All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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 parents...
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...
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...
Nov 10 2020 // There have been 50,592 COVID-19 claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) so far this year – including 282 death claims, according to latest tally by the California Workers’...
Nov 9 2020 // In the state that is home to Silicon Valley and serves as the headquarters for Google, Facebook and other tech titans, voters strengthened data privacy protections by approving a ballot measure that supporters tout as a...
Nov 8 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...
Nov 8 2020 // Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming...
Nov 6 2020 // Apple Inc has been ordered to face a proposed class-action lawsuit by shareholders who accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of concealing falling demand for iPhones in China, resulting in billions of dollars of investor...
Nov 5 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday announced a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing or cancelling residential property insurance policies, a move he says is aimed at...
Nov 5 2020 // Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Dana Tennis a principal and employee benefits producer. Tennis was previously with Marsh & McLennan Agency as a client sales executive. She was a business...
Nov 5 2020 // MJ Hall & Co. has named Stephanie Buchanan a lead broker specializing in commercial lines in the Stockton, Calif., office. Buchanan joins the team with experience in commercial lines brokerage, social media and...
Nov 5 2020 // Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group has named Andy Doll president and CEO.Doll will take the helm of CIG beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Doll currently serves as senior vice president and chief operating officer at CIG....
Nov 4 2020 // A non-profit California health care chain will pay more than $31.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medi-Cal for drugs bought through a federal program, authorities said.Memorial Health Services, based in...
Nov 4 2020 // Incumbent Mike Kreidler was leading Republican challenger Chirayu Patel in the race for Washington insurance commissioner as vote counting continued on Wednesday.Kreidler, who’s seeking a sixth term in office, had...
Nov 4 2020 // Palo Alto, Calif.-based insurtech Hippo has named Sandra Wijnberg to its board as an independent director. Wijnberg has experience in insurance, private equity and board governance. She currently serves as audit committee...
Nov 3 2020 // California Insurance Co. has filed an “Anti-SLAPP” motion the company says is to protect its First Amendment rights in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Insurance and Insurance...
Nov 3 2020 // CRC Group has completed its acquisition of W. Brown & Associates Property & Casualty, an Irvine, Calif. -based surplus lines broker and MGA. Brown & Associates will be part of CRC Group’s Commercial...
Nov 3 2020 // Trend-setting California votes on the future of the gig economy on Tuesday, deciding whether to back a ballot proposal by Uber and its allies that would cement app-based food delivery and ride-hail drivers’ status as...
Nov 2 2020 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2021 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2021.The minimum TTD rate will increase from $194.91 to $203.44...
Nov 2 2020 // R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has purchased the assets of National Advantage Insurance Services Inc. in Tustin, Calif. National Advantage Insurance Services specializes in commercial auto,...