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by Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-14/insurance-commissioner-decides-to-provisionally-grant-state-farms-22-rate-hike California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara “provisionally” granted State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22%…
Mar 14, 2025By Khari Johnson, CALMATTERS California lawmakers want to stop artificial intelligence from ripping you off. In recent weeks they introduced five bills…
Mar 14, 2025By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS As part of a new plan to stabilize California’s home insurance crisis, state regulators have updated a…
Mar 14, 2025By Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/03/11/teslas-best-frenemy-00225554?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications will meet tomorrow to discuss the West-Wide Governance…
Mar 12, 2025By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
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Read the stories of Los Angeles homeowners who face unconscionable treatment by the insurance industry.
Mar 10, 2025By Molly Burke, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-insurance-video-20210883.php A State Farm executive has been fired after an undercover video of him discussing the…
Mar 10, 2025By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE The highest-ranking independent judge at the California Department of Insurance has been placed on leave…
Mar 10, 2025By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/03/04/ricardo-laras-no-win-on-state-farm-00212607?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000 WOULDN’T WANNA BE YA: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is about to have to bite the bullet. After first hitting pause…
Mar 5, 2025By Teri Sforza, Orange County Register The choices we’ve made have led to the pickle we’re in. Our electric bills in California…
Mar 3, 2025By Pat Maio, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER State Farm General said it will pay $7.6 billion to settle claims from last month’s firestorms…
Mar 3, 2025By Lee Trotman, TURN https://www.turn.org/press-releases/san-diego-gas-electric-reports-891-million-in-profit-in-2024 San Diego, CA — San Diego Gas & Electric today reported near-record profits of $891 million off…
Feb 28, 2025By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS After meeting with State Farm executives in Oakland on Wednesday, California’s top insurance regulator said he expects…
Feb 28, 2025By Eli Flesch, LAW360 https://www.law360.com/insurance-authority/articles/2303851 The concerns over State Farm General Insurance Co. — a subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance…
Feb 28, 2025By Alex Formuzis, EWG https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/02/california-clean-energy-experts-and-consumer-advocates-expose CALIFORNIA – During a press briefing hosted by the Environmental Working Group on Wednesday, clean energy experts…
Feb 27, 2025By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS California’s largest insurer should know within a couple of weeks whether it can raise premiums on its nearly…
Feb 27, 2025By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Feb 27, 2025By The Office of Senator Tom Umberg (Sacramento, CA)—Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 82, which…
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