Latest California Headlines
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Families of California Mass Shooting Victims Splitting $8M Settlement
Nov 15 2022 // The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle damage claims filed last November, officials said. The agreement was reached with the families of...
Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options
Nov 15 2022 // Delos Insurance Solutions launched a program to expand homeowners insurance options for Californians facing wildfire risks and provide full home insurance policies to homeowners currently on the California Fair Access to...
California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water
Nov 14 2022 // A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that have over decades found...
Captain of Burning Dive Boat in California Pleads Not Guilty in 34 Deaths
Nov 14 2022 // A dive boat captain pleaded not guilty in federal court for a second time to manslaughter in the fiery deaths of 34 people trapped below deck on his burning vessel three years ago off Southern California. A federal grand...
Report: Insurance Industry Spent $3.1B with California Diverse Businesses
Nov 14 2022 // New data from the California Department of Insurance suggests some progress in the department’s push for California’s $409 billion insurance industry to partner more with the diverse small businesses. The...
Moody’s: California Utilities Reduced Liability Following Catastrophic Wildfires
Nov 10 2022 // A new report shows California utilities have noticeably reduced their liability following catastrophic wildfires in the past that have been blamed on the utilities and have driven several massive lawsuits and financial...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Study Shows Higher L.A. Claims Frequency
Nov 10 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its 2022 WCIRB Geo Study, which underscores regional differences in claim characteristics across California. Key findings include: Even after...
Lara Reelected as California Insurance Commissioner
Nov 9 2022 // In California’s election races, incumbent Democrat Ricardo Lara defeated Republican challenger Robert Howell, a small business owner, in the race for insurance commissioner. Lara won with 58% of the vote and 94.9% of...
California Settles with Firm in Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Nov 9 2022 // California settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions scandal that tarred Volkswagen in 2015 and Fiat Chrysler two years later. German auto supplier Bosch will pay $25 million to settle...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft
Nov 8 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Vincent Allen LaGrange, 66, of Seal Beach, California, was sentenced in San Bernardino County Superior Court on one misdemeanor count of grand theft from an elder after an investigation by...
Investigators Say Car Was Buried in California in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 7 2022 // A car was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago as part of a scheme to commit insurance fraud, authorities said Thursday. The convertible Mercedes was discovered last month by landscapers in...
California Judge Rules for Bakery Over Same-Sex Wedding Cake
Nov 7 2022 // A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs. The state Department of Fair Housing and Employment had sued...
Pipeline Operator Agrees to $50M California Spill Settlement
Nov 7 2022 // A pipeline operator has agreed to pay $50 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tourism companies and property owners who sued after an offshore oil spill last year near Huntington Beach. A proposed...
Southern California School District Ordered to Pay $45M in Abuse Case
Nov 7 2022 // A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their elementary school. The...
Landscapers Find Car Reported Stolen in 1992 Buried at California Mansion
Nov 7 2022 // Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted...
AmTrust Acquires Surety MGA CMGIA in California
Nov 4 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. acquired Contractor Managing General Insurance Agency Inc. in California. CMGIA will offer surety bonds to small to mid-size contractors across 50 states. The company is led by Stephanie...
California Judge Oks Lawsuit Against Angels Over Skaggs Death
Nov 3 2022 // A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday rejected the team’s...
Viewpoint: Wildfires Should be California’s No. 1 Priority When it Comes to Climate Change
Nov 3 2022 // In an Executive Order dated September 25, California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed all agencies of state government to double down on their efforts to address climate change. The governor, state agencies and the Legislature...
People Moves: Newfront in California Adds Kaplan; Woodruff Sawyer Names Dorsey Vice President
Nov 3 2022 // Newfront, the tech-driven insurance brokerage based in San Francisco, announced that former Microsoft leader Greg Kaplan, CFA, will serve as senior vice president over its award-winning retirement services team. Kaplan...
Clorox in California Recalls Cleaning Products
Nov 2 2022 // If you’re thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink, stop. It may contain bacteria that could cause serious illness in people with compromised immune...
