All the headlines from our California Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 19 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has approved California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035.The decision in the final weeks of President Joe Biden’s...
Dec 17 2024 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning.Elsewhere,...
Dec 16 2024 // The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $135 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state wean off fossil fuels and phase out big rigs that run on diesel.The money will go to the state...
Dec 13 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by fuel producers to challenge California’s standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law in a major case testing the...
Dec 13 2024 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced what he’s calling “first of its kind” catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation that will allow carriers to use the models as a...
Dec 13 2024 // Firefighters are getting a better handle on a California wildfire that was threatening the city of Malibu as the winds that fanned the flames begin to subside.The Franklin Fire is now 30% contained and has burned 4,037...
Dec 13 2024 // Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring...
Dec 12 2024 // The CEO of one of California’s largest vocational return to work counseling centers appeared in court this week after being charged with 23 felony counts including insurance fraud, theft and forgery.Hazel Ortega, 53,...
Dec 12 2024 // Guy Carpenter said it is starting a research project to explore the use of parametric insurance solutions in California and Florida for wildfire and hurricane risks.The effort will focus on the use of a...
Dec 11 2024 // Farmers Insurance said on Wednesday it will resume offering coverage for multiple lines of insurance in California to new customers.The lines include condominium, renters, umbrella, landlord, vacant and manufactured home....
Dec 11 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued $1.3 million in fines for wage theft restitution and civil penalties against 19 car washes in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County and in Orange County.The LCO...
Dec 10 2024 // SAN DIEGO, CA., December 10, 2024 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced the launch of a new California E&S Homeowners program. This non-admitted product is a collaboration between Arrowhead’s...
Dec 10 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services acquired Union First in Irvine, California. Union First will join Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group – West Region. Union First is a benefits consulting and third-party administration firm...
Dec 10 2024 // The California Transportation Commission awarded $101.2 million to projects across the state to improve walking and biking safety.The 13 projects awarded are intended to contribute to healthier communities, connect...
Dec 10 2024 // Ten people were injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a weekend holiday parade in Palm Springs, California, authorities said.All of the injured were taken to hospitals Saturday...
Dec 6 2024 // A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples.Raw Farm, of Fresno, voluntarily recalled all...
Dec 5 2024 // A magnitude-7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California triggered a brief tsunami warning across a swath of the U.S. West Coast. The tsunami threat was declared over less than an hour later even as the area...
Dec 5 2024 // Claim frequency in California workers’ compensation remains significantly higher in the Los Angeles Basin than in the northern part of the state, a new study shows.The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
Dec 4 2024 // State-by-state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory culture can lend one the impression that keeping up with industry changes is a little bit like herding cats. So, what...
Dec 4 2024 // An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter.U.S. prosecutors...