Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southern California Edison Sued Over Oktoberfest Explosions
Jul 6 2020 // A Southern California restaurant owner who was among five injured when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration last year is suing Southern California Edison. Flames shot into the sky from the...
California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Continued to Fall Last Year, Report Shows
Jul 6 2020 // California workers’ compensation total direct written premium continued to decline in 2019, falling 7.0% to a five-year low of $11.42 billion, as nine out of the state’s 10 largest insurer groups wrote less...
Insurer Group Warns About California Bill Mandating Business Interruption Coverage
Jul 2 2020 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is opposing legislation that would create a rebuttable presumption that the COVID-19 virus caused property damage triggering business interruption coverage in commercial...
Just Auto in California Secures $5.7M Seed Financing Led by ManchesterStory
Jul 1 2020 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based SF Insuretech Inc., the parent company of Just Auto Insurance, on Wednesday announced a $5.7 million seed funding round. ManchesterStory led the round, with additional investments from CEO and...
California Commissioner Launches Diversity Initiative, Names COIN Board Members
Jul 1 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced the launched an “Invest in Our Diverse Communities” initiative to identify diverse woman-, veteran-, LGBTQ, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander,...
Wildfire Burns 20 Homes in Southern California Desert Town
Jul 1 2020 // A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said. The fire erupted Sunday evening in Niland, a small and poor...
California Governor Orders Bars in 7 California Counties to Close
Jun 30 2020 // Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars that have opened in seven California counties, including Los Angeles, to immediately close and urged bars in eight other counties to do the same, saying the coronavirus was rapidly...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Paid $4.6B Medical, $3.8B Indemnity Losses in 2019
Jun 30 2020 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its report on workers’ comp losses and expenses for 2019. Findings in the WCIRB report, 2019 California Workers’ Compensation...
Insurance Dept: Required Premium Relief Has Saved California Drivers $1.2B
Jun 30 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...
U. of California, San Francisco, Paid $1.14M After Ransomware Attack
Jun 29 2020 // The University of California, San Francisco paid criminal hackers $1.14 million this month to resolve a ransomware attack. The hackers encrypted data on servers inside the school of medicine, the university said Friday....
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Mehta in California
Jun 29 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Sanjay Mehta senior vice president. Mehta works out of the Irvine, Calif., office. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and was most recently at McGriff...
Insurtech MGA Delos, Canopius to Offer Wildfire Protection Coverage in California
Jun 29 2020 // Delos Insurance Solutions, a property insurtech managing general agent (MGA), has created a new insurance product with Canopius US Insurance designed to improve the homeowners insurance options for those living in wildfire...
Actors Union Asks Disney to Delay Reopening Florida Parks
Jun 26 2020 // A day after Disney said it would delay reopening its California theme parks, the union representing actors at Walt Disney World said Thursday that the company should also postpone welcoming back guests at its Florida parks...
California Approves First-in-U.S. Electric Truck Sales Rule
Jun 26 2020 // California regulators approved new rules on June 25 that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans, a first-of-its-kind rule aimed at helping the nation’s most populous state clean up...
California Adopts Workplace Safety Standards Protecting Nighttime Ag Workers
Jun 26 2020 // California has adopted new workplace safety standards to protect agricultural employees who work at night. These are reportedly the first lighting standards in the nation written specifically to protect agricultural...
Reopening of Disneyland in California Delayed Beyond July 17
Jun 25 2020 // Walt Disney Co.’s reopening of theme parks and resort hotels in California will be delayed until Disneyland receives approval from the state, the company said on June 24. Disney had originally planned to reopen the...
California Wants Judge to Force Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Jun 25 2020 // California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to classify their ride-hail drivers as employees rather than contractors, ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker...
Lyft Settles Disabled Discrimination Claims in California
Jun 24 2020 // Lyft Inc. has agreed to settle allegations that it violated federal law when some of its drivers refused to give rides to people using folding walkers or collapsible wheelchairs in the Los Angeles area, the U.S....
No Damage, Injuries from M4.6 Earthquake in Central California
Jun 24 2020 // An earthquake rattled Central California Monday evening but no damage or injuries were immediately reported, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A magnitude-4.6 temblor struck at 5:25 p.m. southeast of the community of...
Palomar Holdings in California Proposing Public Offering of Common Stock
Jun 24 2020 // La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. announced the underwritten public offering of 1 million shares of the company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to fund growth. Palomar Holdings Inc. also...
