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By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO It was a milestone moment in open government in 1968 when then California Gov. Ronald…
Nov 12, 2023They say proposed changes threaten consumer protections under Prop 103 By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/california-democrats-voice-concern-over-insurance-reforms-466094.aspx Thirty-two members of California’s Democratic Congressional…
Nov 9, 2023By Levi Sumagaysay, CAL MATTERS
Nov 8, 2023By Mike Pangilinan, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/consumer-group-highlights-loopholes-in-californias-insurance-reforms-465492.aspx A consumer advocacy group in California has claimed that a rule introduced by insurance commissioner Ricardo…
Nov 3, 2023By Clare Fonstein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/california-loses-four-home-insurance-companies-18457381.php Four small insurers say they will not renew California home policies starting in 2024. The…
Oct 31, 2023Some insurance companies have cancelled homeowners policies or refused to write new policies By John Woolfolk, MERCURY NEWS A consumer group says…
Oct 27, 2023By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/26/2201823/-Valero-Posts-2-6-Billion-3rd-Quarter-Profit-On-CA-Gasoline-Margins-70-Greater-Than-Other-Regions?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Los Angeles, CA—The third quarter report to shareholders by Valero Energy Corporation shows it made 70%…
Oct 26, 2023By Rob Nikolweski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2023-10-26/will-san-diegans-see-another-spike-in-natural-gas-bills-this-winter As the weather turns chilly in the coming weeks and months, San Diego…
Oct 26, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Oct 26, 2023By BLANCA BEGERT and CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO With help from Jordan Wolman and Wes Venteicher https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/10/25/what-newsom-said-to-xi-on-climate-00123654?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=0000014c-2419-d9dd-a5ec-34bdbd970004&nlid=2745178 BLACK BOX OPEN: The Insurance Department was pushing lawmakers…
Oct 26, 2023By Yost, INSURANCE JOURNAL https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2023/10/20/744823.htm The withdrawal of major homeowners insurance companies in the California market made national headlines, but news just…
Oct 20, 2023By Lois Parshley, LA IST https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/in-wildfire-prone-areas-homeowners-are-learning-theyre-uninsurable It wasn’t the first summer Justin Guay went outside and choked on smoke. Or the second. But…
Oct 20, 2023Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk. By Lois Parshley, THE…
Oct 12, 2023By Timothy Darragh, BEST WIRE https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?refnum=253273&altsrc=23 A consumer group has filed a petition to intervene in a California Department of Insurance enforcement…
Oct 12, 2023State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is a political ladder-climber with a long track record of ethical scandals who clearly wants a different…
Oct 10, 2023By Staff Reporters, Northwest News Radio – Seattle, WA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Oct 7, 2023Governor signed SB 815 repealing AB 2098 By John Woolfolk, MERCURY NEWS It came without fanfare or even explanation. But California has…
Oct 6, 2023Even Governor Newsom is on the last-resort FAIR Plan By Kathleen Howley, THE MESSENGER https://themessenger.com/business/california-reforms-after-insurance-companies-pulled-out California’s state insurance regulators were trying to…
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