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Prop 103 California Insurance Reform

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New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers

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Senators Crafting ‘Bipartisan Principles’ For Robo-Cars

Senators Crafting ‘Bipartisan Principles’ For Robo-Cars

June 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback
<p><i>Washington</i> — The day before a Senate panel is to discuss federal regulations for self-driving cars, three senators released “principles” to guide that legislation.</p> <p>U.S. Sens. John Thune, R-S.D.; Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township; and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., all members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, on Tuesday released “bipartisan principles” to guide legislation on self-driving cars. The panel will hold a hearing Wednesday about the “hurdles for testing and deployment” of robotic cars.</p>
Lawmakers Want To Know Why Minorities Are Charged More For Car Insurance Premiums

Lawmakers Want To Know Why Minorities Are Charged More For Car Insurance Premiums

April 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback
<h2>Six members of Congress and two Illinois state senators are pushing for closer scrutiny of insurance practices</h2> <p>Six Democratic members of Congress are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to appoint a director for the Federal Insurance Office, which monitors access of minority and low-income Americans to affordable insurance, and has been targeted for elimination by House Republicans.</p>
Op-Ed Commentary: Taxpayers Need To See PUC Communications

Op-Ed Commentary: Taxpayers Need To See PUC Communications

April 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback
<div class="subscriber-preview"> <p>On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission denied access once again to scores of communications that it exchanged with Southern California Edison, the office of Governor Jerry Brown, and others over the ratepayer shakedown to cover the shuttering of a flawed Southern California nuclear power plant.</p>
Lawmakers Seek Stronger Monitoring of Racial Disparities in Car Insurance Premiums

Lawmakers Seek Stronger Monitoring of Racial Disparities in Car Insurance Premiums

April 26, 2017  ·  Mark Reback
<p><strong>In response to our report that minority neighborhoods pay higher premiums than white areas with the same risk, six members of Congress and two Illinois state senators are pushing for closer scrutiny of insurance practices</strong></p> <p>Six Democratic members of Congress are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to appoint a director for the Federal Insurance Office, which monitors access of minority and low-income Americans to affordable insurance, and has been targeted for elimination by House Republicans.</p>
EDITORIAL: Our View: Transparency Sorely Lacking at CPUC and in Sacramento

EDITORIAL: Our View: Transparency Sorely Lacking at CPUC and in Sacramento

April 26, 2017  ·  Mark Reback
<p><span class="byline-item">By Daily Press Editorial Board </span></p> <p>The California Public Utilities Commission and the public’s right to know will collide on Thursday when the CPUC will vote on a staff recommendation to withhold and redact documents related to the now closed San Onofre nuclear power plant on the Southern California coast.</p>