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KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Using Models To Predict Insurance Rate Hikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAY6xfdKTA Harvey Rosenfield of Consumer Watchdog says this new plan would allow the insurance companies to propose these models without public scrutiny, and there's this...

Politico – Pressure at the Pump

By Wes Venteicher, Politico California Climate PRESSURE AT THE PUMP: A group of environmental and consumer groups is pressuring the California Energy Commission to hurry up...

The Mercury News – Commissioner unveils plan for home insurers to base California rate hikes on catastrophe prediction models 

By John Woolfolk, THE MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/14/commissioner-unveils-plan-for-home-insurers-to-base-rate-hikes-on-catastrophe-prediction-models/amp In an effort to staunch the exodus of home insurers fleeing the state, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday unveiled...

Politico – Ricardo Lara is playing with fire

By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO With help from Blanca Begert, Alex Nieves and Hannah Northey https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/03/14/ricardo-lara-is-playing-with-fire-00147237 BURNING PLAN: Climate-change-fueled wildfires have scared insurance companies out of California. Now,...

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