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KNBC-LA (NBC) – Los Angeles, CA: CA Insurance Commissioner Testifies On Rate Hikes

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: CA Insurance Commissioner Under Fire Over Wildfire Coverage

KFI AM (RADIO) – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog’s Concerns About Commissioner Lara’s Plan

By Staff Reporters, KFI-AM – Los Angeles, CA  Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KABC-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog Says Insurance Commissioner Lara Lied

By Staff Reporters, KABC-AM – Los Angeles, CA  Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: Watchdog Group: Insurance Commissioner Lied About Wildfire Coverage

Commissioner Ricardo Lara promised insurance companies would be required to cover 85% of homeowners in wildfire areas in exchange for rate hikes…

Press Conference on Home Insurance Crisis and Commissioner Lara

San Francisco Chronicle – State Farm’s ‘unprecedented’ rate request in California gives new insight into plans to avoid insolvency

By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-home-insurance-19753446.php State Farm General (opens in new tab), California’s largest home insurer, says it does not…

Digital Insurance – How wildfires became a burning issue for insurance professionals 

By Courtney Hoff Dockerty, DIGITAL INSURANCE https://www.dig-in.com/list/how-wildfires-became-a-burning-issue-for-insurance-professionals Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of wildfires, especially in the western part of…

Spectrum News 1 – Los Angeles, CA: Wildfires Burning 115+ Acres In Southern California

WUTQ – Utica, NY: How To Remove Your Data Online

By Staff Reporters, WUTQ – Utica, NY Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Politico – It’s the politics, stupid

By Debra Kahn, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/09/04/its-the-politics-stupid-00177448 FAST THEN SLOW: What’s behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urgency around prices at the pump? Even if Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and…

Politico – Newsom is riding gas prices right into the election

By Debra Kahn, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/09/03/newsom-is-riding-gas-prices-right-into-the-election-00177247?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014f-890a-d780-a9ef-9d7a82c30000&nlid=2745178 GAS PRICE RODEO: Gov. Gavin Newsom is essentially ensuring a debate about California’s high energy prices extends deeper into election…

Washington Post – As wildfire risks intensify, California insurance rates keep rising

By Brianna Sacks, WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/08/29/california-insurance-wildfires-allstate California insurance officials have approved Allstate’s request to raise insurance rates for homeowners by an average of…

KTLA 5 – Allstate approved for 34.1% rate hike in California, affecting over 350,000 policyholders

By Iman Palm, KTLA 5 https://ktla.com/news/california/allstate-approved-for-34-1-rate-hike-in-california-affecting-over-350000-policyholders Allstate, one of California’s largest insurers, is set to raise rates by an average of 34.1% after receiving…

ABC 7 News – Allstate homeowners insurance rate to increase an average of 34%, state’s largest spike in 3 years

By Marc Cota-Robles, ABC 7 NEWS https://abc7.com/post/allstate-homeowners-insurance-rate-increase-average-34-states-largest-spike-3-years/15248375 LOS ANGELES (KABC) — California’s Department of Insurance has approved Allstate’s request for the largest rate increase in…

Los Angeles Times – Allstate receives approval for 34% increase in homeowners insurance rates

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-29/allstate-34-1-percent-rate-increase-homeowners-insurance Allstate has received approval to raise its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of…

The Mercury News – Bay Area Allstate customers to see home insurance premiums spike

By Kate Talerico, MERCURY NEWS State regulators gave approval for Allstate to for California customers by an average of 34%, the largest…

The Hill – California weighs sweeping reforms in insurance regulations, amid mounting wildfire risk

By Sharon Udasin, THE HILL https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4844968-california-wildfires-insurance-reform-proposal The raging wildfires that have become a mainstay in certain California communities are not only devastating…