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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...