Owners whose primary home is a total loss from a disaster get more time, too.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara used a September 22 news release to deliver a plain warning to homeowners and ...

Auto insurance rates throughout California have soared in recent years, forcing millions of drivers throughout the state to ...

State Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) is facing off against former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim in the race for ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed nine Department of Insurance-sponsored bills this year championed by Insurance Commissioner ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 876, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, a far-reaching set of consumer ...

Supporters of the measures searched for answers as to why the governor rejected them.

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved wildfire insurance reforms, but vetoed bills cracking down on claims-handling practices that drew complaints from January 2025 fire victims.

"Too many of us discovered that having insurance and getting the benefits we paid for are two very different things." ...

The state Insurance Department says that means outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara's new regulations, intended to boost ...

Explore California insurance updates that provide essential protections for wildfire survivors and modernize consumer safeguards.

Governor Newsom vetoed two bills to help wildfire survivors that had bipartisan support and no opposition after wildfire ...