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By Sabrina Valle, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/california-big-oil-are-splitting-after-century-long-affair-2024-01-29/ It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S.…
Jan 29, 2024
Consumer Watchdog is looking for law students eager to help make a difference in consumer rights, privacy, and corporate accountability to join…
Jan 28, 2024
By Dustin Gardner, POLITICO BUDGET GAP: Consumer Watchdog has pointed out a nearly $300 million discrepancy in the balance of the state’s CRV…
Jan 26, 2024
By Thomas Elias, ENTERPRISE-RECORD So you think California has a serious property insurance crisis, with one company (State Farm) getting a 20…
Jan 24, 2024
By Teresa Moss, REPAIR DRIVEN NEWS Illinois insurance rates increased by more than $1.25 billion in 2023, following a more than $1 billion…
Jan 23, 2024
By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – Sacramento, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jan 23, 2024
By Jen Frost, INSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/federal-natural-catastrophe-backstop-would-increase-premiums-reinsurers-warn-473923.aspx The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has aired concerns that a federal natural catastrophe reinsurance program,…
Jan 22, 2024
By Staff Reporters, KFBK-AM – Sacramento, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jan 22, 2024
By Stephanie Baer, THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/11/new-federal-bill-could-help-tackle-the-california-insurance-crisis/?utm_source=native_share&utm_medium=site_buttons&utm_campaign=site_buttons California homeowners could benefit from a new federal bill that would create a public…
Jan 15, 2024
By John Woolfolk, THE MERCURY NEWS California homeowners battered by the meltdown of the Golden State’s home insurance market will have a…
Jan 14, 2024
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/11/2216891/-Bill-to-End-Offshore-Oil-Drilling-in-CA-Waters-Passes-First-Major-Legislative-Hurdle?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web SACRAMENTO, CA — New oil leases for offshore oil and gas drilling have been banned in California…
Jan 12, 2024
By The Office of Representative Adam Schiff https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/schiff-introduces-bill-to-ensure-homeowners-vulnerable-communities-not-excluded-from-catastrophic-coverage#:~:text=Washington%2C%20D.C.—%20Today%2C%20Representative,are%20not%20excluded%20from%20coverage. Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and…
Jan 11, 2024
By Kevin Truong, THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/09/state-farm-allstate-homeowners-auto-insurance-increase/ The complicated but typically sedate world of insurance has become front-page news after some…
Jan 9, 2024
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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By 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, 2024
By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Dec 28, 2023
Concerns include mining, personal data of children and inaccurate facial recognition of African Americans.
Dec 28, 2023