Latest California Headlines
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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Boldt Risk Management Solutions in California
Jul 15 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Boldt Risk Management Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The BRMS team will join with Gallagher’s Glendale and Irvine offices, under...
California Nursing Home Operator Settling Fraud Claims for $16.7M
Jul 15 2020 // A Los Angeles company that runs 27 nursing homes has agreed to pay $16.7 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. Longwood Management Corp. didn’t acknowledge any...
Damage Analysis of 2017-2018 California Wildfires Keys on Mitigation
Jul 15 2020 // New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire ignitions Researchers identified key factors influencing the survivability of structures during a wildfire...
Massachusetts Sues Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Jul 15 2020 // Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits. The...
California Commissioner Launches Database of Green Insurance Products
Jul 14 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday formally launched the Climate Smart Insurance Products Database, what is being touted as “the first-ever consumer-oriented list of green insurance...
Report: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Premiums Expected from COVID-19
Jul 14 2020 // A sharp drop in 2020 workers’ compensation premiums in California is expected with the COVID-19 pandemic-related job losses, a report out today shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic
Jul 14 2020 // Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up to protect: front-line workers seeking more safeguards from the ravages of COVID-19 or beleaguered...
Newsom Rolls Back California’s COVID Openings, Orders Halt to Indoor Operations
Jul 13 2020 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered the closure of indoor operations at gyms, hair salons, houses of worship, personal-care services, malls and non-critical office settings amid rising rates of people testing...
California Workers’ Comp Self-Insured Claims Flat in 2019, But Incurred Losses Rose $35M
Jul 13 2020 // California workers’ compensation private self-insured claim frequency was relatively stable in 2019 as the incidence of medical-only and lost-time claims registered only marginal declines after increasing in 2017 and...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers
Jul 13 2020 // The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor laws by misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Mobile Wash Inc. of...
California Nursing Home Hit Hard by Coronavirus
Jul 13 2020 // A Northern California nursing home hit hard by a deadly coronavirus outbreak is a highly rated facility. But even with a good track record, it wasn’t prepared to combat the coronavirus when it arrived. At least 17...
HUB Employee in California Suing Firm for Discrimination During Pandemic Lockdown
Jul 10 2020 // A former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring...
Wrongful Death Suit in California Claims Guard Kept Knee on Man’s Neck
Jul 10 2020 // The parents of a California man who died while being detained on suspicion of trespassing at Sacramento’s basketball arena has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging a security guard kept his knee on the...
United Valley Insurance Services in California Adds Peart
Jul 10 2020 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. in Fresno, Calif., has named Kathy Peart a marketing specialist. Peart is focused on assisting members on marketing and placing workers’ compensation accounts with carriers. She...
Miami Halts Indoor Dining as Florida Hospitals Approach Capacity
Jul 8 2020 // Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed indoor dining at restaurants and gyms again because of the surging coronavirus Monday, as the U.S. emerged from a Fourth of July weekend...
Cannasure Adds McErlean in California as Director of Business Development
Jul 8 2020 // Cannasure Insurance Services has named Jim McErlean director of business development. McErlean will be based in the Redondo Beach, Calif., office. He has more than 20 years of sales, product and distribution management...
California Firefighters Battling Blazes in North and South
Jul 7 2020 // California firefighters are battling large wildfires in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties. A fire that has burned more than 2.3 square miles north of Gilroy was 15% contained as of Monday, and a smaller fire east of...
PG&E Exits Bankruptcy, Pays $5B into California Wildfire Fund
Jul 6 2020 // Pacific Gas & Electric has emerged from a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after its long-neglected electrical grid ignited wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people. The nation’s largest...
Understanding Risk in a Decade of Natural Catastrophes
Jul 6 2020 // In the past 10 years, the U.S. has seen 121 events produce damage in excess of $1 billion. Globally, this escalates with many more events around the world. From major hurricanes and floods, to annual severe weather,...
California Insurance Department Says Premium Relief Has Saved Drivers $1.2B
Jul 6 2020 // California automobile insurance companies have agreed to provide $1.21 billion in savings to drivers, the state insurance department says. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in May issued an order requiring insurers to...
