Read our explanations for how we reached positions on the most important races and measures on Bay Area voters’ ballots.

For the past 30 years, insurance companies could factor in if you're single or married... charging more if you're single by ...

Both top candidates promise to “fight” corporations on consumers’ behalf. They don’t agree on what that means.

The race for California's next insurance commissioner features two Democrats.

Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim, a Democrat, said incremental changes are not enough to address rising premiums, canceled policies, coverage gaps and disputes over claims.

LOS ANGELES - Bernie Sanders. Jane Fonda. There's some star power endorsing each of the two Democratic candidates to be ...

California insurance companies reported spending more than $2.5 billion with over 4,300 diverse businesses in 2025 — ...

The projected combined ratio for California workers' compensation insurers reached 127% in 2025, the highest in more than 20 years, a new report shows.

SB 876 requires carriers to offer 50% extended replacement cost. State claims data suggest the bigger problem sits in the ...

Here are the PD Editorial Board recommendations for the Nov. 3 election. There’s a lot of pushback right now against ...

California insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim and Ben Allen propose competing plans for wildfire insurance, rate ...