Latest California Headlines
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California’s Jones Tells Oklahoma’s AG, Insurance Commissioner and Others He Stands by Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // Responding to top government officials in oil, gas and coal producing states that threatened to sue over his state’s climate initiatives, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has pretty much said: bring it...
California Earthquake Authority Policy Sales up 5.4% in 2Q from Year Ago
Aug 7 2017 // Californians may be getting the idea that they live in earthquake country. That’s the underlying message that can be found in the latest figures out from the California Earthquake Authority. The CEA, a...
Chevron Spending $20M to Protect Workers in Wake of California Fire
Aug 7 2017 // Chevron Corp. and state regulators have reached a settlement related to a 2012 fire at its Richmond, Calif. refinery that will require the company to spend about $20 million on safety improvements, officials announced this...
Mercury Names Most Affordable Electric Vehicles to Insure in California
Aug 7 2017 // Mercury Insurance put together a list of the 10 most affordable electric vehicles to insure, and Fiat, Kia and Nissan models top the list. Mercury researchers examined the 2017 electric vehicles available at car...
Judge Refuses to Block California Gas Facility From Reopening
Aug 7 2017 // A judge has refused to block a Los Angeles, Calif. natural gas storage facility from reopening a year-and-a-half after a major blowout spewed methane that drove thousands of families from their homes. Los Angeles Superior...
California Commissioner Counters AGs, Other Commissioners over Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones fired off a letter to the 12 oil state attorneys general and one governor from states like Texas and Oklahoma over threats to sue him if he did not stop his Climate Risk Carbon...
Tesla Workers in California Seek Safety Plan, Clarity on Pay
Aug 7 2017 // A group of Tesla Inc. workers in California have asked the electric car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion. The worker group, which hopes to become part of...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based East West Insurance Services
Aug 4 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Pasadena, Calif.-based East West Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. East West employees will join Hub California’s operations. East West...
Several States See Drop in Opioid-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims: WCRI
Aug 4 2017 // As states institute opioid policies to address the opioid epidemic, a new study has found considerable decreases in the prevalence of longer-term dispensing of opioids to injured workers in a number of states studied. The...
Workers’ Comp Lien Proceedings in California Scheduled for Drobots
Aug 3 2017 // The Division of Workers’ Compensation has scheduled lien consolidation proceedings in August for suspended providers Michael D. Drobot, Michael R. Drobot and Philip A. Sobol. Combined, the three have roughly 13,000...
BD Capital Partners LLC Acquires benefitRFP in California
Aug 2 2017 // BD Capital Partners LLC has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-babsed benefitRFP Inc. and Affiliated Cos. as part of a cash and equity transaction. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, BD...
California Gas Facility Resumes Operations Nearly 2 Years After Incident
Aug 2 2017 // The biggest gas storage facility in the West resumed operations this week, nearly two years after a blowout led to the nation’s largest-known methane release and drove thousands of families from their Los Angeles...
California Workers’ Comp Drug Formulary Would Reduce Costs, Study Shows
Aug 1 2017 // Roughly one-in-three prescription drugs currently dispensed to injured workers in California will be no longer require authorization prior to dispensing under the state’s proposed workers’ compensation...
Alliant Taps VanderYacht from Roanoke as Vice President in California
Aug 1 2017 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jason VanderYacht a vice president within its energy and marine group. VanderYacht will be based in Los Angeles, Calif. He has experience covering an array of marine risks and a...
Tesla Workers in California Seek Safety Plan, Clarity on Pay
Aug 1 2017 // A group of Tesla Inc. workers in California have asked the electric car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion. The worker group, which hopes to become part of...
Heffernan’s Davis Joins Brown & Brown Insurance in California
Aug 1 2017 // Brown & Brown Insurance has named Todd Davis a sales consultant in California. He will advise clients on their group and individual insurance plans. Davis came to B&B from Heffernan Insurance, where he was an...
California Earthquake Authority Policy Sales up 5.4% in 2Q from Year Ago
Jul 31 2017 // Californians may be getting the idea that they live in earthquake country. That’s the underlying message that can be found in the latest figures out from the California Earthquake Authority. The CEA, a...
Judge Refuses to Block California Gas Facility From Reopening
Jul 31 2017 // A judge has refused to block a Los Angeles natural gas storage facility from reopening a year and a half after a major blowout spewed methane that drove thousands of families from their homes. Los Angeles Superior Court...
California Commissioner Takes Aim at Oil, Coal Producing States
Jul 28 2017 // Responding to top government officials in 12 oil and gas producing states that threatened to sue over the state’s climate initiatives, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said: bring it on. In June, Oklahoma...
California Commissioner Counters AGs, other Commissioners over Climate Initiative
Jul 28 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has fired off a letter to the 12 oil state attorneys general and one governor from states like Texas and Oklahoma over threats to sue him if he did not stop his Climate Risk...
