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By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/state-farm-to-raise-homeowners-rates-in-california-471960.aspx State Farm policyholders in California are bracing for higher home insurance premiums after regulators approved a rate…
Jan 8, 2024By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2024-01-06/lawsuit-accusing-usaa-of-favoring-military-officers-over-enlistees-certified-as-class-action-case According to its ever-running television commercials, USAA insurance caters exclusively to members and…
Jan 6, 2024By Dan Walters, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/01/california-budget-deficit-insurance-market/ While Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators wrestle with a massive state budget deficit this year, a few…
Jan 3, 2024By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
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Dec 28, 2023By Stephen Hobbs, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article283573473.html State Farm is expected to increase its average rate for homeowner insurance policies in California…
Dec 28, 2023By John Woolfolk, MERCURY NEWS Chris Finnie didn’t lose her Boulder Creek home when the CZU Lightning Complex fires in 2020 ripped…
Dec 27, 2023By Levi Sumagaysay, CAL MATTERS California’s insurance commissioner is warning of a possible crackdown against insurers that fail to offer and sell…
Dec 22, 2023By Katie Rodriguez, San Francisco Examiner https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/climate/here-are-the-top-climate-stories-from-the-hottest-year-ever/article_fe16568c-a04a-11ee-9360-1baaeec896d5.html Insurance companies pull out of California Several major insurance companies including Farmers Insurance, State Farm,…
Dec 22, 2023By Thomas Elias, VC STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/12/21/why-a-newsom-veto-may-help-drivers/71993335007/ One Gavin Newsom veto of a seemingly obscure, last-second effort to help boost oil company profits…
Dec 21, 2023By Alec Regimbal, SFGATE https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/top-shasta-official-may-have-broken-state-laws-18563995.php Three months ago, I emailed Shasta County Board Chair Patrick Jones a list of straightforward questions about a board…
Dec 20, 2023By The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2023-12-20/california-auto-insurance-difficulty-getting-policies-prop-103 The editorial board (opens in new tab) operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself…
Dec 20, 2023By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/19/2212653/-Big-Oil-Misleads-With-False-Claims-That-Decreased-CA-Crude-Oil-Production-Leads-To-Higher-Gas-Prices Los Angeles, CA — When you see deceptive Facebook and television ads spreading disinformation about…
Dec 19, 2023By Karen Garcia, LA TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-18/car-insurance-premiums-are-skyrocketing-what-drivers-can-do-about-it As if high gas prices weren’t making life miserable enough, California drivers are being buffeted by…
Dec 19, 2023By Anne Mulkern, E&E NEWS When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last spring a measure aimed at penalizing oil companies…
Dec 19, 2023By William Gavin, THE MESSENGER https://themessenger.com/business/tesla-faces-growing-legal-challenges-over-autopilot-amid-massive-recall Before Tesla issued a recall covering more than 2 million electric vehicles over software issues, at…
Dec 15, 2023By Staff Reporters, KPCC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 14, 2023By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/13/2211502/-Consumer-Watchdog-Calls-Out-Oil-Refiners-Greed-Disinformation?utm_campaign=recent Group Makes Case For Price Gouging Penalty Set At 70 Cents Per Gallon Sacramento, CA —…
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