Attorneys General Request Hyundai, Kia Recalls Due To Prevalent Thefts

Seventeen state attorneys general have called on the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars due to their susceptibility to theft, which has been amplified by a viral social media challenge.
April 21, 2023 Auto Subrogation Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois

Earthquake Damage Estimates Doubled: $14.7B In Annualized Losses

Earthquakes cause $14.7 billion in damages and related losses on an annualized basis in the U.S., according to an updated estimate from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
April 21, 2023 Catastrophe Property California Oregon Washington

Facebook Users Can Submit Claims On Meta’s $725M Settlement

Some money may be coming your way if you used Facebook sometime between May 2007 and December 2022.
April 19, 2023 Liability Litigation California

California Carrier To Refund Homeowners For Overpriced Wildfire Insurance

California Commissioner Ricardo Lara has announced that Kemper Independent Insurance Company overcharged its policyholders for their wildfire insurance coverage. As a result, that insurer has issued $1.5 million in refunds to thousands of homeowners.
April 5, 2023 Legislation & Regulation Property California

San Francisco’s Self-Driving Cars Have A Hit-And-Run Problem

Around 1 a.m. on March 6, a driverless car from the tech startup Cruise was trying to make a left turn when it encountered something its algorithms probably couldn’t predict: An Infiniti Q50 performing ‘donuts,’ a popular and unlawful pastime for some of the city’s night owls, in the middle of the intersection.
March 30, 2023 Auto Liability California

Truckers, Insurance Industry, Frustrated Over New California Employment Law

A new employment law in California has trucking companies, independent trucking contractors, and insurance companies, scrambling to comply at a time of great stress in the industry.
March 28, 2023 Legislation & Regulation California

Couple Arrested For Insurance Scam After Posting Crash Videos To YouTube

Investigators didn’t have to look far to find evidence allegedly showing a Yucaipa couple intentionally causing dozens of car crashes to fraudulently collect insurance money.
March 27, 2023 Auto Fraud California

California Faces Billions In Storm Damage To Crops, Homes And Roads

The costs of California’s relentless winter storms keep rising. And outside of the human toll -- with at least 28 people killed since January -- the price will be measured in billions.
March 24, 2023 Property California

CWCI Study: More Mental Health Services, But Decline In Comp Surgeries

Since 2014, the percentage of indemnity claims involving a major surgery in the first two years has declined one percentage point per year, falling from 28% of the 2014 claims to 23% of the 2019 claims, according to a study released Monday by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute.
March 23, 2023 Workers' Compensation California

San Clemente Apartments May Collapse Following Landslide

Apartment buildings were evacuated Wednesday after a landslide in San Clemente that left the rear of the buildings on the verge of collapsing down a steep hillside.
March 16, 2023 Property California

Homeowners Insurance Crisis: Will California Follow Florida And Louisiana?

Louisiana and Florida area already scrambling to keep their industries alive, but is California next? As premiums have been rapidly climbing in various parts of the industry in California, experts are starting to wonder if it will be the next state facing a homeowners insurance crisis.
March 8, 2023 Property California

Insurer Loses Bid To Dismiss COVID Business Interruption Case

A federal district court has refused to dismiss COVID-19-related business interruption coverage litigation filed by a shopping mall owner against an American International Group Inc. unit, concluding that its policy’s pollution and contamination exclusion is ambiguous.
March 8, 2023 Litigation Property California

San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese Sued By Its Insurer

The insurance carrier for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed a lawsuit Friday contending that because the diocese violated the terms of its insurance policies, the company should not have to pay out any money to settle claims from hundreds of people alleging they were victims of sexual abuse by clergy over the past several decades.
March 7, 2023 Litigation California

Deceitful Claims: Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Tesla, Musk

Looks like some of Tesla’s shareholders are feeling betrayed by Elon Musk and his merry band of executives. Investors have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of exaggerating the capabilities of its self-driving tech and putting people’s lives at risk.
March 2, 2023 Auto Litigation California

Tesla Remains In NHTSA’s Focus After Another Deadly Crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested additional information from Tesla following a California crash on Saturday in which one of its vehicles collided with a fire truck parked at an accident scene.
February 21, 2023 Auto Technology California
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