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KMAX-SAC (CW) – Sacramento, CA: Expanding Insurance Coverage In Wildfire-Prone Areas
Consumer Watchdog is calling this a horrible policy put out by the state.
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KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: New Regulation Allows Insurance Companies To Pass On Cost Of Reinsurance
There will be a limit to how much of the costs they can pass along, but Consumer Watchdog estimates it could drive…
Dec 30, 2024
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Insurance Journal – California Commissioner Issues Regulation to Allow Reinsurance in Ratemaking
By INSURANCE JOURNAL https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2024/12/30/806461.htm California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts…
Dec 30, 2024
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Los Angeles Times – State takes final step to fix California’s troubled home insurance market
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-30/california-home-insurance-sustainable-insurance-strategy-lara-reinsurance-state-farm-wildfires The state released another regulation Monday aimed at easing California’s home insurance crisis that will…
Dec 30, 2024
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Associated Press – California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
BY TRÂN NGUYỄN AND STEFANIE DAZIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-increases-home-insurance-wildfires-56486f80c0f5f5e63b90db06d230f1d1# SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in…
Dec 30, 2024
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Mercury News – Home insurance; Liberty Mutual to pull out of state condo, rental insurance markets
By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS Even as regulators phase in new reforms to stabilize California ’s faltering home insurance market, Liberty Mutual…
Dec 24, 2024
Healthcare
Fort Bragg Advocate News – The Observer: Strategic plans and the insurance CEO’s murder
By Jim Shields, FORT BRAGG ADVOCATE-NEWS Got a kick out of the December 17th Board of Supervisors agenda. Under the heading for…
Dec 24, 2024
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Mercury News – California’s Car Insurance Premiums Rise: Which Bay Area Cities Pay More?
By Jovi Dai, MERCURY NEWS Over the past year, Oakland grocery store manager Ananda Neil has received updates on his auto insurance…
Dec 24, 2024
Healthcare
CalMatters – A California recovery program keeps watch on addicted health workers — but not doctors
By Kristen Hwang, CALMATTERS California doctors struggling with addiction often don’t want anyone to find out, especially the state board that has…
Dec 19, 2024
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Politico – Insurance commissioner Lara extends olive branch to consumer groups
By Camille Van Kaenel, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/12/insurance-commissioner-lara-extends-olive-branch-to-consumer-groups-00195147?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expedited delayed payments to consumer advocates on Tuesday, escalating a power struggle…
Dec 18, 2024
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99.1 KBU – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog is Crying Foul On Ricardo Lara’s Insurance Plan
By Staff Reporters, KBU – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 18, 2024
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Politico – Insurance commissioner Lara’s attempts to rein in agency draw criticism
By 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, 2024
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Mercury News – California’s plan to stabilize its home insurance market is now law. Will it work?
By 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, 2024
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Los Angeles Times – California issues landmark rules to improve home insurance market
By 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, 2024
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KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: CA Insurance Commissioner Announces Enforcement Plain Aimed At Expanding Coverage
Consumer Watchdog is raising concerns that there is no transparency with how companies can set their rates.
Dec 16, 2024
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Los Angeles Times – Farmers Insurance expands home coverage, saying market has improved
By 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, 2024
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KABC-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Ricardo Lara Cuts An Interview With ABC Bay Area As Soon As He Didn’t Like The Questions
By 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, 2024
Healthcare
Los Angeles Times – Los Angeles OB-GYN accused of offering to be a ‘sugar daddy’ and pay patient for sex
By 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, 2024