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Industry Blindsided by California's Stalled Telematics Bill
Personal Insurance Federation of California. Adey said the bill appeared to have a clear path forward after it received strong support in other committees, making it a surprise to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 27, 2026
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California Bill Would End State's Prohibition on Auto Insurance Telematics
A bill making its way through the California Assembly would amend insurance regulation-governing Proposition 103 to allow automobile insurers to operate telematics programs in the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 21, 2026
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Wildfire Survivor's Group Petitions to Intervene in California Claims Hearing Against State Farm
January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. "Among the remedies requested are a systematic review of closed Eaton and Palisades State Farm claims where violations may have occurred, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 22, 2026
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California Insurance Commissioner Files Intervenor Rule Changes
Lara said in a statement. "What changes is the expectation that compensation must be earned, documented and aligned with the issues in the proceeding." Between 2019 and 2025, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 21, 2026
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California Insurance Regulator Debuts Rate-Intervenor Reforms Proposal
Administrative Hearing Bureau processes. Lara's proposal clarifies definitions and hearing procedures to streamline and reinforce the commissioner's authority under Proposition ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 17, 2026
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California Intervenor Files Ballot Initiative to Preserve, Expand Prop 103 Provisions
Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. West Senior Regional Vice President Christian Rataj said by eliminating proven rating factors, "the initiative measure would reduce accuracy in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 24, 2025
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California Insurance Commissioner Wants Change to Multimillion-Dollar Prop 103 Intervenor System
Rosenfield helped craft Proposition 103 (BestWire, Oct. 6, 2023). Consumer Watchdog responded its interventions saved consumers $6.4 billion on insurance bills from 2002 through ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 23, 2025
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Ballot Initiative Would Repeal Parts of California Prop 103
Hammack wrote in the initiative. Consumer Watchdog, which was instrumental in the writing of Prop 103, said it sees no signs of a "serious campaign behind it or the millions that ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 13, 2025
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California Insurance Commissioner Vacates Portion of Judge's Rate-Review Ruling
Insurance and had erroneous interpretation of the law. The CDI stressed Lara didn't "overturn" the judge's order, as the commissioner is the ultimate arbiter of requests for ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 27, 2024
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California Regulators Approve 34.1% Homeowners Rate Hike for Allstate
... Underwriting entities of Allstate Corp. currently have a Best's Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) to B (Fair). Shares of Allstate (NYSE: ALL) traded on the afternoon of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 30, 2024
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California Insurance Regulator Calls Hiring Part of Effort to Improve Operations
... Long review times aren't new. At the start of the year the department tackled changes to decades-old, unclear rules that bogged down the process. The rules governing the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 21, 2024
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California Seeks Comment on Regulation Allowing Models in Rate Filings
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said in a statement. He said his approach will help modernize the state's insurance marketplace, "restoring options for consumers while ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 16, 2024
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CDI: Lara Won't Rubber Stamp Rate Process, Including Consumer Watchdog Renewal
Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber. The department was overdue for an examination of all elements of its ratemaking and rate approval process, CDI spokesperson ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 17, 2024
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Industry Executives Urge Need for Speed on California Regulatory Model Changes
Allstate Corp. will open to new homeowners business in California once it can use catastrophe modeling and add net reinsurance costs to rates, according to Gerry Zimmerman, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 26, 2024
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Consumer Group Seeks to Ban Mercury Insurance From California
Benjamin Powell, Consumer Watchdog staff attorney. "Previous investigations and multimillion-dollar penalties have clearly failed to deter the company from wrongdoing. Mercury, as ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 12, 2023
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California Eases Access to Costly Intervenor Request System
Other petitions remain open. Consumer Watchdog on Aug. 30 challenged new community- and property-level-related wildfire designations and discounts planned by Farmers, the state's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 6, 2023
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Trade Groups Backing ‘Largest Insurance Reform’ in California Since Prop 103
Gavin Newsom issued an executive order early Sept. 21 urging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to take steps to expand private insurance carrier coverage throughout the state ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 22, 2023
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California Regulators Working to Streamline Property Rate Review After Legislation Failed
American Property Casualty Insurance Association said. Three of California's top-five homeowners' insurers have closed or limited access to new policyholders: top writer State ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 13, 2023
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California Lawmakers Urge Commissioner to Act as Property Market Deteriorates
A group of Republican state senators from California are urging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to take action, including approving higher property insurance rates, to stave ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 28, 2023
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California to Hold Workshop on Incorporating Cat Models Into Its Regulations
Insurance trade groups are backing the California Department of Insurance's plan to hold a workshop to examine the use of catastrophe modeling in rate-making, saying it is a step ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 8, 2023
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