Insurance commissioner candidates split key endorsements
State Sen. Ben Allen and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim have split key endorsements, setting up a…
Catalina Island’s only hospital fights for its future amid dire financial outlook
The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two…
Not married and need car insurance? You can get dinged for that in California
California has long been known as a progressive state that embraces evolving lifestyles, but when it comes to…
Financial empire of Dodgers owner Mark Walter reportedly being probed
The business empire of Dodgers and Lakers owner Mark Walter reportedly is being probed by the U.S. Attorney’s…
Californians are subsidizing mansion wildfire insurance as FAIR risk explodes
As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to the state’s insurer of last resort, wealthy areas such as…
A new bill would allow insurers to track your driving habits
After experiencing the loss of three friends in auto accidents, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor decided she needed to take…
Home insurer surcharges for wildfires is legal, judge rules
Surcharges that California homeowners have been hit with statewide by insurers defraying the costs of Los Angeles County’s…
SoCal boy killed by tree branch at camp; $19.3M settlement reached
A year after a tree branch fell at a Calabasas summer camp and killed an 8-year-old camper, the…
California’s second-largest home insurer to raise rates this fall
Homes in Orinda, Calif., one of the parts of the Bay Area that has been hit hardest by…
Trump administration backs wildfire victims suing State Farm
President Trump recently bashed State Farm on social media, saying the insurer’s treatment of residents whose homes burned…
Regulators may seek to suspend State Farm’s license, citing widespread mishandling of L.A. wildfire claims
California regulators may seek to suspend State Farm’s license for up to a year and levy millions in…
Some California utility bills are 20% higher due to wildfires
The escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of…