Accountability

Los Angeles Times – Insurance commissioner rejects State Farm’s request for 22% emergency rate hike

By Lawrence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-02-14/insurance-commissioner-rejects-state-farms-request-for-22-emergency-rate-hike? State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% hike of its home insurance rates due to the L.A. fires was turned down Friday by...

Los Angeles Daily News – California will pay part of FAIR plan’s $1 billion assessment

By Pat Maio, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2025/02/12/california-fair-plan-gets-1-billion-assessment-to-head-off-insolvency/ The state’s insurance of last resort is charging a $1 billion special assessment to private insurance providers, a move approved Tuesday by the...

Associated Press – California’s insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims

By Tran Nguyen, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-insurance-fair-plan-dfb7cda506560ec50edee8ad72cbcda8 California's plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can't get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles...

Cal Matters – California homeowners will have to fund half of high-risk insurer’s $1 billion ‘bailout’

By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/homeowners-insurance-costs-rising-in-california-fair-plan/ After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on insurance companies...

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Understanding Your Home Insurance Policies

Two things people should do is make sure that your insurance policy is up to date and that the cost of rebuilding or replacing is fully covered within the policy. Secondly, take a video of your every piece of part of your home, of the contents of the home, the interior and exterior so you can document it if you've had a loss.

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: Paying Out Wildfire Insurance Claims

Homeowners are stuck on the Fair plan because the home insurance industry abandoned their neighborhoods. That is why it should be on the insurance industry to pay those bills, not California consumers across the state.

KABC-LA (ABC) – Los Angeles, CA: CA Insurance Billion Dollar Bailout

Consumer Watchdog won't let insurers shift the burden without a legal fight and plans on taking action to stop insurance companies from passing costs on to consumers.

Los Angeles Times – FAIR Plan to assess insurers $1 billion for L.A. fires; consumers may be on the hook for nearly half

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-02-11/fair-plan-to-assess-insurers-1-billion-for-l-a-fires-with-consumers-on-hook-for-nearly-half The California FAIR Plan received approval Tuesday from the state's insurance commissioner to assess its member companies $1 billion to help pay its Los...

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: CA “Fair” Plan Short $1B In Wildfire Payouts

Consumer Watchdog says affected customers should not have to pay and it will fight what it calls a bailout.

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: CA Fair Plan Hit Insurers $1B For LA Fires

Consumer Watchdog is concerned this could set a dangerous precedent by letting insurers off the hook for their fair plan liabilities and will encourage them to dump even more Californians on the fair plan.

KMPH-FRES (FOX) – Fresno, CA: CA Needs Additional $1 Billion For Wildfire Claims

Consumer Watchdog warns that this will likely drive up insurance costs for all other homeowners across the state, as insurers pass on that cost.

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: California Homeowners Should Not Be Bailing Out The Insurance Industry

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM - Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 - The California fair plan, considered the...

The Sacramento Bee – California bill would end ‘surveillance pricing’

By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article299929444.html Should businesses be allowed to charge you more for the price of goods and services based on a data profile they have on you? That...

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: Trump Administration Has Ordered The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Its Work

By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM - San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

WUTQ – Utica, NY: Request From State Farm To Raise Homeowner Insurance Rates In The Wake Of The Los Angeles Wildfires

By Staff Reporters, WUTQ – Utica, NY Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA: Prices Are being Adjusted Based On Your Shopping Habits

Screen grabs of lyft rides being ordered at the exact same time, at the same location, but from different phones belonging to different people. One was charged $5 more.

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: Public Saftey Power Shutoffs

Consumer Watchdog says what's needed are statewide standards so that individual utilities aren't making up policy as they go along we should have a statewide governmental assessed.

New York Times – Power Lines Suspected In Eaton Fire

By Ivan Penn, THE NEW YORK TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/business/eaton-fire-power-lines-edison.html Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the cause of...

The Center Square – Newsom weakens financial disclosure requirements for LA officials as relief pours in

By Kenneth Schrupp, THE CENTER SQUARE https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_3d184398-e34a-11ef-8404-af4bae061b9b.html (The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order for Los Angeles fire "relief" includes provisions creating a 60-day reporting extension for required...

KNTV-SF (NBC) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Requests Increase After L.A. Wildfires

State Farm says its surplus has gone down in California, and that's true, but the question is why the company's surplus went down. In fact, the company has profited on the homeowner's line of insurance in California, and at the same time has been sending billions of dollars out of state to its parent company.

Daily Kos – New 2024 CA Oil Drilling Permits Drop to 73, But Oil Regulators Drop Ball on Bonding

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/2/5/2301645/-New-2024-CA-Oil-Drilling-Permits-Drop-to-73-But-Oil-Regulators-Drop-Ball-on-Bonding Los Angeles, CA—Approvals for new oil well drilling permits in California dwindled to 73 in 2024 from 2,664 in 2019 when Governor Newsom took office. However,...

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Rate Hike Request

State Farm is trying to take advantage of this tragedy to say they need an immediate emergency rate increase of 22%, which could be three quarters of a billion dollars.

KPBS-FM – San Diego, CA: State Farm Got A $470 million Rate hike On California Homeowners Last Year. Now They’re Back Asking For More

By Staff Reporters, KPBS-FM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) – Los Angeles, CA: Home Insurance Rates Rising After Fires

Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court, says the timing is inappropriate, especially so soon after the wildfires.

Cal Matters – State Farm asks for more insurance rate increases after LA fires

By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/state-farm-insurance-rate-request-la-fires/ State Farm, the largest insurer for California homeowners, this week asked the state to approve “emergency” rate increases for insurance policy holders, saying the recent Los...

Los Angeles Times – State Farm seeks emergency rate increase averaging 22% after L.A. fires

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-02-03/state-farm-californias-largest-homeowners-insurer-asked-monday-for-an-emergency-22-rate-increase State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% on Monday, saying the Los Angeles County...

Politico – By The Numbers

By Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/02/04/why-tesla-needs-a-trump-lifeline-00202519?nname=california-climate&nid=00000189-315c-d8dd-a1ed-797dc9f10000&nrid=9df49bfd-52ce-419e-b9c2-dba48e0990e3 OIL COUNT: The U.S. may have had a record high year for oil drilling, but in California new oil and gas well permits hover near record lows. The state...

Mercury News – State Farm seeks 22% rate hike for California homeowners to cover Los Angeles wildfire losses

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/03/state-farm-seeks-22-rate-hike-for-california-homeowners-to-cover-los-angeles-wildfire-losses/ State Farm, the largest insurance company in California, has for its customers and the broader insurance market in the wake of the disastrous Los Angeles...

The San Francisco Chronicle – State Farm warns of ‘dire’ financial situation in California, asks for ‘emergency’ rate hike

By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/state-farm-insurance-financial-20137020.php State Farm General, already facing financial peril before the Los Angeles wildfires, has asked state insurance regulators to approve an immediate price hike...

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA: State Farm Wants a 22% Hike On Homeowners Insurance

It's outrageous for the company now to come to the department asking for an emergency rate hike and it's nothing less than blackmail. State Farm needs to tap its parent company's $134 billion reserve.

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Cost of Wildfires

For those who are in the fire areas, the most important thing at this stage is just to document everything because it will be a long road going forward getting full compensation from insurance companies. Documenting every conversation you have with FEMA, with the city, with the insurance company is really crucial.

KFI AM – Los Angeles, CA: Be Careful If You Are Somebody Who’s A Homeowner Covered By State Farm

By Staff Reporters, KOGO-AM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KFMB-SD (CBS) – San Diego, CA: State Farm Requesting 22% Rate Increase

State Farm's latest urgent request to the state for a 22% rate hike comes six months after another request for a 30% rate increase, a request that is still pending.

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: State Farm Seeks Emergency 22% Rate Hike

Consumer Watchdog says State Farm has yet to provide adequate proof that it needs the emergency rate increase. In fact, they argue the numbers simply don't add up.

KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Insruance Rate Hike Request

Carmen Balber says if State Farm in California is in financial distress they should be looking for the parent company to bail them out, not California homeowners.

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Requests ‘Emergency’ Rate Hike

Consumer Watchdog, argues records show state farm has plenty in the bank, reporting the company made $1.4 billion in homeowners insurance from 2020 to 2022.

The Los Angeles Times – State senator retains key role over fire insurance laws despite cannabis corruption probe

By Anabel Sosa, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-30/insurance-committee-chair-corruption-probe State Sen. Susan Rubio, a Democrat from Baldwin Park, was reappointed last week as chair of the committee that oversees insurance-related legislation, a powerful...

KGO-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: California’s Insurance Crisis Continues To Worsen

By Staff Reporters, KGO-AM – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KBCW 44 Cable 12 – San Francisco, CA: Wildfire Loss & Lawsuits

Consumer Watchdog says it's no different than the tobacco companies. Tobacco companies hid the dangers of tobacco and they were ultimately held liable for billions of dollars in health care costs. It's the same theory.

KUT 90.5 – Austin, TX: Is There A Better, More Affordable And Sustainable Way To Keep Home Owners Insured?

By Staff Reporters, KUT – Austin, TX Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

San Francisco Business Times – Fire insurance is increasingly a problem for San Francisco homebuyers

By Ted Andersen, SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2025/01/23/real-estate-fire-insurance-los-angeles-wildfires.html The bulk of San Francisco homes may not be located in forested areas, but when it comes to fire insurance, that doesn't mean homebuyers...

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Southern California Wildfires Highlight Home Insurance Industry

If insurers have to make up the difference for this and future fires, Consumer Watchdog says the insurance commissioner wrote a memo saying it's okay to pass on that to all of the other policyholders.

KFMB-SD (CBS) – San Diego, CA: Fair Plan Claims Increasing From LA Wildfires

Consumer Watchdog has been critical of the new regulations. If people are on the fair plan it's because the private insurance industry put them there by not renewing or canceling policies.

New York Port – LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office hit with scandals over hush money, bribes and accusations of ‘legalized corruption’

By Isabel Vincent, NEW YORK POST https://nypost.com/2025/01/17/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-office-hit-with-accusations-of-legalized-corruption Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass got into office promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and promising to tackle homelessness and pollution but she never promised...

CNN – New insurance rules mean homeowners throughout California are likely to pay more after fires

By Chris Isidore, CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/17/business/california-fire-cost-insurance-premium-hike/index.html New York (CNN) - A recent rule change could cause insurance premiums to spike for homeowners across California, as the costs of the Los Angeles area...

San Francisco Chronicle – State Farm’s finances were a worry even before L.A. fires. Here’s what we know about its ability to pay claims...

By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/state-farm-insurance-fire-20034384.php Months before the Los Angeles wildfires sparked, State Farm’s California arm was already in trouble, it told state regulators. Its policyholder surplus — the cash it has on...

San Diego Union Tribune – Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires. Here’s what San Diegans need to know.

By Lori Weisberg & Kristen Taketa, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/19/home-insurance-already-was-already-hard-to-get-then-came-the-l-a-fires-heres-what-san-diegans-should-know/ David and Peggy Blue were dumbfounded when they were notified last month that their home insurance would not be renewed because of...

Los Angeles Times – California’s FAIR Plan, the home insurer of last resort, may need a bailout after the L.A. fires

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-18/california-fair-plan-the-home-insurer-of-last-resort-may-need-bailout-after-fire-losses The California FAIR Plan Assn., the state’s property insurer of last resort, was born of smoldering ashes — not of a wildfire, but of one...

Bloomberg – LA Fires Test Bond Market Used to Shaking Off Disasters

By Maxwell Adler, Mark Chediak, and Amanda Albright, BLOOMBERG https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2025/01/16/la-fires-test-bond-market-used-to-shaking-off-disasters (Bloomberg) -- There’s a truism in municipal debt: Bonds rarely move on natural disasters. That long-tested concept had held up until fires destroyed thousands of...

Ohio Capital Journal – California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed

Homeowners everywhere could get stuck with the bill when disaster strikes, experts fear. By Alex Brown, OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/17/california-fires-show-states-last-resort-insurance-plans-could-be-overwhelmed/ In the months before thousands of Los Angeles homes went up in...

Rolling Stone: Opinion – Insurance Companies Will Try To Exploit The L.A. Fires. We Can’t Let Them

OpEd By Carmen Balber https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/la-fires-insurance-exploitation-1235239102 They say they need deregulation to help deal with disasters like the wildfires. It won’t help homeowners Mother Nature exploded in Los Angeles this month with the most damaging...

KABC-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Policyholders Could Be On The Hook If The Fair Plan Goes Under

By Staff Reporters, KABC-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Stateline – California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed

By Alex Brown, STATELINE https://stateline.org/2025/01/16/california-fires-show-states-last-resort-insurance-plans-could-be-overwhelmed/ In the months before thousands of Los Angeles homes went up in flames, property insurance companies dropped coverage in many neighborhoods of the city, citing the...

Sacramento Bee – Bill meant to help stabilize California insurance market has support. When could it pass?

By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article298552728.html A bill meant to help stabilize California's troubled insurance market has key early support as wildfires continue to cause devastation in and around Los Angeles.  The...

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: The Fate Of The California Fair Plan

If the California fair plan goes bankrupt, what does that mean for the average consumer, and how likely is that to happen? Jamie Court says you can bet that if the Fair Plan goes bankrupt, and it's a good bet it will, the insurance companies will come after us to pay the debts that they owe.

Wall Street Journal – Insurers’ Rule Change Puts California Homeowners on the Hook for L.A. Fire

By Jean Eaglesham and Sara Randazzo, WALL STREET JOURNAL https://www.wsj.com/finance/insurers-rule-change-puts-california-homeowners-on-the-hook-for-l-a-fire-88336040?st=j48Sbs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink ALTADENA, Calif.—A little-noticed rule change last year by California’s insurance regulator will likely shift a large chunk of the cost of the Los Angeles...

We Will All Be Paying For L.A.’s Wildfires

By Lois Parshley, LEVER & ROLLINGSTONE https://www.levernews.com/we-will-all-be-paying-for-l-a-s-wildfires/?utm_source=newsletter-email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter-article Over a year before Los Angeles’ uncontrollable wildfires burned through neighborhoods once considered safe, the office of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara quietly shared...

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: Californians Could Face Insurance Surcharges If Los Angeles Fire Claims Deplete FAIR Plan

Consumer Watchdog has been critical of the new regulations. From the beginning it was an attempt by companies to get all ratepayers to foot the bill for disaster losses.

Lookout – Santa Cruz County agents say new insurance rules offer hope for homeowners, even as fires rage in Southern California

By Hillary Ojeda, LOOKOUT SANTA CRUZ https://lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-agents-say-new-insurance-rules-offer-hope-for-homeowners-even-as-fires-rage-in-southern-california/ Local insurance agents say they’re hopeful that planned new state regulations will allow them to write more home insurance policies, but say the future...

CNN – U.S. Cable: FEMA Received 16,000+ Applications For Individual Assistance

Consumers should try and get a copy of their insurance policy and then start collecting receipts, start recording everything. Many consumers don't know that they have a right to get reimbursement from their insurance company for evacuation costs, and they can get a big portion of their policy limits up front. If you're in an evacuation area and especially if you already know you lost your home, contact your insurance company right away. You can get an advance on your policy limits.

Politico E&E News – Every California homeowner could pay tab for LA wildfires

By Thomas Frank, E&E NEWS https://www.eenews.net/articles/every-california-homeowner-could-pay-tab-for-la-wildfires/ The Los Angeles wildfires could force California residents to pay billions of dollars to bail out the state’s teetering property insurance program, an analysis by...

ReInsurance Business – USAA leaders discuss rising insurance costs in California

By Jonalyn Cueto, REINSURANCE BUSINESS https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/reinsurance/usaa-leaders-discuss-rising-insurance-costs-in-california-520063.aspx In a recent CNBC interview, USAA’s outgoing CEO Wayne Peacock and incoming CEO Juan Andrade addressed the rising insurance costs and risks in California, amid...

Los Angeles Times – How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California’s home insurance crisis

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-09/la-fires-property-home-insurance-crisis-fair-plan-lara-state-farm-allstate-palisades-eaton-altadena-wildfires When raging wildfires tore through Pacific Palisades and other local communities this week, they not only left a path of destruction reminiscent of a...

Mercury News – What the Los Angeles fires might mean for the Bay Area home insurance market

By Ethan Varian, Molly Gibbs, Jovi Dai, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fires-home-insurance-bay-area/ The devastating wildfires burning through Los Angeles County this week are stoking concerns that California's already could be thrown into deeper...

The Center Square – Blazes could break California’s last-resort insurer; plans may not cover all damage

By Kenneth Schrupp, THE CENTER SQUARE https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_3f92d976-ce0a-11ef-9efc-bb80f6754a0d.html (The Center Square) - California’s fire insurer of last resort has long been on the brink of insolvency. Not only could FAIR customers –...

CNN International (US) – U.S. Cable: 5,000 Nuildings Damaged Or Destroyed In Los Angeles Fires

The most important thing to do if you've been evacuated and fear that your home may be lost, is start documenting everything.

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Challenges of Getting Affordable Insurance In CA

Harvey Rosenfield says consumers have been losing coverage as the industry tries to adjust to year after year of catastrophic wildfires. 

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: Concerns About CA’s “Fair Plan” Insurance

Carmen Balber says it's pretty easy to understand that if you put all the risky people in one basket and something big happens, we start to run into financial troubles.

Los Angeles Daily News – Southern California wildfires add to growing worries about homeowner insurance

By Jeff Collins & Pat Maio, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/08/southern-california-wildfires-add-to-growing-worries-about-homeowner-insurance/ Wildfires spared Tim Scanlon's Altadena home as of Wednesday afternoon, even after devouring a neighbor's landscaping and torching several nearby...

Associated Press – How the wildfires in the Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market

By Tran Nguyen, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-los-angeles-insurance-6fbb51bd3060743da0638baf4cf2845d SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace...

CNN – California’s insurance is in crisis. The solution will cost homeowners a ton

By Chris Isidore, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/business/california-wildfires-homeowners-insurance/index.html Lynne Levin-Guzman stood in the front yard of her 90-year-old parents’ home in Los Angeles County, California, trying to protect it with a garden hose —...

CNN International (US) – U.S. Cable: More Than 1,000 Structures Destroyed By Palisades Fire

It's a long road, but there are a lot of protections in place in California to ensure that your insurance company does pay what they've promised. It's really important for those who are evacuated now, especially if they know already that they've lost their home, that they start documenting everything and that starts with receipts for their evacuation costs because one thing that some homeowners may not know is that their insurance company will generally cover additional expenses for leaving your home.

KMAX-SAC (CW) – Sacramento, CA: New Wildfire Insurance Fears

It feels apocalyptic in L.A. right now and things have changed for everyone in the middle of this.

Common Dreams – Amid LA Inferno, Home Insurers Under Fire for Policy Cancellations

By Brett Wilkins, COMMON DREAMS https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-wildfire-insurance As deadly wildfire incinerated more than 1,000 homes and other structures in Los Angeles County this week, insurance companies are sparking outrage for having recently...

KOGO-AM (Radio) – San Diego, CA: New insurance Regulation Could Lead To Higher Premiums And Limited Coverage Options

By Staff Reporters, KOGO-AM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KGTV-SD (ABC) – San Diego, CA: Increasing Homeowner’s Wildfire Coverage

Jamie Court believes this plan will make wildfire insurance too expensive to afford.

Insurance News Net – Elias: New insurance law will work – for the companies

By Thomas Elias, INSURANCE NEWS NET https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/elias-new-insurance-law-will-work-for-the-companies The newspaper headline asked the proper question, but the story that followed missed the point. It read, "California's plan to stabilize its home insurance market...

KGTV-SD (ABC) – San Diego, CA: CA Insurers Must Now Cover Fire-Prone Areas

Consumer Watchdog says this new rule is not the answer. Companies have multiple loopholes they can use to not increase the amount of coverage they are offering in california.

KPBS-FM – San Diego, CA: Loopholes In New Insurance Regulation Can Result In Double Digit Rate Hikes

By Staff Reporters, KPBS-FM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

UPI – New California regulations aim to ease insurance crisis in wildfire-prone areas

By Sheri Walsh, UPI https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/01/02/california-home-insurance-rules/6001735792977 New emergency insurance regulations in California will require home insurance providers write more policies, including in high-risk wildfire-prone areas, to ease the state's insurance crisis. The new state rules,...

KPCC-FM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Insurance Regulation Could Come At A Cost

By Staff Reporters, KPCC-FM – Los Angeles, CAClick below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog Says New Inurance Regulation Will Only Make California’s Situation Worse

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: More Changes For Insurance policies In California

Consumer Watchdog says the regulations are seriously flawed. There is no legally binding commitment in this document that they have to cover more people but we're all going to be paying more.

KPCC-FM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: New Regulation Allows Insurance Companies To Use Secret Algorithms To Raise Rates Unaccountably

By Staff Reporters, KPCC-FM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KFMB CW – San Diego, CA: New CA Homeowners Insurance Regulations

Consumer Watchdog plans to sue to stop the new regulation as the prices could go up by 40 to 50%

KBAK (CBS) – Bakersfield, CA: State Expands Wildfire Insurance Coverage

This was a proposal drafted by a insurance company lobbyists behind closed doors with no public comment. An outrageous abuse public trust.

Washington Examiner – California to require home insurance coverage be offered to high-risk areas

By Jack Birle, WASHINGTON EXAMINER https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3273059/california-require-home-insurance-coverage-high-risk-areas-wildfires/ California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara introduced a new regulation Monday aimed at expanding coverage to areas at high risk of wildfires after insurers have limited options for those areas in...

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: Home Insurance Coverage Rules

Consumer Watchdog worries homeowners will see double digit rate increases.

The Washington Post – California will force insurers to cover fire-prone areas. But rates will rise.

By Aaron Gregg, WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/31/california-home-insurance-wildfire-policies Insurance companies that pulled back from fire-prone areas of California in recent years will have to start covering those regions again if they want to...

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: The Price Of Home Insurance Is Already Through The Roof And This Regulationi Is Going To Drive It Up More

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KMAX-SAC (CW) – Sacramento, CA: Expanding Insurance Coverage In Wildfire-Prone Areas

Consumer Watchdog is calling this a horrible policy put out by the state.

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: New Regulation Allows Insurance Companies To Pass On Cost Of Reinsurance

There will be a limit to how much of the costs they can pass along, but Consumer Watchdog estimates it could drive up the prices of insurance by 40%

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: The State Issued Plans For A New Emergency Regulation Aimed At Easing The CA Home Insurance Crisis

By Staff Reporters, KNX-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Insurance Journal – California Commissioner Issues Regulation to Allow Reinsurance in Ratemaking

By INSURANCE JOURNAL https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2024/12/30/806461.htm California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts to help the state's ailing homeowners insurance market...

Los Angeles Times – State takes final step to fix California’s troubled home insurance market

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-30/california-home-insurance-sustainable-insurance-strategy-lara-reinsurance-state-farm-wildfires The state released another regulation Monday aimed at easing California’s home insurance crisis that will allow insurers to charge homeowners higher premiums to...

Associated Press – California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas

BY  TRÂN NGUYỄN AND STEFANIE DAZIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/california-increases-home-insurance-wildfires-56486f80c0f5f5e63b90db06d230f1d1# SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have...

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