99.1 KBU – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog is Crying Foul On Ricardo Lara’s Insurance Plan
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Dec 18, 2024By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/12/insurance-commissioner-laras-attempts-to-rein-in-agency-draw-criticism-00194902?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=headline&source=email SACRAMENTO, California — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is running into opposition from his own agency…
Dec 17, 2024By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS California’s plan to stabilize its is now law, meaning homeowners in fire-prone areas and beyond may soon…
Dec 17, 2024By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-13/california-home-insurance-catastrophe-modeling-insurance-commissioner-laraa Landmark regulations intended to encourage insurers to write more policies in risky wildfire neighborhoods through the…
Dec 16, 2024Consumer Watchdog is raising concerns that there is no transparency with how companies can set their rates.
Dec 16, 2024By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-12/farmers-insurance-expands-home-coverage-saying-market-has-improved Farmers Insurance plans to increase the number of homeowners insurance policies it will write and begin…
Dec 12, 2024By Staff Reporters, KABC-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 1 Part 2
Dec 9, 2024By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-06/doctor-pay-sex-sugar-daddy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1EkpHM_ZsEMxGo2PFtA4M_TIwrmTHF_2EesFXWAoqAr77aHgwuNnPsmV0_aem_0jAA22jBWypOAitd9KmwvQ A Los Angeles obstetrician-gynecologist has been accused by state regulators of sexually harassing a patient,…
Dec 9, 2024By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-car-insurance-19964552.php Drivers insured by State Farm can expect to see their rates rise by double digits for the second year…
Dec 9, 2024By Jovi Dai, MERCURY NEWS With its rows of tidy two-story, tile-roofed, stucco-clad homes and neatly trimmed shrubs, Carolina Villaseca’s Brentwood neighborhood…
Dec 9, 2024By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=ea9268cb43f55d1d12380fb6ea5bf572.1936&s=094c30deddea3da9ec06955877a782e6 California’s Insurance Department will soon implement new regulations to address the home insurance crisis that the state’s…
Dec 6, 2024By Wes Venteicher, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/12/05/a-christmas-gift-for-california-oil-refiners-00192953?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000&nlid=2745178 CHECK BACK IN SPRING: Oil refiners’ profits are safe, at least for now, from the California Energy Commission.…
Dec 6, 2024By Wes Venteicher, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/12/energy-commission-delays-decision-on-profit-cap-for-oil-refiners-00192927?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email SACRAMENTO, California — The California Energy Commission is delaying a decision it planned to make this month…
Dec 6, 2024By Staff Reporters, KGO-AM – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 1 Part 2
Dec 4, 2024Is Ricardo Lara's insurance plan of action on the side of consumers or insurers? ABC 7 news reporter Stephanie Sierra holds the…
Dec 4, 2024By Jon Cox, BAKERSFIELD.COM https://www.bakersfield.com/news/grove-bill-would-apply-ethics-standard-to-oil-imports/article_47b233b8-b1a4-11ef-b981-1b547f2bff04.html Policy positions long advocated by Kern County’s petroleum industry would come to the fore under a bill…
Dec 3, 2024By Wes Venteicher, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/11/27/lawmakers-want-to-have-their-thanksgiving-pie-and-eat-it-too-00192002 SENTINEL STRIKES BACK: The operator of the largest urban oil field in California is suing the state over…
Dec 2, 2024By Tony Briscoe, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-11-28/inglewood-oil-field-owner-sues-california The owner of the Inglewood Oil Field is suing the state of California in an…
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