Viewpoint: Is California Serious About Addressing the Wildfire Risk? Not So Much. July 27, 2021 By John Norwood Recent state budget actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature make a strong argument that the state...
California Pension Fund Agrees to $2.7B Lawsuit Deal July 15, 2021 The nation’s largest public pension fund has agreed to pay up to $2.7 billion to refund policyholders hit with huge...
California Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable June 28, 2021 By Samantha Young The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing to hold bad actors accountable, endangering patients in the...
Severe Drought in Western U.S. Raises July 4 Fireworks Fears June 28, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
Severe Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border to Impact Agriculture May 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down in 2020 May 13, 2021 Written premium for 2020 was 13% below the previous year, and was at the lowest since 2012, a new report...
California Legislature Votes Down Fracking Ban April 16, 2021 California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have banned fracking in the state, succumbing to pressure from the powerful oil...
California County Agrees to Pay $3.5M in 2018 Jail Death Case April 12, 2021 San Diego County will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man...
TigerRisk Strengthens Global View of Catastrophe Risk With Next-Generation RMS High-Definition Models March 22, 2021 By Newswire TigerRisk adopts the full RMS global models suite NEWARK, Calif. – March 17, 2021 – RMS®, the world’s leading catastrophe...
California Lawmakers Introduce Proposal to Ban Fracking by 2027 February 23, 2021 By Adam Beam New legislation would ban all fracking in California by 2027, taking aim at the powerful oil and gas industry in...