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
California Property Insurers Reducing Wildfire Exposure In High Risk Areas
After buying home insurance from Liberty Mutual more than 35 years ago, Bob St. Clair received a letter stating that because his house in the Whispering Pines neighborhood of Scotts Valley was facing increased risk of wildfire and difficulty of access by emergency vehicles, Liberty Mutual was "choosing not to renew" his home insurance policy.
July 24, 2018
Property
Risk Management
California
Thousands Of Properties At Risk As Wildfire Rages Near Yosemite National Park
Firefighters near Yosemite National Park are racing to contain the deadly Ferguson Fire as hotter temperatures raise the danger for thousands of homes potentially in its path.
July 23, 2018
Property
California
Woman Rescued 7 Days After Crashing Over Seaside Cliff
It was a faint cry of "help" almost drowned out by crashing waves, but Chelsea Moore heard it as she and her husband hiked on a rocky California beach so remote the couple had to use ropes to rappel into it.
July 17, 2018
Auto
Liability
California
Another State Bans Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Georgia has joined fifteen other states which have outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones and mobile devices while driving. A new law signed by Governor Nathan Deal makes watching movies, shooting video, and even the mere "holding" of hand-held devices while in the vehicleeven while stoppedillegal.
July 16, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Lawsuits Alleging Monsantos Roundup Herbicide Causes Cancer Move Forward
Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer causes cancer cleared a big hurdle this week when a federal judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
July 12, 2018
Liability
Litigation
California
California Fire Survivors, Local Officials Decry Effort To Reform Liability Laws
Two wildfire survivors joined elected supervisors from three counties and a local government advocate Wednesday in calling on state lawmakers to withhold action this year on changes in the law governing public utility liability for fire damage to private property.
July 12, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
California
Insurtech Company Hippo Triples Written Premiums Quarter-Over-Quarter
Hippo, the California-based insurtech company that is transforming home insurance for savvy homeowners, experienced substantial growth the past year as homeowners demand a reimagined way insurance is developed, bought, and serviced.
July 11, 2018
Property
Technology
California
Crews Make Progress Containing Destructive Wildfires In California, Colorado And Utah
Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires in California amid a somewhat promising forecast. But one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state grew significantly and crossed the border into Oregon.
July 9, 2018
Property
California
Colorado
Oregon
Utah



