First Trial Alleging Monsantos Roundup Causes Cancer Goes To Jury
A trial in which a school groundskeeper alleged that his use of Monsantos Roundup weed killer caused his terminal cancer will go to a California jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday.
August 8, 2018
Liability
Litigation
California
Mendocino Complex Fire Rages On, Surpassing State Record For Acres Consumed
Californias biggest wildfire on record raged on Tuesday as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling eight major blazes burning out of control across the state.
August 7, 2018
Property
California
Californias Fires Are Creating Another Problem: Fleeing Insurers
Residents of U.S. towns damaged by wildfires may need to prepare for another repercussion: insurers that decide to cancel policies because of increased risks from more frequent fires.
August 7, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
California
Irate Claimant Sentenced To Ten Years For Threatening Liberty Mutual Employees
Placer County Sheriffs deputies arrested a Placerville man earlier this year for stalking and threatening three employees of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Last week, a judge sentenced 37-year-old Lloyd Dylan Jones to 10 years in state prison.
August 6, 2018
Weird
California
Small Plane Crash In Santa Ana Kills All Aboard
The CEO of a San Francisco real estate company and four others died when a private plane he was piloting crashed into a a Southern California parking lot, according to the Orange County coroner.
August 6, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Insurtech Launches Usage-Based Drone Coverage
Insurtech company REIN has launched DroneInsurance.com, with underwriting by Liberty Specialty Markets, providing usage-based insurance for commercial drone operators and simplifying the process of obtaining both base and liability coverage.
August 2, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Carr Fire Now 6th Most Destructive In California History, More Than 1,000 Homes Gone
The Carr Fire near Redding is now the sixth most destructive blaze in California history, having burned 121,049 acres nearly 190 square miles destroyed 1,058 homes and killed at least six people.
August 2, 2018
Property
California
Over 800 Homes Destroyed, 165 Damaged By California Blaze
A pair of wildfires that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 20,000 people barreled Monday toward small lake towns in Northern California, and authorities faced questions about how quickly they warned residents about the largest and deadliest blaze burning in the state.
July 31, 2018
Property
California
As California Burns, Many Fear The Future Of Extreme Fire Has Arrived
Roger Gray has lived in his suburban subdivision in a quiet California city for 30 years. On Thursday, it was struck by a jaw-dropping geophysical phenomenon.
July 31, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
California
Weinsteins Clash With Insurance Companies Rages On
Already at the mercy of mounting legal bills, embattled former film producer Harvey Weinstein also has to contend with his insurers which have not only denied him coverage for legal costs, but have also launched lawsuits of their own against him.
July 30, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
New York
San Francisco Resolution Urges Screening Of US Insurers' Ties To Fossil Fuels
The city of San Francisco has taken a definitive stance towards climate change by passing a resolution urging insurance companies to stop insuring and investing in fossil fuels. Its the first municipal body in the US pressuring insurers to break ties with dirty energy.
July 30, 2018
Risk Management
California
More Than 650 California Homes Consumed By Carr Wildfire
The death toll from the states wildfires continued to mount Sunday, with eight fatalities now reported from blazes burning in Shasta County and near Yosemite National Park.
July 30, 2018
Auto
Property
California
California Wildfire Forces Entire Town To Evacuate, Arsonist Arrested
A man accused of starting a wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest faces five counts of arson in the blaze, which destroyed homes and prompted the evacuation of the town of Idyllwild and several other communities, authorities said.
July 26, 2018
Auto
Property
California
Tesla Crashes Into Newport Beach Beauty Supply Shop
A woman was hurt Monday when a Tesla suddenly crashed into a beauty supply shop and nail salon. The impact was so forceful the car ended up inside the building and it could have been much worse.
July 25, 2018
Auto
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
California Drug Formulary Reduces Opioid Approvals
The utilization review approval rate for opioids for injured workers in California has declined 3.5% since the states prescription drug formulary took effect on Jan. 1, according to a preliminary analysis by the California Workers Compensation Institute.
July 24, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
California



