California Home Insurance Costs Shift as Climate Risk Models Gain Use
California's median home insurance remains moderate but reforms allowing climate risk models will likely increase premiums and affect coverage, especially in fire-prone areas.
California's median home insurance remains moderate but reforms allowing climate risk models will likely increase premiums and affect coverage, especially in fire-prone areas.
During California’s wildfire insurance crisis, the state insurance commissioner's extensive international travel sparked oversight concerns amid rising premiums and insurer withdrawals.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is investigated for incomplete disclosure of overseas travel expenses, raising compliance and ethics concerns under state laws.
California Health Care Foundation opposes proposed DHS changes to the Public Charge rule that could cause significant Medicaid disenrollment among immigrants, threatening health coverage and public health equity in California.
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes the Menopause Care Equity Act, impacting health insurance coverage for menopause treatments and highlighting cost management concerns in insurance plans.
Farmers Insurance removes policy caps in California, expands homeowners coverage while seeking 6.99% rate hike under Sustainable Insurance Strategy to stabilize market.
Explore the challenges and regulatory responses shaping California's property insurance market amid wildfire risks and rising reinsurance costs, highlighting insurer withdrawals and evolving consumer protections.
Competing California insurance ballot initiatives focusing on wildfire risk insurance and rate regulation have been withdrawn, preserving Proposition 103's existing consumer protections and regulatory framework.
Four individuals were convicted in San Bernardino, CA, for staging auto collisions aimed at exploiting rideshare insurance claims. The case highlights challenges in detecting and prosecuting insurance fraud within the personal auto and sharing economy sectors.
Mobile clinics serving California farmworkers see fewer visits amid intensified immigration enforcement and tightened Medi-Cal enrollment, risking public health outcomes.