All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 8 2024 // Commissioner Lara Makes Appointments to CAARP Advisory Committee, COIN Advisory Board, CEA Advisory Panel and Curriculum BoardCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to California...
Nov 6 2024 // A wildfire sparked in California’s upscale Malibu beach community on Wednesday was driven by powerful winds sweeping apart the state’s southern region.The Broad Fire in Los Angeles County, which had shut down...
Nov 5 2024 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of Western Growers Insurance Services in a move aimed at expanding Hub’s services in the agribusiness industry.WGIS has 10 offices located in...
Nov 4 2024 // Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023, a study from the Workers Compensation Research...
Nov 4 2024 // The City of Isleton will take part in a community-based flood insurance initiative as part of a two-year $200,000 grant to provide payouts to residents if floodwaters reach a pre-determined depth.The pilot project is...
Nov 4 2024 // A man banned for life from the California workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of fraud was charged with billing nearly $100 million as part of an extensive workers’ comp fraud scheme.David...
Nov 1 2024 // Property insurance managing general agent Delos Insurance Solutions said it has raised $9 million through a Series A funding round led by HSBC Asset Management and includes IA Capital Group, Blue Bear Capital and...
Oct 31 2024 // InterWest Insurance Services acquired McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in San Leandro, California. John Johnson and Mike McDermott will remain in leadership roles. InterWest is headquartered in Sacramento. McDermott-Costa...
Oct 31 2024 // At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked behind the dirt bikes. The store sells one a month, at most, a salesperson said.Motorcyclists have...
Oct 30 2024 // Realtors in California are reporting more difficulty selling homes because of the insurance crisis, according to a survey from the California Association of Realtors.The group surveyed its members and found 13% reported a...
Oct 28 2024 // New vehicle registrations in California seem to be leveling off, while consumer tastes for Telsas cooled slightly.California’s new light vehicle registrations fell by 1.7% from a year earlier, totaling 1,320,708...
Oct 28 2024 // A mobile phlebotomy lab and its owners have agreed to pay at least $135,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they submitted false claims for services and associated travel mileage and paid kickbacks to a...
Oct 25 2024 // The owner of a Fresno, California-based for-profit vocational school was charged with engaging in fraudulent billing practices related to workers’ compensation.Paul Steve Ramirez, 59, was charged with 11 felony...
Oct 24 2024 // A California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis opioid prescription data between 2017 and 2023 from the California Department of Justice’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System...
Oct 23 2024 // Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste from its facilities into California municipal landfills.The settlement was announced on...
Oct 22 2024 // California’s 2025 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2025, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced.The minimum TTD rate will increase from $242.86 to $252.03,...
Oct 21 2024 // Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023, a study from the Workers Compensation Research...
Oct 21 2024 // The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on...
Oct 21 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year.The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept. 30 to...
Oct 17 2024 // A man banned for life from the California workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of fraud was charged with billing nearly $100 million as part of an extensive workers’ comp fraud scheme.David...