Latest California Headlines
All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Attorney General Warns Uber over Self-Driving Cars
Dec 19 2016 // California Attorney General Kamala Harris has told Uber Technologies Inc. to pull its self-driving cars from San Francisco’s streets or it will seek a court order forcing it do so, saying the ride-hailing company...
Florida Ruling Against Insurer in Concurrent Loss Case ‘Not a Surprise’
Dec 19 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of policyholders seeking coverage on claims where there is the possibility of multiple concurrent losses but at least one of the losses is covered under their policy. Though the...
California Commissioner Issues Auto Collision Repair Regulations
Dec 19 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued new Auto Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Regulations in early December that he said will increase consumer protections when a damaged vehicle is repaired. The...
The California Earthquake Authority 20 Years Later
Dec 19 2016 // It was 20 years ago this month that insurers began selling California Earthquake Authority policies — two years off of a hard lesson learned by the state’s residents and its insurance market. But 20 years later...
California High Court Rules Firms Must Protect Households From Asbestos
Dec 19 2016 // The California Supreme Court says companies can be held liable for exposing members of a worker’s household to asbestos. The court ruled unanimously earlier this month that companies have a responsibility to prevent...
California Worker Fatalities up in 2015, Report Shows
Dec 16 2016 // There were more workplace fatalities in California in 2015 compared with the prior year, but worker deaths are below the average rate of fatalities prior to the recession, according to a California Department of Industrial...
California Workers’ Comp Division Files Medical Fee Schedule Amendment
Dec 16 2016 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted and filed an amendment to the official medical fee schedule hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section with the Secretary...
California Commissioner Issues Anti-Steering Regulations
Dec 16 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued new Anti-Steering in Auto Body Repair regulations that he says increase protections to prevent consumers from being misled or claims delayed when a collision-damaged...
California Vs. Uber in Legal Bout over Self-driving Cars
Dec 16 2016 // Uber is riding its self-driving cars into a legal showdown with California regulators. The ridesharing company is refusing to obey demands by the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles that it immediately stop picking...
California’s Workers’ Comp Division Posts Adjustments to Medical Fee Schedule
Dec 15 2016 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) section of the official medical fee schedule to conform...
Data Provider Location Inc. Gets California Department of Insurance OK
Dec 15 2016 // Location Inc. announced that the California Department of Insurance has approved its predictive crime analytics for rate filing, making it the 12th state the firm has received approval for rate filings. Location Inc....
Moderate Quake Shakes California’s Central Coast
Dec 15 2016 // California’s central coast was rattled overnight by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake. San Luis Obispo County Sgt. Dave Nottenkamper says he felt a single sharp jolt just before 4 a.m. Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey...
California Orders Uber to Halt Self-Driving Operations
Dec 15 2016 // California regulators warned ride-hailing company Uber on Wednesday that it would face legal action if it did not immediately stop giving people in San Francisco rides in self-driving cars until it receives permission from...
U.S. Issues New Safety Rules for Underground Gas Storage Facilities
Dec 15 2016 // The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued an interim final rule (IFR) revising pipeline safety regulations to address safety issues related to underground natural gas storage...
Insurer Community Investments in California Earn $10M in Tax Credits
Dec 14 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced $10 million in tax credits awarded to 15 insurance companies and other investors that made more than $50 million in capital investments into California’s...
‘Disruptor’ Hippo in California Raises $14M in New Funding Round
Dec 14 2016 // Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Hippo today announced it has closed a $14 million Series A round. The funding was led by Horizons Ventures, which invests in disruptive technology and startups. It was joined by RPM...
Uber’s ‘Self-Driving’ Cars Already Roaming Streets of San Francisco
Dec 14 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. continues to dive head first into autonomous vehicles. Just don’t call them that in California. Starting today, Uber is letting customers in San Francisco hop in a self-driving car, if...
California’s Surplus Export List Getting Interest Ahead of Upcoming Hearing
Dec 13 2016 // Ben McKay, executive director of the Surplus Lines Association of California, said his phone has been quite a bit busier lately ahead of a public hearing on Friday on the state’s export list. People in the insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Medical Mileage Rate Will Decline for 2017
Dec 13 2016 // The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the standard mileage rate for business miles will decline 0.5 cents per mile to 53.5 cents per mile as of Jan. 1, 2017. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute...
Stone Creek Adds Lee in Northern California
Dec 13 2016 // Stone Creek Insurance Agency has named Jonathan Lee a personal lines broker in its Northern California office. Lee specializes in autos, motorcycles, RVs, homes, life insurance, and liability. He will specialize in flood...
