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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara bars insurers from canceling the policies of 750,000 homeowners affected by the Airport, Bridge and Line fires.
Sept. 20, 2024
A plan to resolve the state’s homeowners insurance crisis was blasted by an L.A. consumer group but defended by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
Sept. 17, 2024
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A major insurer says that because of the cost of sex abuse claims, it can no longer cover foster family agencies. Thousands of kids could be uprooted.
Sept. 18, 2024
Allstate has received approval from the state Department of Insurance to increase its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34.1% starting in November.
Aug. 29, 2024
After a parent dies, her adult daughter discovers old life insurance policies from defunct companies and goes on a search for what companies might be on the hook for them.
Sept. 1, 2024
The family of a Los Angeles insurance executive who was gunned down on the streets of San Francisco last year by a hotel security guard claims the shooter has been on the run from police for 13 months, according to a lawsuit.
Sept. 6, 2024
The pricey bill now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom and is supported by LGBTQ+ groups that would benefit from it as well as advocates concerned about the future of reproductive rights under Trump.
Those new weight-loss drugs will slash spending on obesity-related illness, so why is it so hard to get insurers to cover them?
Aug. 27, 2024
Auto insurance rates are increasing throughout California for a number of reasons. But there are ways to cut costs on your premiums, experts say.
Aug. 17, 2024
This Money Talk column includes: whether it’s OK to skip earthquake insurance, whether to sell stocks to buy a car, whether one credit card is better than two.
Aug. 4, 2024