During his first four years in office, Ricardo Lara failed to head off the looming property insurance contraction that saw ...

California’s appeals court ruled the FAIR Plan cannot be compelled to add liability coverages to basic property insurance, ...

The wildfires ravaging Southern California are expected to add further fuel to the state's ongoing insurance crisis, as ...

UNRELATED ROBBERIES IN JUNE. THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HERE IN CALIFORNIA IS IN CRISIS TONIGHT, KCRA 3 INVESTIGATES REVEALS ANOTHER COMPANY WILL STOP COVERING HOMEOWNERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AMERICAN ...

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Farmers Insurance removes cap on new California homeowners policies but seeks 6.99% rate increase. Company expands coverage ...

As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of thousands of homeowners statewide, hiked premiums, and, in some cases, stopped ...

"This is our bedroom," she says. "That is our bed, my antique bed." It's now just a blackened, twisted ruin. Perry and her family leased the home and always had renter's insurance to cover the expense ...

A California judge has ruled the state's bare-bones home insurance program's handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications as insurers increasingly ...

Some California drivers say they're waiting longer than usual to get coverage and must pay premiums up front. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Levi Sumagaysay of the nonprofit news outlet CalMatters. Many ...

In 2025, a homeowners insurance policy in California averaged about $1,674 a year. That's significantly less than the $2,692 national average, but still a 20% increase from 2024. In addition, owners ...