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By 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…
Jun 13, 2024By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jun 13, 2024By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-12/california-homeowners-insurance-crisis-lara-wildfire-risk-neighborhoods-newsom California regulators Wednesday disclosed which areas of the state insurers will have to cover if…
Jun 13, 2024
By DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/379087-state-bar-action-is-overdue-in-city-attorney-corruption-scandal The State Bar of California is confronting its most significant test yet in proving its reformation efforts. This…
Jun 11, 2024By Abigail Adriatico, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/consumer-organizations-warn-lawmakers-about-california-budget-trailer-bill-492457.aspx Six consumer organizations have issued a warning to California state senate and assembly leaders regarding the possible…
Jun 7, 2024By Jon Healey, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-06/restaurants-may-be-able-to-keep-service-fees-if-menu-shows-the-charges#:~:text=Under%20the%20proposal%20by%20Sen,%2C%20“clearly%20and%20conspicuously.” A new state law (opens in new tab) to prohibit hidden surcharges and other “junk fees” tacked onto…
Jun 7, 2024By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/state-farm-insurance-fire-19497029.php Some State Farm customers in California who were bracing to lose their home insurance…
Jun 7, 2024By Thomas Elias, VC STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2024/06/03/elias-planned-insurance-rule-makes-consumer-reviews-meaningless/73937497007 In the insurance business, there are different kinds of black boxes. One is literally a small…
Jun 3, 2024