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By Jim Finkle, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1HQ38Q Consumer activists and technology experts are advising consumers to hold off on buying Android handsets from China’s ZTE…
Jul 8, 2024By Diane Oestreich, MOUNTAIN NEWS https://www.mountain-news.com/news/california-department-of-insurance-hosted-a-zoom-workshop-on-june-26/article_cbc05758-3976-11ef-be07-dfc5ffe5376f.html Californians frustrated with rising fire insurance rates and cancellation of their policies had a chance to…
Jul 8, 2024By Susanne Sclafane, CARRIER MANAGEMENT Why isn’t my ZIP code on the map? Questions along those lines emerged at a public hearing…
Jul 8, 2024By The Times Editorial Board https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-08/editorial-big-oil-lost-ballot-battle-but-will-still-fight-to-drill-near-california-homes The oil industry’s recent decision to abandon its effort to repeal California’s neighborhood oil drilling restrictions and pull…
Jul 8, 2024By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS Yet again, State Farm is seeking to raise California homeowners’ insurance premiums – this time by an…
Jul 2, 2024By Jeremia Kimelman, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/06/california-legislator-stock-investment Four legislators reported at least $1 million invested in the stock market in 2023, but California’s limited…
Jul 1, 2024By Thomas Elias, THE MERCURY NEWS The gasoline price gouging that has plagued California periodically for decades appears no longer to be…
Jul 1, 2024By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/insurance-state-farm-finances-19545699.php California’s insurance crisis, (opens in new tab) with its drumbeat of rate increases and carriers leaving…
Jul 1, 2024By Tribune News Service https://www.newstribune.com/news/2024/jun/30/travel-price-tags-may-soon-spike-in-california If you’re making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices…
Jul 1, 2024By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289555068.html A highly anticipated piece of California’s plan to entice home insurers back into the state received…
Jun 28, 2024BY WES VENTEICHER, POLITICO SACRAMENTO, California — A California state Senate committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill targeting low-production oil wells…
Jun 26, 2024By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO SACRAMENTO, California — Insurance and business groups are pushing back on ratepayer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog’s participation…
Jun 26, 2024By Thomas Elias, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL In the insurance business, there are different kinds of black boxes. One is literally a…
Jun 19, 2024By Staff Reporters & Levi Sumagaysay, Capital Public Radio – Sacramento, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jun 18, 2024By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS Struggling to find affordable homeowner’s insurance because you live in a fire-prone area? A new proposal by…
Jun 14, 2024By Tom Elias, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD The gasoline price gouging that has plagued California periodically for decades appears no longer to be merely…
Jun 13, 2024By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289203064.html Homeowners in areas at high risk of wildfires could have an easier time finding insurance coverage…
Jun 13, 2024By Megan Fan Munce, Sriharsha Devulapalli, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/insurance-regulations-map-19508877.php A proposed regulation unveiled Wednesday aims to encourage insurance companies to write more policies…
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