By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289555068.html A highly anticipated piece of California's plan to entice home insurers back into the state received support from representatives of major companies during a public hearing Wednesday.  Insurers will commit to writing more policies in...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara needs to advocate By Jamie Court, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE OPED https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/28/opinion-california-homeowners-are-paying-more-for-less-insurance/ Court is president of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Consumer Watchdog. He lives in Los Angeles. Insurance companies are refusing to sell new homeowner policies or renew...

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By Wes Venteicher, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/06/oil-industry-group-drops-ballot-initiative-to-drill-near-california-homes-00165248 SACRAMENTO, California — An oil industry group is withdrawing its ballot challenge to a California law that bans drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, businesses and schools, the group announced Wednesday. What happened: The California Independent...

By CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO With help from Blanca Begert and Wes Venteicher https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/06/25/insurers-are-turning-up-the-heat-on-jamie-court-00164970 GOING FOR THE JUGULAR: As fire season gets underway, insurers are declaring open season on their No. 1 nemesis. A half-dozen trade groups this month took the unprecedented step...

BY WES VENTEICHER, POLITICO SACRAMENTO, California — A California state Senate committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill targeting low-production oil wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools, raising the stakes for an oil industry group’s decision this...

By Jamie Court, LOS ANGELES TIMES OPED https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-06-20/california-home-insurance-fire-wildfire-climate-change-gavin-newsom-ricardo-lara Home insurance companies have put Californians in a bind by refusing to sell new policies or renew many customers, leaving them with few options. That drives more homeowners into the high-cost, low-benefit...

By Thomas Elias, THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2024/06/18/california-focus-planned-insurance-rule-makes-consumer-reviews-meaningless/ In the insurance business, there are different kinds of black boxes. One is literally a small black box usually inserted in a car’s cigarette lighter socket that records exactly how a driver...

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By Christopher Reynolds, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-06-18/california-law-sb-478-hotels-rentals-airbnb-prices-junk-fees If you’re making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices — which is, believe it or not, good news for consumers. It’s the result of a new...

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By Carmen Balber, MERCURY NEWS OPED https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/18/opinion-newsom-and-commissioner-push-to-raise-insurance-prices/ Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara just announced separate plans to give insurance companies bigger, faster rate hikes in response to the home insurance crisis. Their actions would fulfill an insurance...

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By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/13/heres-where-california-could-push-insurers-to-cover-more-fire-risk-homes/ Struggling to find affordable homeowner's insurance because you live in a fire-prone area? A new proposal by state regulators could soon make it much easier to get coverage. But consumer advocates worry that it...

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By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/06/california-pushes-insurers-to-cover-more-homes-in-these-areas-is-your-zip-included California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveiled today an effort to force insurers to resume writing policies in high-fire-risk areas — part of an overall plan to address the state’s insurance crisis.  It consists of three different ways...

By Tom Elias, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD https://www.chicoer.com/2024/06/12/its-time-the-gas-gougers-are-held-responsible-california-focus/# The gasoline price gouging that has plagued California periodically for decades appears no longer to be merely sporadic. It’s now a steady phenomenon.  There was shock and indignation about 18 months ago, when California’s Big...

By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289203064.html Homeowners in areas at high risk of wildfires could have an easier time finding insurance coverage in the future under an eagerly-awaited proposal released Wednesday by the Department of Insurance. Under the plan, companies will...

By Megan Fan Munce, Sriharsha Devulapalli, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/insurance-regulations-map-19508877.php A proposed regulation unveiled Wednesday aims to encourage insurance companies to write more policies in areas of California that have been ravaged by both wildfires and the state’s insurance crisis. Over the past few...

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