Latest California Headlines
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AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Topa in California
Mar 20 2023 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bbb+ (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Topa Insurance Co. in Calabasas,...
California Care Home Charged in Connection With COVID Deaths
Mar 20 2023 // A Southern California residential care home company and three of its managers have been charged in connection with 14 COVID-related deaths at one of its facilities three years ago, prosecutors said. The criminal complaint...
Appeals Board in California Defines How Close Water Must be for Workers
Mar 20 2023 // The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board issued a decision related to the provision of water at outdoor worksites, which required water must be as close as...
California Regulators Could Decide Oil Profits Penalty
Mar 17 2023 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants state regulators to decide whether to impose the nation’s first penalty on oil companies for price gouging, pivoting after months of negotiations with legislative leaders...
California Care Home Charged in Connection With COVID Deaths
Mar 16 2023 // A Southern California residential care home company and three of its managers have been charged in connection with 14 COVID-related deaths at one of its facilities three years ago, prosecutors said. The criminal complaint...
California Workers’ Comp Committee to Discuss Insurer Experience
Mar 16 2023 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Actuarial Committee is set to talk about insurer experience, and the impact of the economic slowdown on the pure premium. The committee is set...
Assisting Insurers with Compliance Under California’s New Wildfire Insurance Regulations
Mar 15 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Over the past five years, wildfires have been particularly devastating across California, leading insurers, homeowners, and regulators to reconsider how they manage and...
California Court Rules for Uber, Lyft in Ridesharing Case
Mar 15 2023 // App-based ride hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants to bypass other state...
Maine Lobster Industry Files Defamation Suit Over California Aquarium’s Whale Warning
Mar 15 2023 // A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state. Industry...
First Cap Property Insurance Solutions Announces New Admitted Homeowners Program for California
Mar 15 2023 // First Cap Property Insurance Solutions is a San Diego, CA based MGU with a focus on niche property products. Our management and underwriting team have a long history of developing niche property programs for CA as far back...
FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings
Mar 13 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cautioning residents in parts of central California and western Nevada to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted. The National...
Storm Breached California River’s Levee, Hundreds Evacuated
Mar 13 2023 // Authorities ordered more than 1,500 people to evacuate early Saturday from a Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a...
Georgia Business Owner Sentenced in $54M California Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 13 2023 // Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and conspiracy in Los Angeles Superior Court over charges filed after a...
People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Sherman EVP of Business Development
Mar 13 2023 // Venbrook Group, LLC, based in Woodland Hills, California, promoted Brenda Sherman to executive vice president of business development and strategic alliances. A Venbrook executive since 2015, Sherman has more than 30 years...
Mercury Insurance in California Names Pang Chief Technology Officer
Mar 10 2023 // Mercury General Corp. named Wilson Pang chief technology officer to lead its technological transformation efforts. As part of Mercury’s executive leadership team, Pang will develop and drive digital transformation...
People Moves: PCF Names New President; California Department of Insurance Appoints Members
Mar 9 2023 // PCF Insurance Services in Lehi, Utah, named Jenni Lee Crocker president. Crocker was PCF’s senior vice president, growth and operations for the past year. She will remain on the board of directors at PCF after...
California Oil Company Paying $65M for Oil Spills
Mar 8 2023 // A defunct company that spilled more than a million gallons of crude oil and wastewater in California must pay more than $65 million in penalties and cleanup costs, federal prosecutors announced. A federal court entered a...
California Therapy Provider Cited $9M for Misclassifying 1,280 Employees
Mar 8 2023 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Feld Care Therapy Inc. in Westlake Village. More than $9 million for misclassifying 1,280 speech, physical and occupational therapists as independent contractors. The...
Man Charged With Blowing up PG&E Transformers in California
Mar 7 2023 // A 36-year-old man has been charged with blowing up two Pacific Gas & Electric transformers, causing blasts that knocked out power to thousands of utility customers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Peter Karasev’s...
Consumer Group Pushing ‘Junk/Hidden Fees’ Bill Package in California
Mar 6 2023 // A group of California lawmakers along with the Consumer Federation of California is pushing a six-bill “junk/hidden fees package” that proponents say will protect consumers from deceptive pricing and add-on...
