Latest California Headlines
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California Insurance Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations, Non-Renewals Following Wildfires
Aug 15 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for 8,500 affected homes following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration as wildfires in Siskiyou...
Alleged Head of California Auto Insurance Fraud Crew Arraigned on 39 Felony Counts
Aug 15 2022 // Branden Heywood, 30, of Chino, California was arraigned on 39 felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation found he allegedly acted as the leader of a “paper collision” ring to collect more than...
Pipeline Company to Pay Nearly $1M for California Oil Spill
Aug 15 2022 // The owner of an underwater oil pipeline that spilled some 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Southern California last year will pay nearly $1 million in cleanup costs. The Orange County Board of Supervisors agreed...
California Insurance Commissioner: Mercury Steered ‘Good Drivers’ Toward Higher-Priced
Aug 15 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a legal action in early August against Mercury Insurance for reportedly violating consumer protection laws, including selling Mercury’s highest-priced policy...
California’s Largest Wildfire Now 60% Contained
Aug 10 2022 // California’s largest wildfire so far this year has so far burned more than 60,000 acres, but it is now 60% contained. The McKinney Fire broke out on July 29 in an unpopulated area in Klamath National Forest. The fire...
Climate Migration: California Wildfire Pushes Family to Vermont ‘Climate Haven’
Aug 9 2022 // PROCTOR, Vt. (AP) — Weeks after surviving one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, the Holden family just wanted a new home. The family of seven couldn’t find anything nearby to...
Fire Victims Seek $85M for Damages in Fire that Covered California and Nevada
Aug 8 2022 // People who lost their homes and property in last summer’s Tamarack Fire in northern Nevada and California have filed a claim against the U.S. Forest Service seeking more than $85 million. The filing by attorney Bill...
Bus in California Went off Highway, Injuring 24
Aug 5 2022 // A bus traveling from Los Angeles to Fresno crashed after it went off a highway, broke through a chain link fence and came to a rest on its side in a parking lot, injuring 24 people, authorities said. The driver of the...
Surveillance, Posts Lead to Arrest of California Mechanic for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 5 2022 // Richard James McGee, 47, of San Bernardino, California, was arraigned today on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly...
California’s Largest Wildfire Got Very Little Help from Rainfall
Aug 4 2022 // California’s largest wildfire so far this year has so far charred nearly 90 square miles, getting only a little help from rainfall in the area this week. The wildfire, which is now listed as 10% contained, broke out...
EIS Acquires California-based Enterprise Business Solutions from Lemonade
Aug 4 2022 // EIS, a system and digital insurance platform provider, has acquired San Francisco, California-based Metromile’s Enterprise Business Solutions, a SaaS-based claims automation and fraud detection system from...
Rent-A-Center Settles California Lawsuit Alleging Overpricing
Aug 4 2022 // Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob...
McKinney Fire in California Growing, Still out of Control
Aug 3 2022 // The McKinney Fire in Northern California was still out of control on Wednesday despite cloudy, cooler conditions on Tuesday night. The fire has burned nearly 90 square miles since it started on Friday in an unpopulated...
Settlement Blocks New Federal Fracking Leases in California
Aug 3 2022 // Leasing for new oil and gas drilling on federal land in central California is temporarily blocked under a settlement announced this week between the state and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The deal, which still needs...
California Commissioner Orders Cancellation Moratorium for Wildfires
Aug 2 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for the county of Mariposa following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration. Lara’s order...
2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Path of Big California Wildfire
Aug 2 2022 // Authorities said two bodies were found inside a burned vehicle in the path of a raging Northern California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the U.S. West amid hot, dry, gusty conditions. The...
Reports: GEICO Closing All Offices in California
Aug 1 2022 // GEICO is closing all of its offices in California, according to reports. The company shut down all of its 38 offices in the state and hundreds of GEICO workers are being laid off, the news website SFGate is...
California Seeing Largest Wildfire of 2022 at 80 Square Miles
Aug 1 2022 // A wildfire in Northern California was burning out of control on Monday amid exacerbating conditions that pose the dangers of thunderstorms, and hot, windy conditions. The McKinney Fire grew rapidly to more than 80 square...
California Insurance Commissioner: Mercury Steered ‘Good Drivers’ Toward Higher-Priced Policies
Aug 1 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a legal action on Monday against Mercury Insurance for reportedly violating consumer protection laws, including selling Mercury’s highest-priced policy to...
California Surplus Lines Association Lowering Stamping Fee
Aug 1 2022 // The Surplus Line Association of California board voted to drop the association’s stamping fee to 0.18%. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the stamping fee will adjust downward from its current 0.25% level that took effect on...
