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By Jack Birle, WASHINGTON EXAMINER California (opens in new tab) Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara introduced a new regulation Monday aimed at expanding coverage…
Dec 31, 2024
Consumer Watchdog worries homeowners will see double digit rate increases.
Dec 31, 2024
By Aaron Gregg, WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/31/california-home-insurance-wildfire-policies Insurance companies that pulled back from fire-prone areas of California in recent years will have to…
Dec 31, 2024
Consumer Watchdog is calling this a horrible policy put out by the state.
Dec 30, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Staff Reporters, KBU – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 18, 2024
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
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
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
Consumer Watchdog is raising concerns that there is no transparency with how companies can set their rates.
Dec 16, 2024