California Sees Steady Decline In Medical Costs Per Comp Claim: Study
Medical payments per workers compensation claim with more than seven days lost time in California have decreased steadily since the enactment of reform legislation in 2013, according to a study released Thursday by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute.
November 13, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
California
21 Kids Hurt After Platform Collapses At San Diego Gym
San Diegos Vault PK is usually packed with bouncing and flipping children on Saturday evenings, when it hosts a "kids night out" for budding athletes ages 5 to 14. This past weekend was especially packed, parents said, as people cashed in a Groupon that got three kids into the parkour facilitys open gym for just $30.
November 13, 2017
Liability
California
Opioids Prevalent In California Medicare Set-Aside Settlements
An analysis on opioid prescribing and workers compensation shows that nearly 70% of federally mandated and approved California workers compensation Medicare set-aside settlements for injured workers require funding for decades of opioid use.
November 6, 2017
Workers' Compensation
California
More Than 300 iPhone Xs Stolen From UPS Truck In San Francisco
Well, thats one way to skip the iPhone lines. Three "husky" men in hoodies driving a white Dodge van broke into a UPS truck Wednesday while it was parked outside a San Francisco Apple Store. It was delivering 313 of Apples new iPhone X devices, according to a police report.
November 3, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Californias Marijuana Industry Gets Its First Insurer
Since last year, Californians are allowed to grow and possess marijuana. Now, the most populous U.S. state has taken another step to bolster the cannabis business by deciding to give insurance cover to the multi-billion dollar industry.
November 3, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
More Wine Country Wildfire Victims File Suits Against PG&E
All it took Lars and Ulla Tandrup was a single glance at the blazing facade of their Quietwater Ridge home early Oct. 9 to realize they couldnt reach their cars and would have to run for their lives.
November 2, 2017
Catastrophe
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Property
California
California DOI: Wildfires Losses At $3.3B, Rising
Wildfires in California have caused insured losses of more than $3.3 billion, based on claims reported by 15 insurers, and the figure will rise, the California Department of Insurance said on Tuesday.
November 1, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California
Insured Losses From Deadly California Wildfires Could Hit $3B
Insured property losses from wildfires that raged through Northern California wine country this month, killing at least 42 people and destroying thousands of businesses and homes, could total $2 billion to $3 billion, a risk-modeling firm said on Thursday.
October 27, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California
California Deputies Hurt In Las Vegas Massacre Are Denied Workers Comp
A group of Southern California law enforcement officers who rushed to save lives during a gunmans deadly rampage in Las Vegas returned home wounded but alive. Yet, while they were hailed for their heroic efforts, there is one benefit they wont be afforded as they recover physically and psychologically from the Oct. 1 attack: workers compensation.
October 26, 2017
Workers' Compensation
California
Nevada
27 Wineries Damaged Or Destroyed By Recent Fires
Heres a partial list of the wineries damaged or destroyed by the deadly fires that ravaged northern California earlier this month. The situation is fluid and the list will undoubtedly change as properties are assessed.
October 26, 2017
Property
California
Californias Wine Country Wildfires Near Containment Even As Structure Loss Grows
The number of structures destroyed by the 245,000-acre Northern California wildfires climbed to 8,400 and authorities warned Monday the total could continue to go up as crews assess damage in scorched areas.
October 26, 2017
Catastrophe
Property
California
California DOI Estimates $1.05B In Wildfire Losses
The California Department of Insurance has released an estimate for the damages left behind by the catastrophic wildfires that have left historic damages in the state. The department believes the insured wildfires losses will reach at least $1.05 billion.
October 25, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California
Estimated Insured Losses From California Wildfires: $1.05 Billion
The California Department of Insurance said on Thursday its preliminary estimate for insured wildfire losses was $1.05 billion, based on claims received by the states eight largest insurers, adding that it expected the numbers to rise.
October 20, 2017
Auto
Property
California
Another Child Dies Under Recalled Ikea Dresser
A 2-year-old boy in California is reportedly the eighth child to be killed by an Ikea dresser that was recalled in June 2016. The familys lawyer told ABC News that the boy, Jozef Dudek, died in May when the three-drawer dresser tipped over during his naptime.
October 20, 2017
Liability
Litigation
California
California Wildfires Roundup: Latest Details, Map
Cal Fire reports Tuesday morning that in the past week, more than 245,000 acres have burned across California. More than 11,000 firefighters continue making progress on 12 large wildfires burning in the state, said Lynne Tolmachoff, Cal Fire spokeswoman, in a release.
October 18, 2017
Auto
Property
California



