury Insurance is reporting a dramatic increase in vehicle vandalism and auto theft in California, with comprehensive auto insurance claims reportedly up 40% since pre-pandemic levels. While the increase in theft and...
California Insurance Commissioner Touts Bills Signed by Governor
Oct 13 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for protecting the state’s consumers through the signing of 11 bills that Lara sponsored this legislative session. According to...
Legal Fights over California Oil Spill Likely to Last Years
Oct 13 2021 // It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline. Finding...
