Latest California Headlines
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Will Legal Weed in California Increase Demand for It from Injured Workers?
Nov 10 2016 // Just how legalized weed in California will impact workers’ compensation is still uncertain, but what is certain is that the insurance industry can soon expect to be grappling with issues around paying for marijuana...
California Commissioner Makes Statement on Trump’s Promise to Repeal Obamacare
Nov 10 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a statement on Thursday in which he warns about the negative impact if president-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act are...
What Happens When Golf Carts Hit the Streets
Nov 10 2016 // At retirement communities from California to Florida, golf carts have become a way of life. They’re energy-efficient, cheaper to buy and maintain than regular cars, and, seniors say, fun to drive. For many,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants in California
Nov 9 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants LLC in San Francisco, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ian Altman and his colleagues will continue to operate from their San...
Gray Joins National E&S in California as Environmental Wholesale Broker
Nov 9 2016 // Jeff Gray has rejoined National E&S as an environmental wholesale broker. Gray specializes in hard to place risks, including construction risks, restoration contractors, environmental risks and hazmat trucking...
California Commissioner Orders State Farm to Reduce Homeowner Rates
Nov 8 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday issued a decision requiring State Farm Insurance Co. to reduce its dwelling insurance rates by an average of 7.0 percent, resulting is $78.6 million in annual savings...
State Farm Agrees to Cut Rental Rates in California by 40%
Nov 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones late last month announced he obtained an agreement from State Farm General Insurance Co. to reduce their rental dwelling program policyholders’ rates statewide by an...
Jury in California Awards $18M Cosmetic Talc Cancer Verdict
Nov 7 2016 // A Los Angeles, Calif., jury in October returned an $18.07 million verdict against talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels for its role in causing California political figure Philip Depoian’s mesothelioma. The...
1.8 Million Western U.S. Homes at Extreme or High Wildfire Risk, Report Shows
Nov 7 2016 // Data provider CoreLogic’s new annual Wildfire Risk report designates 1.8 million single-family homes across 13 Western states as being at “Extreme” or “High” risk of wildfire damage,...
Study: Los Angeles Has Highest Workers’ Comp Claim Costs in California
Nov 7 2016 // The Los Angeles area continues to be a drag on California’s overall workers’ compensation costs, according to a study out in late October from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The...
California Commissioner Wants Workers’ Comp Insurers to Reduce Rates
Nov 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a formal finding that costs to insurers in the workers’ compensation system are declining and he’s asking workers’ comp insurers to pass those cost...
Repeat Plaintiffs, Non-Profits Target Businesses for ADA Compliance
Nov 7 2016 // Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III lawsuits are up 63 percent over 2015, according to law firm Seyfarth Shaw. ADA Title III prohibits businesses open to the public from discriminating on the basis of...
Berkshire’s Workers’ Compensation Product Carries Risks of Innovation
Nov 4 2016 // David Miller is a stickler for safety at the Goodwill stores he runs in central California. So when Applied Underwriters offered his nonprofit a deal on insurance for workplace accidents if he could minimize injuries, he...
Campbell Younger Joins Hub California as Senior Vice President
Nov 4 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired an insurance book of business from Jamie Campbell Younger, who will join the Hub California team as a senior vice president. Based in Newport Beach, California, Younger specializes in...
Farmers to Pay $225K to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Case in California
Nov 3 2016 // Farmers Insurance Exchange will pay $225,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Northern California, the federal agency announced. The suit...
AG Defends California Insurance Commissioner’s Regulatory Move
Nov 2 2016 // The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week, during which the Attorney General’s office in suit filed by the insurance industry defended a regulatory move by Insurance Dave Jones. The regulation was...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based Riviera Insurance Services
Nov 2 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Riviera Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chris Hill, president or Riviera, and Steve Woodward, the firm’s...
McDonald’s to Pay $3.75 Million to California Workers for Back Pay, Damages
Nov 1 2016 // McDonald’s Corp has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it was liable for labor law violations by a California franchisee, marking what lawyers said was the first time the company has settled...
Study Highlights Workers’ Comp Claim Differences in California’s Central Valley
Oct 31 2016 // Workers in California’s Central Valley have a distinctly different workers’ compensation claims experience than those in other regions in terms of notification and treatment lag times, mix of injuries, types of...
Family Sues California Ambulance Firm over Mangled Leg Instagram Post
Oct 31 2016 // A San Francisco Bay Area couple has filed a lawsuit against a California ambulance company and a driver for posting a picture of their adult son’s badly mangled leg onto Instagram. The East Bay Times reported that...
