Latest California Headlines
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California Electrician Arraigned in $63K Workers’ Comp Scheme
Nov 24 2020 // Mark Redheffer, 48, of Fontana, Calif., was arraigned on felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after allegedly lying and concealing information in a workers’ compensation claim to receive more than...
A Dozen Items Slated to Be Considered for California Export List
Nov 20 2020 // More items are being proposed for the California Export List than in recent memory, including coverages for cyber, parametric products, earthquake, and COVID-19, according to a surplus lines expert. The California...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Naya Rivera’s Drowning
Nov 20 2020 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actor Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating with her 4-year-old son on a California lake. The suit blames Ventura County and...
Several Northern California Agencies Suing PG&E Over 2019 Wildfire
Nov 19 2020 // Sonoma County and several Northern California agencies sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Tuesday over damage caused by a wildfire that burned a large swath of land last year and caused nearly 100,000 people to...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds Rodgers
Nov 19 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Amanda Rodgers a talent acquisition specialist. Rodgers will be working with Liberty offices nationwide to help fuel their growth strategies. Rodgers was previously with...
University of California Reaches $73M Sex Abuse Settlement
Nov 18 2020 // The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse. As part of the class-action lawsuit, more than 6,600...
California Co-Workers Charged for Insurance Fraud and Arson
Nov 17 2020 // Co-workers Rajdeep Singh, 35, of Rocklin, Calif., and David Bailey, Jr., 29, of Sacramento, were arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud and arson after allegedly conspiring to commit vehicular arson in order to...
State Farm Fire Prevention Pilot Tests Sensors That Detect Electrical Wiring Defects
Nov 17 2020 // State Farm is sending sensors that can detect hazards in electric wiring to 40,000 homeowners in California, Arizona and Texas as part of a pilot project that will measure potential savings and customer acceptance. Mike...
Topa Insurance in California Names Pavone Vice President of Underwriting
Nov 17 2020 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has promoted Susan Pavone to vice president of underwriting. Pavone will oversee the commercial underwriting of Topa Insurance Co. and be responsible for setting underwriting...
California Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud After 4-Car Collision
Nov 16 2020 // Jamil Reinery Flores, 39, and Nelly Patricia Turcios, 32, a married couple from Fullerton, Calif., were charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting when a car accident occurred in...
COVID-19 and Workers’ Comp a Moving Target, But Some Certainties Exist for Employers
Nov 16 2020 // This year could be the most controversial rate recommendation in the 107-year history of the California workers’ compensation system. Why? Because we are dealing with a virus we’ve never experienced before. The...
Declarations
Nov 16 2020 // Kansas Crop Risk “Kansas is having a relatively larger increase in crop risk as a response to a one-degree Celsius warming, compared to the other parts of the country.” — Jisang Yu, assistant professor of...
Companies Hope to Take California Gig Worker Classification Law Nationwide
Nov 16 2020 // Gig economy companies want to turn California voters’ decision to make ride-service drivers contractors into a model for the nation, as several states consider requiring drivers from Uber, Lyft and rival services be...
Commissioner Says Insurance Industry Spent $2.1B with California Diverse Businesses
Nov 13 2020 // Diverse California businesses supplied $2.1 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, a 16.7% increase since 2018. That’s according to the latest California Insurance Diversity Survey results...
California’s Wine Country Adapting to Annual Wildfire Threat
Nov 13 2020 // Harvest season in Northern California’s wine country is what dream weddings are made of: ripe grapevines and golden sunsets provide ceremonies an alluring backdrop that every year draws millions of visitors. But...
R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers Acquires Rancho Pacific in California
Nov 12 2020 // R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers has acquired Rancho Pacific Insurance Services in California. Founded by Tracy Prettyman, Rancho Pacific Insurance Services is a wholesale brokerage specializing in commercial...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires AWIS Group in California
Nov 12 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired San Diego, Calif.-based AWIS Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The AWIS team will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Adam Mazan,...
Employers Facing Wave of Lawsuits by Parents Fired During Pandemic
Nov 12 2020 // Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed. Since March, working...
California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays From 2010 to 2019 Examined
Nov 10 2020 // A new study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows the steep drop in the number of inpatient hospitalizations involving injured workers in the state over the past decade was largely due to the...
Task Force Nabs California Man for Insurance Fraud, Reporting False Vehicle Theft
Nov 10 2020 // Juan Camilo Vargas, 62, of Escondido, Calif., was arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and reporting a false vehicle theft after allegedly misrepresenting when and where his vehicle was stolen from in...
