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By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289805219.html In the annals of California’s Insurance Wars, the number of feuds between Consumer Watchdog and industry groups are…
Jul 16, 2024
By Thomas Elias, CHICO ENTERPRISE RECORD Blackmail has been the rule for the last year as insurance companies terrified California’s insurance commissioner…
Jul 16, 2024
By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2024/07/12/783705.htm Allstate is seeking an increase in its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34%.…
Jul 15, 2024
By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jul 15, 2024
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, 2024
The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has yet to receive what has historically been a routine recertification from the California Department of Insurance…
Jul 15, 2024
By 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, 2024
By 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.…
Jul 12, 2024
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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By Staff Reporters, KABC-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jul 11, 2024
As 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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By Susanne Sclafane, CARRIER MANAGEMENT Why isn’t my ZIP code on the map? Questions along those lines emerged at a public hearing…
Jul 8, 2024