Latest California Headlines
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PCF Acquires Medical Insurance Specialist Mike Haffar in California
Jun 9 2022 // PCF Insurance Services acquired Mike Haffar Insurance Services Inc. located in West Covina, California. Mike Haffar is an insurance and risk advisor for physicians, medical clinics, medical groups, surgery centers and...
Report: Ibuprofen Now Most Heavily Used Drug in California Workers’ Comp
Jun 9 2022 // New data shows the types of drugs used to treat injured workers in California, and the distribution of payments for those medications, has shifted over the past decade, with opioids becoming far less prevalent and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Physicians Risk Associates in California
Jun 7 2022 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Physicians Risk Associates Insurance Agency LLC in Mission Viejo, California. Physicians Risk Associates Insurance Agency team will join Hub Los Angeles/Orange...
Former California Insurance Broker Arraigned for Stealing Premium Payments
Jun 7 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance broker Robert Minero, 39, of Downey, California, was arraigned this week on five felony counts including insurance fraud and grand theft. The charges were filed after an investigation by the...
$460M Awarded to Former Workers Who Sued California Utility
Jun 6 2022 // Two men who sued saying they were forced out of their jobs at a Southern California utility after complaining about sexual and racial harassment have been awarded $440 million in punitive damages, attorneys said. A Los...
Bill Would Let California Parents Sue for Social Media Addiction
Jun 6 2022 // California could hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium for 2021 Down 2%
Jun 6 2022 // California written premium for 2021 was 2% below 2020 and 14% below 2019, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued released its quarterly experience report, an update...
California Highway Patrol Settlement for $4M Over Slaying-Suicide
Jun 3 2022 // The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit that said the agency was responsible for an officer who killed his estranged wife, wounded her lover and then killed himself in...
GM’s Cruise Wins First California Permit To Carry Paying Riders In Driverless Cars
Jun 3 2022 // General Motors Co.’s GM.N Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials. Self-driving test cars...
Amazon Workers Close in on California Trial to Recoup Work-at-Home Expenses
Jun 2 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to recoup expenses they incurred while working from home during the pandemic moved a step closer to trial when a California judge threw out the e-commerce giant’s request to dismiss...
Wildfire Evacuation Orders Lifted for Northern California Fire
Jun 1 2022 // Evacuation orders were lifted for residents along a road in the Napa wine country as firefighters made progress against a wildfire. The Napa County Office of Emergency Services told residents around midnight Tuesday they...
Producer License Violation Fines in Georgia, California Adopts NAIC Producer Legislation, Utah DOI Changes Address
Jun 1 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
California in Climate Partnership with New Zealand That Includes Ideas for More Electric Vehicles
May 31 2022 // Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas and best practices, including how to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Gov. Gavin...
California Transit Agency Failed to Stop Gunman, Lawsuit Charges
May 31 2022 // One year after a problem employee shot and killed nine coworkers in a rampage at a light rail yard, the family of one of the victims filed a lawsuit alleging negligence and wrongful death by the Northern California...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium for 2021 Down 2%
May 26 2022 // California written premium for 2021 was 2% below 2020 and 14% below 2019, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued released its quarterly experience report, an update...
California Moves Toward Allowing Lawsuits Over Illegal Guns
May 25 2022 // Spurred by Tuesday’s deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators approved giving people the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is intended to deter...
Bill Would Enable California Parents to Sue for Social Media Addiction
May 25 2022 // California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Frederickson Partners in California
May 25 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Menlo Park, California-based Valerie Frederickson & Company Inc., dba Frederickson Partners. Founder Valerie Frederickson and her team will continue to operate under the direction...
Tesla Blocked From Shunting California Sex Harassment Suit into Arbitration
May 25 2022 // Tesla Inc. must keep defending itself in open court against claims that female employees face “rampant sexual harassment” in its largest California factory, a California judge ruled, spurning the...
California Teacher Suspected of Molesting Kids in Classroom
May 23 2022 // A substitute teacher was arrested on suspicion of molesting four female students in a classroom at a Southern California elementary school, authorities said. The alleged victims, ages 8 and 9 years old, told investigators...
