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By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO July 17, 2020 SACRAMENTO — The bankruptcy declaration of California’s largest oil and natural gas producer will pose…
Jul 17, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
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, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
You could be paying higher premiums than a driver with a similar car and driving history. Here’s why. By Kayda Norman, NERDWALLET…
Jun 25, 2020
By Colin Staub, PLASTICS RECYCLING UPDATE June 24, 2020 California reinstates bag ban and PCR requirements A single-use plastic bag ban and…
Jun 24, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
By Frank Mottek, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA June 17, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Jun 17, 2020
When 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, 2020
By Lynn Walford, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS June 14, 2020 Automotive Cybersecurity: Honda, Senators & Upstream Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and…
Jun 14, 2020
Dear 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, 2020