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By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE March 26, 2019 A coalition of consumer organizations is asking the California Department of Insurance to mandate that…
Mar 26, 2019California could become the first US state to mandate climate-related financial disclosures for insurers after more than 60 public interest groups petitioned…
Mar 22, 2019By Tom Kisken, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 22, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/03/22/pay-clinicas-execs-questioned-medi-cal-turf-war/3110369002/ The tax documents showed up on a reporter’s desk multiple times, all…
Mar 22, 2019By Staff Reporters, INTELLIGENT INSURER March 22, 2019 https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/campaigners-could-force-1-300-insurers-to-reveal-fossil-fuel-deals-17950 A petition, signed by 60 organisations, has called for more than 1,300 insurance…
Mar 22, 2019By Katherine Chiglinsky, BLOOMBERG March 21, 2019 (Bloomberg) — Consumer and environmental groups are pushing for newly elected California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
Mar 21, 2019By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL March 21, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/03/21/521377.htm More than 60 environmental, consumer and social justice organizations on Thursday delivered a…
Mar 21, 2019By Cara Salvatore, LAW 360 March 21, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1141417/insurers-must-name-climate-problem-clients-nonprofits-say Law360 (March 21, 2019, 8:44 PM EDT) — California is under pressure to…
Mar 21, 2019Op-Ed by Susan Shelley, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS March 19, 2019 LADWP and the case of the twice-fleeced ratepayers Solid evidence…
Mar 19, 2019Op-Ed Commentary by Tom Elias, THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE March 15, 2019 https://www.davisenterprise.com/forum/opinion-columns/tom-elias-lets-make-the-puc-elective/ Travel back in time to the mid-1980s, when California’s insurance…
Mar 15, 2019Testimony and documents submitted in federal court earlier this month said that an outside attorney retained to defend the city and the…
Mar 14, 2019By Dakota Smith & Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES March 13, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-paradis-dwp-lawsuit-20190313-story.html The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s reputation…
Mar 13, 2019Company will open small centers around town By Jared Aarons, KGTV-10 ABC San Diego, CA March 12, 2019 https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/local-company-wants-to-simplify-can-and-bottle-recycling-and-redemption EL CAJON, Calif.…
Mar 12, 2019By Gina Silva, KTTV FOX TV-11, Los Angeles, CA March 11, 2019 http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/alleged-misconduct-by-city-of-la-counsel-may-have-cheated-millions-of-people-out-of-fair-settlement LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) – Alleged misconduct by counsel…
Mar 11, 2019By David Goldstein, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 11, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/03/10/eco-tip-recycling-bottles-cans-easier-said-than-done/3112477002/ Tobie Mitchell is a recycling expert, working for the Ventura County…
Mar 11, 2019By Justin Klozko, DAILY JOURNAL March 11, 2019 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/351510-la-city-attorney-opens-ethics-review LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles said it is conducting an…
Mar 11, 2019By Lisa Green, NERD WALLET March 11, 2019 https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/auto/is-gender-raising-your-car-insurance-rates-how-to-fight-it/ Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the…
Mar 11, 2019By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE March 8, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-seeks-permission-to-pay-235-million-in-2019-13670185.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants permission from Bankruptcy Court to pay…
Mar 8, 2019By Staff Reporters, QATAR TRIBUNE March 8, 2019 In a state as devoted to the environment as California, it’s hard to imagine…
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