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Burned: “Good Neighbor” State Farm Seeks Huge Rate Hikes After L.A. Fires

Will Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara bow to the industry giant or protect disaster-stricken Angelenos?

Capital & Main

California Politicians Now Want Oil Companies, Not Insurers, To Subsidize People Living in Wildfire Zones

A proposed state bill would allow individuals and insurers to sue oil companies for wildfires damages.

Reason

California homeowners could be on the hook for $1,000 or higher surcharge if FAIR Plan runs dry

"We are one event away from a large assessment," Victoria Roach, president of the FAIR Plan, said last year.

Fortune

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Wildfire Survivors Urged To Contact Insurers For Evacuation Cost Reimbursement

Learn about insurance options and challenges for wildfire survivors in California. Consumer Watchdog offers guidance on navigating insurance claims and pol...

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California lets Allstate hike rates — but insurer still won’t write new home policies

Allstate has received California’s blessing to raise homeowner insurance premiums 4%, but the state’s fifth largest home insurer said it has no plans to reverse its decision last fall to stop writing new policies.

Tribune News Service

Californians are in for another bill increase: car insurance

Some California drivers will be getting a nasty surprise when they open their car insurance bills this year.

Los Angeles Times

California Oil Industry Uses High Gasoline Prices to Roll Back Climate Agenda, Critics Allege

After industry lobbyists halted the oil and gas well safe-distance law, their well-funded referendum could sway voters with misinformation.

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Fire-stricken rural New Mexico warily eyes insurance fight

Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history

The Independent UK

Insurers say California's inaction threatens auto policies

Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve rate increases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

California may add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program

California is moving to add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program

The Independent UK

For some Southern California Edison users, rates will be more costly than advertised

As electricity bills rise with the temperature, some Southern California Edison customers are getting an extra jolt starting this month — and it's one they didn't see coming.

Los Angeles Times

California has $600M in unclaimed can, bottle deposits

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is proposing to temporarily double California’s typical nickel refunds for bottles and cans to boost recycling

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