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By 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…
Sep 24, 2023By Douglas Page, SD METRO While Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara says his plan – to make California a better market financially for…
Sep 24, 2023By Natalie Gurevich, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/state/ca-insurance-market-change-to-spike-premiums-for-homeowners/article_cb650a18-597c-11ee-80c7-17cdf4dbcf55.html California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced massive changes to the state’s home insurance market on Thursday,…
Sep 23, 2023By Clare Fonstein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/insurance-homes-18382644.php California will overhaul its home insurance market in an effort to shore up wildfire coverage under new…
Sep 22, 2023By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-home-insurance-wildfire-risk-premiums-cf40911606e8e4d9c7c35ca57ca733e8# SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new plan from California’s insurance commissioner aims to stop the nation’s…
Sep 22, 2023
Consumer watchdog says the deal could lead to extremely high increases in people's insurance bills.
Sep 22, 2023THE FREE PRESS https://www.tampafp.com/crime-inflation-driving-up-auto-insurance/ Auto insurance costs have surged in 2023, with companies raising rates to account for increased costs related to…
Sep 21, 2023