Latest California Headlines
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J&J Must Pay $18.8M to California Cancer Patient in Baby Powder Suit
Jul 19 2023 // Johnson & Johnson’s must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands...
ALKEME Acquires Paul Kinan Insurance Group in California
Jul 19 2023 // ALKEME acquired the Paul Kinan Insurance Group in Placentia, California. Paul Kinan Insurance group provides a variety of property/casualty insurance services to individuals, families and businesses. ALKEME is based in...
Firefighters Make Gains on Southern California Wildfire
Jul 17 2023 // Firefighters gained ground Monday against a large wildfire and three smaller blazes in the torrid interior of Southern California. The Rabbit Fire grew slightly overnight to more than 12 square miles but containment jumped...
Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing From Consumers
Jul 17 2023 // Christopher Ramos, 45, of Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced to four years in prison after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly found he stole more than $189,000 from consumers and left...
People & Places
Jul 17 2023 // National Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the expansion of its Cyber team with a series of appointments and promotions. Matthew McCabe has been appointed managing director of cyber...
California Sits Far Atop National EV Policy Scorecard List
Jul 17 2023 // California ranked first in strengthening policies to enable widespread use of electric cars, trucks, and buses, according to a national scorecard that gives most states poor grades. The 2023 State Transportation...
California Workers’ Comp Insurer Combined Losses and Expenses in 2022 Were $15B
Jul 17 2023 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its report on workers’ compensation losses and expenses for 2022. Key findings in the report include: Medical losses paid in 2022 were...
Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places
Jul 17 2023 // Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees...
Heat Wave Baking Southwest Brings Triple Digit Temperatures and Fire Risk to California
Jul 14 2023 // After a historically wet winter and a cloudy spring, California`s summer was in full swing Thursday as a heat wave that`s been scorching much of the U.S. Southwest brings triple digit temperatures and an increased risk of...
Nexus Underwriting Completes Acquisition of Evolve in California
Jul 14 2023 // Nexus Underwriting completed its acquisition of Evolve Cyber Insurance Services in California. Evolve is a cyber managing general agency. The company operates out of offices in California, New York, and Texas, and has more...
Bill to Make Big Companies in California Disclose Emissions Worth Watching in All States
Jul 13 2023 // A bill to make large companies in California disclose their emissions is worth a watch in all states. The moving through California Legislature – it passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee this week – could set...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services in California
Jul 13 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Carlsbad, California-based Benchmark Commercial Insurance Services. Robert Cohen and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of...
California Man Paralyzed from Police Run-In Gets $20M Settlement
Jul 13 2023 // A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state`s history, officials announced. Gregory Gross, an Army...
Delos to Insurers Shedding Wildfire Risk: Send the Homes to Us
Jul 12 2023 // About 6 million homes in the U.S. are considered uninsurable due to wildfire risk. The models at Delos Insurance say about half of those homes are absolutely insurable. “Delos sees a lot more insurable homes in...
California Insurance Commissioner Issues Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Rate Filing Decision
Jul 12 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a decision regarding the workers’ compensation insurance pure premium rate filing that average $1.46 per $100 of payroll, 2.6% below the average of the approved...
Landslide Tears Apart Luxury Homes on Southern California Peninsula
Jul 12 2023 // A landslide tore apart luxury homes on Southern California`s Palos Verdes Peninsula this week, leaving a confused jumble of collapsed roofs, shattered walls, tilted chimneys and decks dangling over an adjacent canyon. The...
12 Southern California Homes Evacuated After Ground Shifts
Jul 11 2023 // Twelve homes were evacuated in a Los Angeles-area city after a major ground shift put them at risk of collapse, officials said. Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, visited Rolling Hills...
NSM Acquires Shield Commercial Insurance Services in California
Jul 11 2023 // NSM Insurance Group acquired Shield Commercial Insurance Services in Palm Desert, California. Shield specializes in insurance solutions for the general contractor and construction liability space. Shield is focused on...
Truck Makers Complying with California Rules Phasing Out Gas-Powered Vehicles
Jul 10 2023 // Some of the nation`s largest truck makers pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade, part of an agreement with state regulators aimed at preventing lawsuits that...
California Utility Pays $22M to Settle Claims in 2016 Wildfire
Jul 10 2023 // Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest, it was announced. The money...
