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Wildfires 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…
Oct 5, 2023By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/28/california-insurance-commissioner-wildfire-00118929 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California insurance commissioner used to be a stable bolthole for ambitious politicians waiting…
Sep 29, 2023By Staff Reporters, WAJR – Clarksburg, WV Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 29, 2023By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-home-insurance-wildfire-risk-premiums-047bdfa514ce93dac83c82735a15554a SACRAMENTO – Months after California’s home insurance market was rattled by major companies pausing or restricting…
Sep 28, 2023By Steve Hallo, PROPERTY CASUALTY 360 https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2023/09/28/california-insurance-regulation-reforms-draw-strong-industry-support/?slreturn=20230828151831 While California’s property insurance reform proposals (opens in new tab) are yet to be ironed out, the…
Sep 28, 2023By Staff Reporters, KPCC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 28, 2023By Camille Von Kaenel and Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/09/27/careful-about-making-wildfire-smoke-a-climate-villain-00118583 SMOKE, MEET FIRE — Wildfire smoke is quickly becoming a climate punching bag. That…
Sep 28, 2023By Gary Quackenbush, NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/what-to-know-about-californias-plan-to-fix-its-insurance-crisis/ Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement last week of a major home insurance overhaul is being…
Sep 27, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Sep 27, 2023By Staff at Inside EPA https://insideepa.com/daily-news/climate-change-drives-new-california-plans-rescue-insurance- California leaders are citing the crushing impacts of climate change to help justify a sweeping plan…
Sep 26, 2023By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/09/25/insurance-blackmail-wins-again-in-california/70961423007/ It would have taken a rare combination of courage and toughness to solve California’s three-month…
Sep 25, 2023By Dan Walters, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/09/25/california-legislature-whiffs-on-insurance-crisis/70932955007/ Before the California Legislature adjourned this month, it managed to fulfill most of wishes of…
Sep 25, 2023Wildfires have prompted some insurance companies to cease writing new policies By TRD Staff, THE REAL DEAL https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2023/09/24/california-announces-changes-to-home-insurance-market-to-address-wildfire-coverage/ In a bid to…
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