Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Devastated California Town Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs
Nov 8 2023 // Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in 2018 along with much of the town of Paradise. After the fire, she got divorced, which left her with only...
IMA Acquires LTC Performance Strategies in Southern California
Nov 8 2023 // LTC Performance Strategies Inc. in Southern California has been acquired by IMA Financial Group. Following the acquisition, LTC’s leadership will join IMA. LTC will become LTC, an IMA company and will maintain its...
California Insurance Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Leaving Client’s Business Uninsured
Nov 7 2023 // Licensed insurance agent Vlada Cruz, 40, of Encino, California, was arraigned on two felony counts of grand theft after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole over $37,000 in insurance...
Members of California Congressional Delegation Call out Insurance Commissioner’s Proposal to Protect Consumers
Nov 6 2023 // Representatives John Garamendi, Zoe Lofgren and other members of California’s congressional delegation sent a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara urging him to use his power under state law to...
California Jury Awards $332M to Man Who Blamed His Cancer on Use of Roundup
Nov 6 2023 // A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who sued chemical giant Monsanto Co. contending that his cancer was related to decades of using its Roundup weedkiller. A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded damages in...
California Labor Investigation Leads to Felony Grand Theft Charges Against Owners of 8 Businesses
Nov 6 2023 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Unit partnered with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office two prosecute two Catalina Island business owners for grand theft of...
People & Places
Nov 6 2023 // National Edward Dandridge American International Group, headquartered in New York, New York, hired Edward Dandridge as executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. During his tenure at AIG,...
California Trucking Group Challenges State’s Zero-Emissions Rule
Nov 6 2023 // The California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal judge to stop a state rule that would require truckers to switch to zero-emissions vehicles by 2042, calling it “a vast overreach” that threatens...
My New Markets
Nov 6 2023 // Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Program Market Detail: Moter Insurance Services offers a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) admitted program available in most states. Minimum 4 years in business and at...
Lemonade Expects to Be in the Black Within Three Years
Nov 3 2023 // While Lemonade is still burning cash and reported a net loss on the bottom line of its third-quarter income statement, the insurtech expects both situations to reverse by year-end 2026. The cash situation, in fact, will...
Southern California Wildfire That Prompted Evacuation Order Now 20% Contained
Nov 2 2023 // A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds that in southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, has grown to 2,4897 acres and is now 20% contained. The Highland Fire started Monday afternoon in...
California FAIR Plan Increases Commercial Coverage Limits to $20M Per Location
Nov 2 2023 // The California FAIR Plan Association is offering increased commercial coverage of up to $20 million per location. Prior to the adjustment, the maximum limits for commercial coverage were $8.4 million per location. Business...
California’s 3Q Auto Market Registrations Continued to Rise Helped by EV Sales
Nov 2 2023 // A new report shows a 14.3% increase in California’s new vehicle registrations compared to the first nine months of 2022 pushed by rising electric vehicle sales. The 3rd quarter 2023 Auto Outlook report from the...
Southern California Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands as Winds Fuel Flames
Nov 1 2023 // A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday in dry,...
Lawyers Trade Blame for 2019 California Boat Fire That Killed 34 People as Trial Begins
Oct 27 2023 // Federal prosecutors said this week that the captain of a scuba dive boat should be held responsible for the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, while the captain`s defense attorneys said the...
People Moves: CRC Group Names Alaniz in California as Chief Digital Officer, Commercial Solutions
Oct 27 2023 // CRC Group named Angela Alaniz as chief digital officer of its commercial solutions division. Alaniz is based in San Francisco, Calif. Alaniz has been with CRC Group since 2010 and most recently served as senior vice...
Cybersecurity, Insurance Platform Upfort in California Raises $8M Series A Funding
Oct 26 2023 // Upfort raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures, with participation of Eniac Ventures and Fika Ventures, which co-led Upfort’s seed round. Upfort’s goal is to simplify the way brokers...
California Regulators Suspend Recently Approved Robotaxi Service for Safety Reasons
Oct 25 2023 // California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous...
Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit
Oct 25 2023 // Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the attorneys...
Owner of California Biolab Charged With Mislabeling, Lacking Permits
Oct 24 2023 // The Chinese owner of an unauthorized central California lab that fueled conspiracy theories about China and biological weapons has been arrested on charges of not obtaining the proper permits to manufacture tests for...
