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By 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…
Jun 24, 2020By Emily C. Dooley, BLOOMBERG LAW June 23, 2020 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/california-extends-recycling-waivers-over-virus-concerns California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has extended a waiver by 60 days…
Jun 23, 2020By Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES June 19, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-19/insurers-coronavirus-rate-hike It’s fair to say that most Americans see the coronavirus pandemic as…
Jun 19, 2020By Don Jergler, INSURANCE JOURNAL June 17, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/06/17/572626.htm Backers of a controversial bill in California, which they say is designed to…
Jun 17, 2020By Frank Mottek, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA June 17, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Jun 17, 2020When Covid-19 hit, travel insurance didn’t help many travelers recover the cost of their canceled trips. What, then, were they paying for?…
Jun 17, 2020By Lynn Walford, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS June 14, 2020 Automotive Cybersecurity: Honda, Senators & Upstream Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and…
Jun 14, 2020Dear Gavin, Your budget sucks, too. By Nicole Levin, KNOCK-LA June 13, 2020 https://knock-la.com/gavin-newsom-environmental-budget-cuts-344ab8791856 “Because one thing I know about cuts, there’s…
Jun 13, 2020By Craig Clough, LAW360 June 12, 2020 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/1282697/cvs-only-hiv-drugs-deny-meaningful-access-9th-circ-told Law360 (June 12, 2020, 7:24 PM EDT) — A proposed class of Amtrak, Lowe’s…
Jun 12, 2020By MACKENZIE HAWKINS, CAPITOL ALERT – SACRAMENTO BEE June 10, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article243400971.html After several years of catastrophic burns — and the insurance…
Jun 10, 2020By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE June 9, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?refnum=225814&altsrc=23 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is squaring off with property/casualty insurers over a bill that…
Jun 10, 2020By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL June 9, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/06/09/571546.htm A consumer group is warning that homeowners could pay billions more for their…
Jun 9, 2020By Kevin Smith, RIVERSIDE PRESS ENTERPRISE June 5, 2020 https://www.pe.com/2020/06/05/watchdog-group-opposes-bill-that-would-hike-insurance-rates-in-fire-prone-areas/ A bill that would allow California insurance companies to boost homeowners’ insurance…
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