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California’s former insurance commissioner wants oil and gas companies to pay for the home insurance crisis
As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of ...
California ruling could force change to home insurance rules
Thousands of wildfire survivors whose smoke-related claims were denied by the FAIR Plan could now appeal to receive payments.
California task force aims to set first-in-the-nation smoke damage insurance standard
The California Department of Insurance has commissioned a task force to develop a first-in-the-nation smoke damage standard ...
California moves to set nation's first smoke damage insurance standard
The California Department of Insurance has commissioned a task force to develop a first-in-the-nation smoke damage standard ...
Insurance claims and financial assistance can overwhelm wildfire victims. Here’s where to start
Wildfire devastation can be overwhelming but you don’t have to tackle it alone. Learn more about insurance claims and ...
Insurance industry group floats idea of ballot initiative to change Prop 103
Passed by 51% of voters in 1988, Proposition 103 governs California's insurance regulations. Now, critics are floating an ...
'People are losing their homes' | Seniors on fixed-income say home insurance crisis hitting dire stage
DUTCH FLAT, Calif. — Hundreds of thousands of Californians are finding home and renters insurance policies unavailable or ...
$12,000 a month in California? See 10 state jobs with work-from-home perk
Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order going into effect in July, several state jobs still offer remote work. The ...
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California appellate court affirms state regulator's authority to place insurers into conservation
A California appellate court has ruled in favor of the California Department of Insurance (CDI) in a six-year legal dispute ...
Homeowner's insurance premiums vary widely from state to state. But they are all going up
Homeowner’s insurance premiums are going up as increasingly severe storms and other disasters, combined with rising housing ...
California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful
A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful.