Latest California Headlines
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Newfront Acquires Aviation Marine Insurance in California
May 19 2021 // Newfront Insurance has acquired Aviation Marine Insurance Services in Sausalito, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AMIS is led by Scott Gault, who joins Newfront along with his team of aviation insurance...
Southern California City Agrees to Settle Suit Against Bloggers for $350K
May 18 2021 // The Southern California city of Fullerton has agreed to pay $350,000 and take back its accusations of criminal computer hacking to settle a lawsuit against two local bloggers, a newspaper reported. The agreement was...
California Regulator Reviewing Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims
May 18 2021 // A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc. violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance systems as being “full self-driving.” Tesla’s driver...
People Moves: Midwestern Insurance Alliance Adds Young in California, Crest Adds Holt in Colorado
May 18 2021 // Midwestern Insurance Alliance has named Robert Young to its wholesale division as vice president of business development. Young will be based out of San Diego, Calif. Young’s focus will be to help the team grow...
InterWest Opens New Nevada Office, Acquires Aegis in California
May 17 2021 // InterWest Insurance Services LLC has opened a new office in Reno, Nev., and has acquired Aegis Insurance Markets in Truckee, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tony Commendatore, founder of AEGIS, will continue...
California Crash Victim Posted Videos Riding in Tesla on Autopilot
May 17 2021 // The driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal crash that California highway authorities said may have been operating on Autopilot posted social media videos of himself riding in the vehicle without his hands on the wheel or...
California Contractor Arrested in Nearly $1M Workers’ Comp Scheme
May 17 2021 // Carolyn Plaza of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered on May 6 after a warrant for her arrest was issued on six felony counts of insurance fraud. A complaint filed on April 16, alleges Plaza underreported more than $3 million...
California Flooring Business Owners Charged for $3.8M Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 14 2021 // Ryan Black, 45, formerly of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Curtis Davis, 53, of Penryn, were both charged this week with three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll and employees...
California Crash, Arrest Draw More Scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot
May 14 2021 // Safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities near Oakland arrested a man in another Tesla rolling down a freeway with no one behind the...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down in 2020
May 13 2021 // Written premium for 2020 was 13% below the previous year, and was at the lowest since 2012, a new report out on Thursday shows. The Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau of California Quarterly Experience Report, which...
California Commissioner Calls on Insurers to Do More to Boost Wildfire Prep
May 13 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara called for property insurers in the state to step up and do more to help residents and businesses deal with wildfires. Lara on Thursday gave an update on the actions and...
People Moves: Outsource Insurance Professionals Adds Bentley in California, Resilience Adds Reed
May 12 2021 // Outsource Insurance Professionals has named Shawnae Bentley director of client relations. Bentley will oversee business development and marketing. Bentley has nearly 30 years of excess and surplus experience, most recently...
California Balcony Collapse Injuring 9 Prompts Rental Code Probe
May 12 2021 // The city of Malibu in Southern California it is investigating whether any rental codes were violated at a home where nine people were injured when a balcony collapsed during a crowded weekend party. The beachside property...
California Drought Emergency Expanded to Large Swath Of State
May 12 2021 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation’s most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest...
Former California Agent Convicted for Embezzling Insurance Payments
May 11 2021 // Former insurance agent Wendy Judd, 47, of Madera, Calif., pleaded guilty this week to felony grand theft after embezzling over $20,000 of insurance premium payments from consumers. The California Department of Insurance...
California Wildfire Victims See Little Payout from PG&E Settlement
May 11 2021 // A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million while racking up $51 million in overhead in its...
Sheriff’s Employee Awarded $60K in Settlement in California Sex Harassment Suit
May 11 2021 // A San Diego sheriff’s department employee who sued the county and a former assistant sheriff over sexual harassment allegations was awarded $60,000 by a judge. Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal issued her ruling...
Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Insurance Payments
May 10 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Danny Raymond Armenta, 48, of Clovis, Calif. was arraigned on Monday in Fresno Superior Court on multiple felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft and diversion of fiduciary funds after...
M4.7 Quake Confirmed in California-Nevada Border Area
May 10 2021 // A series of earthquakes – the largest with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 – struck the California-Nevada border area Thursday night but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey...
People Moves: Hippo in California Adds Numerous Technology Leaders
May 7 2021 // Hippo in Palo Alto, Calif. has added new leadership to its technology team led by Chief Technology Officer Ran Harpaz. The newly appointed technology leaders will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the delivery of...
