California News
AM Best Says Losses From California Storms Largely Uninsured, Underinsured
The economic losses from the latest round of California storms will be significant, and many of these losses may not be insured because only 2 percent of California residents have purchased flood ...
California Taps Highway Patrol to Fight Retail Theft During Holiday Season
The state of California has launched an organized retail crime crackdown as the holiday season begins. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will increase efforts ...
Calif. Commish Calls for Biggest Reform Since Prop 103; Planned Fixes Detailed
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a package of sweeping executive actions that include changes to the FAIR Plan, new rules for the review of climate catastrophe models, and ...
Regulatory Weaknesses, Politics Driving California Exits, Industry CEOs Say
A trio of property/casualty carrier executives voluntarily offered their views on a growing insurance availability crisis in the state of California at an industry conference in late June, pointing ...
California, Other States Rattled by Insurance Carrier Withdrawals
Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California's home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new ...
Calif. Bill Would Make Gun Owners Buy Liability Insurance
California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms, if lawmakers approve a measure announced last ...
Multiple Disasters Converge Simultaneously in California
Californians are in their sixth month of sheltering in place because of a pandemic that's killed more than 11,000 residents. Now a new crisis — hundreds of wildfires — is forcing people to ...
California Compels Insurers to Reduce Workers Comp Premiums
California on Wednesday announced the first regulation requiring insurance companies to reduce premiums paid by employers for U.S. workers' compensation insurance, citing lower risk factors as ...