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By Iman Palm, KTLA 5 https://ktla.com/news/california/allstate-seeks-to-raise-homeowners-rates-by-34-sparking-controversy Allstate, one of California’s largest insurers, (opens in new tab) wants to raise its homeowners’ rates by an…
Jul 15, 2024The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has yet to receive what has historically been a routine recertification from the California Department of Insurance…
Jul 15, 2024By Laurence Darmiento, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-07-11/allstate-seeking-34-rate-increase-for-california-homeowners-insurance Allstate is seeking to raise its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of…
Jul 12, 2024By Ali Martin & Laurent Belsie, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0711/heat-wave-extreme-weather-home-insurance Thousands of Californians have evacuated their homes this month, escaping wildfires.…
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By Doug Bailey, INSURANCE NEWS NET Recent efforts to overhaul California’s crisis-ridden insurance system have been blasted by consumer groups, tepidly embraced…
Jul 11, 2024By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/allstate-home-insurance-rate-19482339.php# Allstate, one of California’s largest home insurers, is asking to raise its homeowners insurance (opens…
Jul 11, 2024By Staff Reporters, KABC-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jul 11, 2024As private firms back out of market, FAIR Plan’s growth creates $340B risk By Dana Bartholomew, THE REAL DEAL https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2024/07/08/state-fire-insurer-of-last-resort-grows-homeowner-book The state’s…
Jul 9, 2024By Mark Anderson, SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2024/07/07/fair-plan-home-insurance.html In case it wasn’t clear California’s residential insurance market is in crisis, it’s emblematic that…
Jul 8, 2024By 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, 2024