State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
Article 1 Comment State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted...
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Senate Will Try to Block California Vehicle Standards to Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars
Article 1 Comment The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the federal government’s, including first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
Article 0 Comments A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the formation of a Smoke...
Edison Plans $6.2 Billion Fire-Prevention Plan After LA Blazes
Article 0 Comments Four months after devastating wildfires swept across Los Angeles, Edison International’s Southern California utility submitted a $6.2 billion mitigation plan that includes installing hundreds of miles of underground distribution lines, among...
Judge Recommends Approving 17% State Farm Rate Hike in California
Article 0 Comments It looks like California’s largest homeowners insurer is getting a large rate increase following billions of dollars in losses from the Los Angeles wildfires and pullback on writing new policies in...
Colorado Committee Kills Homeowners Insurance Bill to Control Costs Through 1% Charge
Article 0 Comments A Colorado bill to impose a 1% charge on homeowners insurance policies died in a committee in state Legislature this week. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 to kill House Bill...
Hawaii Lawmakers Pass HECO Bill to Invest in Wildfire Mitigation
Article 0 Comments Hawaii lawmakers this week passed a bill intended to help shore up Hawaiian Electric Co.’s credit rating despite strong opposition from House and Senate committee chairs who helped vet the measure....
LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
Article 0 Comments Los Angeles County officials this week approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959. The agreement reached on April 4 far...
Major Automakers Want Congress to Bar California 2035 Electric Vehicle Plan
Article 0 Comments Major automakers want Congress to bar California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin...
DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services
Article 0 Comments DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which has...