Divers Search For Last Bodies In California Boat Fire, Investigations Begin

Divers searched for more bodies early on Tuesday around the wreck of a boat destroyed by a blaze off the coast of southern California, as authorities launched an investigation into one of the area’s worst maritime disasters.
September 3, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability California

Construction Worker Dies After Steel Plate Lands On Him On Disneyland Property

A man working on a Disneyland property construction project died after a steel plate landed on him Thursday morning, police confirmed.
August 30, 2019 Workers' Compensation California

Tesla Rolls Out Insurance In California

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Wednesday it was launching an insurance service designed to give drivers in California, its biggest market, lower rates because of safety features on its electric vehicles.
August 30, 2019 Auto Technology California

Suspicious Fire Burns Dozens Of Cars In California Storage Lot

New and used cars stored near the Mile of Cars in National City were damaged in a fire near a highway interchange prompting an arson investigation.
August 28, 2019 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines California

Volkswagen Recalls Nearly 700K Vehicles For Roll-Away Issue

Volkswagen is recalling some of its cars because of a problem that could let them roll away unexpectedly.
August 26, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

When NOT To Have Earthquake Insurance

Combine modern building codes with huge deductibles before a policy kicks in, and the odds are probably in your favor without insurance.
August 23, 2019 Property Risk Management California

Insurers Dropped Nearly 350,000 California Homeowners With Wildfire Risk

After two disastrous fire seasons, California officials have been besieged by homeowners in fire-prone areas complaining that their insurance premiums are skyrocketing or their plans are suddenly being dropped.
August 21, 2019 Property California

Brush Fire Burns Near Homes In South San Jose, Forces Evacuations

A brush fire erupted in the very dry hills of South San Jose, creeping down close to homes and leading to evacuations. The Thursday afternoon blaze charred at least 75 acres in the area of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Bailey Avenue.
August 16, 2019 Property California

San Jose Mayor Wants Gun Owners To Get Liability Insurance

The mayor of San Jose has proposed requiring gun owners in the nation’s 10th largest city to carry liability insurance to cover taxpayer costs associated with firearm violence.
August 14, 2019 Legislation & Regulation Liability California

$500K In Items Stolen From A-Rod’s Rental Car

Police say thieves broke into baseball great Alex Rodriguez’s rented SUV this weekend in San Francisco and stole a reported $500,000 worth of jewelry and electronics.
August 14, 2019 Auto California

Lloyd’s Of London Hard Stop Leaves Californian Wineries In “Total Crisis”

California is the world’s fourth largest wine producer in volume. The regions of Napa and Sonoma are world-famous and are known for producing some of the most highly prized — and priced — wines.
August 13, 2019 Property California

Google Pixel Settlement Claims Can Be Submitted Until Oct. 7

In May, Google agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over faulty microphones in the first-generation Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, manufactured before Jan. 4, 2017. On Monday, new details were posted about how consumers could get their chunk of the settlement.
August 13, 2019 Litigation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Car Accident Exclusion Applies In Injured Worker Case

A federal judge on Friday tossed out a suit involving two insurers battling over who is liable for an accident involving an injured worker who suffered grave, secondary injuries while being transported for medical care by a third party.
August 6, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Workers' Compensation California

Chino Hills Blaze Caused By Large Bird That Caught Fire On Power Line

A "large bird" that made contact with a power line caught fire, fell on dry grass and ignited a blaze that scorched 156 acres in Chino Hills and burned a two-story home, authorities said on Monday.
July 30, 2019 Property California

The Fire-Resistant Home Is Coming To California, And Here’s What It Looks Like

It was a miracle. The Santa Rosa family home of Howard Booster survived the raging flame front that devoured nearly his entire neighborhood at about 4 a.m. on October 9, 2017, amid the Tubbs Fire, among the deadliest and most devastating infernos in California history.
July 26, 2019 Catastrophe Property California
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