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California Man Nabbed for Collecting Workers’ Comp from Multiple Insurers While Working
May 4 2018 // Michael Williams, 34, of Daly City, Calif., has been arrested on 21 felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft after allegedly working for multiple employers while collecting over $85,000 in workers’...
California Insurance Commissioner Race Features Diverse Field
May 4 2018 // One way or another, California’s next insurance commissioner will be the first of his kind. The June 5 primary features Democrats Dr. Asif Mahmood and Sen. Ricardo Lara against former commissioner Steve Poizner. Asif...
California State Fund Reports Drop in Net Premiums in 2017
May 4 2018 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s annual report shows net premiums earned were down in to $1.3 billion in 2017 from $1.5 billion a year earlier. State Fund issued its 2017 annual report on...
Study: Drop in California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays and Spinal Surgeries
May 3 2018 // The number of California workers’ compensation inpatient hospital stays fell 31.2 percent between 2008 and 2016 compared with a 19.6 percent drop in hospital stays paid under private plans, a new California...
Hub Acquires Assets from Kelly King in California
May 3 2018 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired certain assets from Kelly King Insurance Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ripon, Calif., Kelly King’s property/casualty insurance solutions are focused on insuring...
JLT Specialty Names Kumar Vice President in California
May 3 2018 // JLT Specialty USA has named Vipul Kumar vice president of its transaction advisory practice. Kumar will be based in San Francisco, Calif. and work with clients to understand merger and acquisition risks. Kumar joins JLT...
AAIS Files Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy in California
May 3 2018 // AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in the state of California. The...
California Bills Inspired by 2017 Mudslides and Fires Clear Committee
May 2 2018 // Two bills inspired by the 2017 mudslides and fires in California that are designed to help prevent homeowners from being underinsured when disaster strikes passed the Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday. The bills,...
3 Small Earthquakes Occurred off Southern California Ocean
May 2 2018 // Several minor earthquakes well offshore have lightly shaken some Southern California coastal communities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes occurred before dawn Tuesday near the southern end of San...
California Supplement Seller to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
May 2 2018 // Tarr Inc. and Zenith LLC, a San Diego Calif.-based company that sells dietary supplements, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
California Commissioner OKs 1st Lessor’s Risk Coverage for Marijuana Industry
May 1 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his office says is the first insurance coverage for commercial landlords that addresses risks specific to renting to cannabis businesses. California Mutual...
California High Court Rules on Independent Contractors Matter
May 1 2018 // In a big win for labor advocates, the California Supreme Court on Monday limited businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors who can’t receive key employment protections. Experts expect the ruling...
Peter C. Foy & Associates Completes Acquisitions in California and Nevada
Apr 30 2018 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services LLC has completed the acquisition of four agencies, three in California and one in Nevada. The acquisitions are Walnut Creek, Calif.-based R.L....
California Trucking School Owner Got Illegal Licenses for Students
Apr 30 2018 // The owner of a California trucking school has pleaded guilty to conspiring with state employees to obtain driver’s licenses for students who failed or did not take driving tests. Mangal Gill of San Ramon, California...
Southern California Police Officer Arrested in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Apr 27 2018 // The Los Angeles Police Department says one of its officers has been arrested on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud. Officials say Officer John Bailey was taken into custody this week after a felony warrant was...
Judge Tentatively Rejects PG&E Bid to Set Aside Liability in California Fire
Apr 27 2018 // PG&E Corp. tentatively lost a bid to inoculate itself from a finding of liability in a 2015 fire, a court decision that deals the company a potentially more serious setback in its strategy to shield itself from deeper...
Bills Addressing Last Year’s California Wildfires Have Insurers Concerned
Apr 26 2018 // Insurance industry representatives said on Thursday they are working with the authors of pair of controversial bills approved by a committee in the California state Senate that are designed to give relief to victims of the...
California Bill Would Shield PG&E, Edison from Some Wildfire Liability
Apr 26 2018 // Utility giants PG&E Corp. and Edison International could gain at least some protection against future wildfire damages under a bill that’s advancing in California’s legislature. An amended bill being...
RIC in California Names Wells Business Development Manager
Apr 25 2018 // RIC Insurance General Agency has named Gary Wells a business development manager. Wells is tasked with expanding the firm’s commercial and personal lines marketing efforts, working primarily with retail insurance...
California Commissioner Doing Battle with Insurers over Wildfire Bills
Apr 25 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supports say will protect survivors of last year’s wildfires that struck in the...
