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By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 10, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-10/newsom-coronavirus-economic-task-force SACRAMENTO — Faced with a pandemic that has put millions of Californians out of…
Aug 10, 2020By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 8, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Homeowners-insurance-in-wildfire-areas-15468259.php Nearing the end of their legislative session and the beginning of wildfire…
Aug 8, 2020By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE August 8, 2020 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2020-08-08/consumer-group-calls-on-atkins-to-delay-homeowners-insurance-bill The public advocacy group that overhauled the California insurance industry more…
Aug 8, 2020By Kerry Klein, KVPR – CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO August 5, 2020 https://www.kvpr.org/post/deaths-mothers-infants-during-childbirth-prompt-calls-revoke-bakersfield-doctor-s-license Click here to listen to the audio of this…
Aug 5, 2020By Mathieu Pollet, EURONEWS August 4, 2020 https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/04/covid-19-pandemic-spells-uncertain-times-for-travel-insurers-and-consumers People planning to travel abroad to a destination on their country’s “green list” still…
Aug 4, 2020By John Wildermuth, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 2, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/What-s-in-a-name-Everything-unhappy-15453086.php Campaigns in four of the 12 initiative measures in California’s November election…
Aug 2, 2020By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA July 31, 2020 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/consumer-advocate-blocks-auto-insurance-rate-hike-229455.aspx Consumer Watchdog has managed to block a plan to hike the rates…
Jul 31, 2020You may need to update your policies in light of COVID-19 By Daniel Bortz, KIPLINGER’S MAGAZINE July 30, 2020 https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/insurance/601097/time-for-an-insurance-review The coronavirus…
Jul 30, 2020By Gilbert Shar, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS July 30, 2020 Consumer Watchdog Watches Out for California Low-Income Auto Insurance A proposed overall…
Jul 30, 2020Initiative would raise cap on selected cases, extend deadline for medical negligence cases By Evan Symon, CALIFORNIA GLOBE July 28, 2020 Medical…
Jul 28, 2020By John Wildermuth, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 24, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-measure-raising-malpractice-awards-15432704.php With 12 ballot measures already scheduled for a vote in California in…
Jul 24, 2020By Ryan Byrne, BALLOTPEDIA NEWS July 24, 2020 First 2022 state ballot measure qualifies in California The first state ballot measure for…
Jul 24, 2020By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL July 22, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/07/22/576522.htm Californians will have to wait until the pandemic ends to vote on an…
Jul 22, 2020By John Cox, THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN July 22, 2020 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/berry-corp-hires-former-top-state-oil-regulator/article_4cd3edea-c88e-11ea-98ee-631709246948.html The head of one of Kern’s biggest oil producers says he knew…
Jul 22, 2020By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 22, 2020 https://apnews.com/01ba9661168ba6f07ada1d6390cb7d6c SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California patients could get more money from medical malpractice…
Jul 22, 2020By Victoria Collver, POLITICO PRO July 22, 2020 2022 WATCH: An initiative to raise the 45-year-old cap on medical malpractice compensation for…
Jul 22, 2020By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO July 17, 2020 SACRAMENTO — The bankruptcy declaration of California’s largest oil and natural gas producer will pose…
Jul 17, 2020By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 15, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/In-suit-involving-Kaiser-judge-says-insurance-15408265.php Insurance companies cannot discriminate against disabled people by broadly denying coverage for…
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