16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (898+ words) California voters will head to the polls in November to decide who takes charge of one of the largest insurance markets on Earth — a decision with real consequences for household budgets across the Inland Empire and the rest of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (614+ words) California voters will decide this November whether the state’s next insurance commissioner should be a progressive reformer or a more institutionally backed policymaker, in a race that has become an unlikely proxy fight for the broader identity crisis within the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1004+ words) Eighteen months after the Eaton Fire tore through the hills above Pasadena, Gil Barel still hasn’t been able to move back into the apartment she has called home for nearly a decade. Her building didn’t burn, but thick smoke settled…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (809+ words) Southern Californians have watched insurance costs climb, coverage options shrink, and claim disputes multiply in recent years, and much of what people believe about why is simply wrong. With voters set to choose a new state insurance commissioner in November,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1007+ words) California lawmakers have approved a proposal to overhaul a health insurance tax that helps fund Medi-Cal, a move intended to preserve federal dollars for the state’s Medicaid program but one that health industry leaders warn could raise premiums for residents…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (214+ words) Californians were casting their final ballots Tuesday in a closely watched race for state insurance commissioner, a job that has taken on new urgency as wildfire losses, rising premiums and shrinking coverage options put pressure on homeowners across the state....