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You 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…
Jul 15, 2020By Mark Olaide, PALM SPRINGS DESERT SUN July 15, 2020 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2020/07/15/new-ethics-policy-imposed-california-oil-mining-land-regulators/5434802002/ The California Department of Conservation, which has for years weathered accusations of…
Jul 15, 2020By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 12, 2020 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2020-07-12/bill-co-authored-by-sen-brian-jones-would-undercut-insurance-rate-protections-critics-say More than three decades ago, California voters rebelled against insurance companies and…
Jul 12, 2020By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA July 8, 2020 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/consumer-advocate-hits-out-at-insurers-senate-funding-as-major-bill-looms-227226.aspx Consumer Watchdog has warned that members of the California State Senate have…
Jul 8, 2020By Jason Pohl and Ryan Sabalow, SACRAMENTO BEE July 2, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243943317.html On April 9, California nursing homes were already in a…
Jul 2, 2020By Amber Frias, KGET NBC-TV, Bakersfield, CA June 25, 2020 https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-ob-gyn-placed-on-probation-in-connection-with-allegations-of-repeated-negligent-acts/ BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The medical license of a Bakersfield ob-gyn…
Jun 25, 2020You could be paying higher premiums than a driver with a similar car and driving history. Here’s why. By Kayda Norman, NERDWALLET…
Jun 25, 2020By Colin Staub, PLASTICS RECYCLING UPDATE June 24, 2020 California reinstates bag ban and PCR requirements A single-use plastic bag ban and…
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