Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Inpatient Hospitalizations in California Workers’ Comp Declined 51%, Study Shows
Feb 1 2024 // The number of inpatient hospitalizations in the California workers’ compensation system declined 51.1% between 2012 and 2022, a new report shows. The trend was driven by declining claim volume, technological advances...
People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Names Pazooki Northern California Regional Growth Leader
Feb 1 2024 // Woodruff Sawyer named Alex Pazooki the firm’s regional growth leader for Northern California. Previously, Alex served as western zone leader, business development for Coalition and as technology sales executive,...
Small California Business Owners Polled on Legislative Proposals
Jan 31 2024 // California small business owners in are decidedly against three proposals or potential ballot initiatives they believe could impact their operations. A poll from the National Federation of Independent Business asked...
Avian Flu Is Devastating Farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’
Jan 31 2024 // Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying...
California to Get Drenched From Fast-Moving Atmospheric River
Jan 29 2024 // A fast-moving atmospheric river coming off the Pacific Ocean will drench northern and central California on Wednesday and then head for the the southern half of the state. Northwest California will likely get the worst of...
Symphony Creates Specialty Businesses with Symphony Energy in California
Jan 29 2024 // Symphony Risk Solutions is launching a new specialty business focused exclusively on the risk management and human capital needs of the energy industry, Symphony Energy. Symphony Risk Solutions is a risk management and...
GM’s Cruise Owns Up to Robotaxi Mess in Hopes of Returning to Roads
Jan 26 2024 // General Motors Co. blamed poor leadership for mishandling its Cruise robotaxi crisis, an admission the carmaker is hoping will help get its cars back on the roads. A report by the law firm Quinn Emanuel, hired by GM and...
Fate of Most Remaining Zantac Lawsuits Weighed by Delaware Judge
Jan 26 2024 // GSK, Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies are urging a judge in Delaware this week to find that evidence plaintiffs’ lawyers want to use in about 72,000 lawsuits claiming that the discontinued heartburn drug...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder
Jan 26 2024 // Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly accused of stealing data on county poll workers in a case he said was pushed by conspiracy theorists. The Board of...
People Moves: Former California Earthquake Authority CEO Pomeroy Joins GeoVera
Jan 26 2024 // Glenn Pomeroy, former CEO of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), joined GeoVera as executive vice president of marketing and regulatory affairs effective February 1. GeoVera is headquartered in Fairfield,...
Lawsuit Alleges HIV-Positive Inmate in California Died After Being Denied Medication
Jan 25 2024 // A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two...
Home Surveillance Video Leads to Arrests for Fraud in Alleged Staged Auto Collision
Jan 25 2024 // A home surveillance video camera helped lead investigators to five Southern California residents for allegedly staging an auto collision to collect an insurance payout. Each defendant has been charged with one felony count...
The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California
Jan 24 2024 // The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than 1% of the state’s homeowners market. The Hartford issued the following...
California Reaches $1M Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors
Jan 24 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers. The...
California May Face Major Flooding From Jan. 30: Weather Watch
Jan 23 2024 // The odds are rising that California and the West will be struck by a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a social media post. The agency said...
Man Who Built Plane That Crashed off California Coast Recalls Selling to Enthusiast
Jan 23 2024 // A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby...
People Moves: Aspire in California Adds Gunter as General Counsel
Jan 23 2024 // Dale Gunter joined Aspire General Insurance as general counsel. Gunter’s previous role was with National General/Allstate. He has over 30 years of insurance experience, joining National General Insurance when it was...
Family of Slain California College Student Sues for Wrongful Death Nearly 30 Years Later
Jan 22 2024 // The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school, alleging it caused Kristin Smart’s murder through negligence. Smart, then 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic...
Business Moves
Jan 22 2024 // National Confie, Acceptance Insurance Confie has added Acceptance Insurance’s retail division to its family of brands. Confie said its latest acquisition expands its footprint to 26 states across the U.S. with the...
A Deep Dive into the Diligent Effort (Search) Requirement
Jan 22 2024 // The excess and surplus lines insurance market is a rapidly-growing avenue for the placement of insurance policies in the United States. Many alien (non-U.S.) insurance carriers write surplus lines insurance coverage via...
