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By 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, 2025
By 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, 2025
By 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, 2025
By 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, 2025
By 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, 2025
By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS After meeting with State Farm executives in Oakland on Wednesday, California’s top insurance regulator said he expects…
Feb 28, 2025
By 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, 2025
By 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, 2025
By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS California’s largest insurer should know within a couple of weeks whether it can raise premiums on its nearly…
Feb 27, 2025
By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Feb 27, 2025
By The Office of Senator Tom Umberg (Sacramento, CA)—Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 82, which…
Feb 27, 2025
By Susan Wood, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/industrynews/state-farm-rates/?artslide=1 The state’s insurance commissioner and representatives of State Farm are scheduled to meet Wednesday in…
Feb 26, 2025
Consumer Watchdog is also considering filing a lawsuit in response to the announcement, believing consumers are now on the hook for this…
Feb 24, 2025
By Editorial Board, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Have you heard the news? PG&E is reporting record profits for the past year. Normally, this is…
Feb 24, 2025
By Jeff Mcdonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE California election regulators have closed an investigation into Ricardo Lara, the elected state insurance commissioner who…
Feb 21, 2025
By Anna Phillips, WASHINGTON POST https://wapo.st/3DekGRo Armed with an industrial hygienist’s report showing that the fires that blazed through Los Angeles last…
Feb 21, 2025
By Ryan Fonseca, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-02-19/californias-insurance-commissioner-faces-criticism-over-ties-to-industry-essential-california Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
Feb 19, 2025
By John S Kiernan, WALLET HUB https://wallethub.com/blog/google-quality-issues-report/147091#expert=Justin_Kloczko:~:text=the%20coming%20years%3F-,Justin%20Kloczko,-Journalist%20and%20Author Google is the portal to the internet for millions of people, serving not just as…
Feb 19, 2025