California News
For Insurers, New Calif. Data Protection Regulation Offers ‘Tremendous’ Opportunity
More than a year after The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all citizens of the European Union, was implemented in May 2018, some ...
Proposed California Regs Would Allow for Small Self-Driving Delivery Trucks
California regulators on Friday proposed regulations that would allow vehicle manufacturers to test or deploy small self-driving delivery trucks on public roads, the state's Department of Motor ...
Calif. Mulls Counterproposal to Trump’s Proposed Rollback of Car Emissions Standards
California is considering a formal, public counter-proposal to President's Donald Trump's proposed rollback of fuel and pollution requirements for cars and trucks, a state official said Thursday. The ...
California, Hammered by Fires, Plans for Many More Climate-Change Risks
Two-thirds of California's beaches may be washed away by the end of the century, according to the state's latest forecast. California's fourth statewide climate assessment details the increasingly ...
WCIRB: Calif. Workers Comp Written Premium to Be Down Again This Year
Lower workers compensation rates in California will bring down written premium once again this year, according to a forecast from the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. That revelation is ...
Calif. Wildfire Relief Fund Reportedly Mulled to Address Liability Costs, Relief
California lawmakers are said to be considering a proposal to help utilities shoulder billions of dollars in potential liability costs while offering relief to wildfire victims by setting up a ...
AAIS Creates Cannabis Businessowners Policy in Calif.; Expansion Envisioned
The American Association of Insurance Services has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in California, noting that the growing market presents a huge opportunity for the insurance industry at ...
Record Heavy Rains Heighten California Crop Risks
Record rains are a double-edged sword for California's Salinas Valley: While the recent deluge virtually ended the state's historic drought, it also created muddy, unworkable fields - sending prices ...