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California Workers’ Comp Committee OKs 7.6% Pure Premium Filing
May 2 2022 // The governing committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California authorized the WCIRB to submit a Sept. 1, 2022 pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner that is on...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau OKs 7.6% Pure Premium Filing
Apr 29 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California submitted pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner calling for a 7.6% increase. The advisory pure premium rates for the roughly...
California Increasing Awards in Medical Malpractice Cases
Apr 29 2022 // People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that – if approved by the state Legislature – would...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing Premiums
Apr 29 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Narek Harutyunyan, 31, of Camarillo, California, was sentenced this week in Ventura County Superior Court on two felony counts of grand theft after Harutyunyan reportedly stole insurance...
$18M Settlement in Fatal California Lamborghini Crash Involving Teen
Apr 29 2022 // The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced. Monique Munoz, 32, was on...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Car Wash $800K
Apr 28 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Torrance Car Wash more than $800,000 for wage theft violations affecting 35 workers, including minimum wage, overtime and contract wage violations. An investigation...
California Cites Agencies, Foster Farms $3.8M for COVID-19 Sick Leave Violations
Apr 27 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three temporary staffing agencies as well as joint employers Foster Farms, LLC and Foster Poultry Farms nearly $3.8 million for failure to inform 3,476 temporary...
Lawsuit in California Says Warnings Were Ignored Before Children’s Slayings
Apr 26 2022 // The father of three children who were allegedly killed by their mother last year has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles, accusing police and social workers of failing to intervene to protect his...
Popular Garlic Festival in California Canceled over Insurance, Pandemic
Apr 26 2022 // This year’s edition of California’s beloved Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled and the annual event’s future is uncertain, organizers announced. The celebration of the pungent vegetable has been...
California to Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022
Apr 22 2022 // California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through...
CSAA in California Outlines Carbon Reduction and Climate Commitments in ESG Report
Apr 22 2022 // CSAA Insurance Group in California announced a commitment to achieving a 50% reduction in carbon emissions and carbon neutrality by 2025 on the heels of the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance...
Worn Tires a Factor In California Bus Crash, Investigation Shows
Apr 22 2022 // Excess speed and worn tires contributed to the crash of a bus on a rain-slick Southern California highway two years ago that killed three people and injured 18, according to a report released this week by the National...
California School District Settles Sex Abuse Suits for $13M
Apr 22 2022 // A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle civil lawsuits over a worker who admitted molesting elementary school students. The agreement was announced by attorneys for 10 former...
Jury Awards $1.5M to Family in California Mistaken Body ID Case
Apr 21 2022 // A Southern California jury on Tuesday awarded $1.5 million to the family of a man who was mistakenly declared dead by authorities, resulting in a stranger being buried in the family plot. A Superior Court jury found the...
California Workers’ Comp Committee OKs 7.6% Pure Premium Filing
Apr 20 2022 // The governing committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California authorized the WCIRB to submit a Sept. 1, 2022 pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner that is on...
California Trying to Reduce Flood Risk Along Rivers
Apr 20 2022 // Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave...
Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Stealing Premiums
Apr 20 2022 // Former California insurance agent Marc Leigh Miles, 71, formerly of Irvine, and currently residing in Eagle, Idaho, was arraigned on nine felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, and forgery after allegedly stealing...
California Judge Rules 5 Officers Wrongly Fired
Apr 19 2022 // A Northern California judge ruled that five Oakland police officers who fatally shot a homeless man in 2018 were unjustly fired and should have kept their jobs. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch said in his...
California Insurance Commissioner Launches Report and Site Outlining Insurer Fossil Fuel Investments
Apr 18 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday issued a new report and webpage detailing insurer investments in fossil fuels. The report is a study of fossil fuel investments by insurers, identifying insurance...
$400K Settlement for People Hurt by Damaged Sidewalks in California
Apr 18 2022 // San Diego has paid out $400,000 to settle lawsuits alleging the city is responsible for significant injuries caused by poorly maintained roads and sidewalks. The City Council approved approved the payouts unanimously last...
