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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/14/business/bank-of-america-fine/index.html Bank of America was fined $250 million this week by US federal regulators (opens in new tab)for allegedly harming…
Jul 14, 2023By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/13/2180973/-Breaking-Number-of-oil-drilling-permits-issued-in-California-blows-past-15-000-since-2019 Los Angeles, CA—The total number of oil drilling permits issued blew past 15,000 since Governor…
Jul 14, 2023By Nichola Groom, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-new-oil-well-approvals-have-nearly-ground-halt-data-show-2023-07-13/ California, the seventh-biggest U.S. crude oil producer, has put a near halt on issuing permits for new…
Jul 13, 2023By Elizabeth Dowell, THE EPOCH TIMES https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-oil-well-drilling-comes-to-a-halt-after-approving-new-permits_5396607.html According to state data, California’s oil well drilling came to a halt as the state…
Jul 13, 2023By Harsha Devulapalli, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/home-insurance-data-california-18182836.php Last week, Farmers Insurance, California’s second-largest homeowner insurance carrier, announced (opens in new tab) that it…
Jul 12, 2023By Eli Flesch, LAW360 https://www.law360.com/insurance-authority/articles/1698279 Farmers Insurance‘s decision to limit homeowners policies sales in California underscored the difficulties of market conditions in…
Jul 11, 2023By Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, BUSINESS JOURNAL https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/07/10/california-home-insurance-farmers-state-farm.html Farmers Insurance announced Friday (opens in new tab) it would be limiting the number of homeowners policies…
Jul 10, 2023By Dave Lieber, DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE https://dentonrc.com/news/the_watchdog/the-watchdog-texas-insurance-rates-on-the-rise-as-companies-can-increase-prices-immediately/article_1ed31029-4f98-5236-8897-30fe3a38e87e.html Carl N. Scott of Coppell put a question to The Watchdog: “Has anyone told you how…
Jul 9, 2023By Matthew Kupfer, THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/california-insurance-crisis-what-homeowners-need-to-know/ A woman whose elderly parents lost insurance on their house in the mountains of…
Jul 4, 2023By Elaine S. Povich, STATELINE New Jersey resident Anna “Cuqui” Rivera, a high school graduate who works as a labor and civil rights activist…
Jun 28, 2023By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jun 27, 2023By Maxine Joselow, THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/climate-change-is-fueling-an-insurance-crisis-there-no-easy-fix/ In California, State Farm and Allstate recently stopped selling new home insurance policies after years of catastrophic wildfires. In Louisiana, at…
Jun 27, 2023Bonnie Boswell’s latest conversation with leading experts examines why groups of women disproportionately experience higher mortality rates related to pregnancy and childbirth…
Jun 26, 2023By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.
Jun 26, 2023State Farm, Allstate’s refusal to issue new property, casualty polices a pressure tactic to get OK for premium increases By Thomas Elias,…
Jun 24, 2023By Claire Hao, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/home-auto-insurance-coverage-18162066.php Since March, Kevon Cottrell has had a hard time finding coverage for his home in…
Jun 24, 2023By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS DAILY ADVISOR State Farm, the largest homeowners insurance company in California, recently announced (opens in new tab) it would…
Jun 21, 2023By Claire Hao, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/home-car-insurance-18145165.php It’s not just home insurance. Auto insurance is also increasingly hard to get in California, according…
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