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The Race for California Insurance Commissioner: Meet Eduardo “Lalo” Vargas
Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas, running on as a Peace and Freedom party candidate, is a high school teacher, and he has been a volunteer firefighter and EMT. He was a candidate for The Los Angeles City ...
The Race for California Insurance Commissioner: Meet Stacy Korsgaden
Republican Stacy A. Korsgaden is an insurance agent. Korsgaden has held an active California Insurance license since 1988, and built a full-service insurance agency, servicing nearly 8,000 policies. ...
The Race for California Insurance Commissioner: Meet Jane Kim
Democrat Jane Kim, an attorney and consumer advocate, served on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors from 2011 and 2019. She has also run for state Senate and for San Francisco mayor. Her plans ...
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in COVID Heads Higher Again
The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up in gauges of supply-chain stress that flashed red during the pandemic, adding to reasons for central banks to be ...
Tesla Premiums Soared in ’25; Loss Ratios 40 Pts. Worse Than Industry: Analysis
While auto insurance leaders reported premium growth percentages in the single digits last year, with sprinters like Progressive and Root up in the low-to-mid teens, premiums at Tesla's insurance ...
GM to pay $12.75 Million to Settle California Driver Privacy Probe
GM has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold two data brokers detailed information about the driving habits of ...
The Big Dog Is Off the Tech Porch: State Farm as ‘Next Gen Good Neighbor’
You'd have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation's biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, "The big dog is off the porch." ...
Farmers Insurance in California: HO Rates Up 1.5%; Bundlers Get 22% Discount
Farmers Insurance announced yesterday that the California Department of Insurance has approved the insurer's introduction of a new homeowners insurance rating plan, including elements from Insurance ...