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Recent news and bulletins for California from the Western Alliance.
California Department of Insurance Targets State Farm
Read more »California’s Billionaire Tax — Looks Like it Will Make the November Ballot
Read more »Travelers Expanding Homeowners Insurance in California
Read more »Wildfires & Power Bills — California Consumers Suffer
Read more »California’s Push to Speed Up Wildfire & Other Disaster Claims
Read more »California Department of Insurance-NAIC Study on Wildfire Insurability
Read more »Taxing Millionaires & Billionaires — Washington State, California and Congress
Read more »Millionaires as a Tax Target — Washington & California
Read more »Thank you to our Associate Members who support the independent agency system in California
Industry News — California
Aggregated headlines from across the web, curated for California agents.
Q&A with California Insurance commissioner candidate Sen. Ben Allen
Making government more transparent and accountable: families deserve a responsive, modernized Department of Insurance that works for Californians when ...
California FAIR Plan to raise homeowners insurance rates about 29% starting Oct. 15
"The California FAIR Plan appreciates the California Department of Insurance's (CDI) approval of its recent dwelling rate filing, granting it a ...
California FAIR Plan to raise homeowners insurance rates about 29%
In a statement, FAIR Plan staff said the California Department of Insurance approved a “necessary overall 29.1% rate increase.” Redding Insurance ...
Governor Newsom announces appointments 5.22.26
Health insurance or Medi-Cal ... Mangum was Project Director at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2006 to 2007.
California Insurance Crisis: 2026 CA Commissioner Debate
The next Insurance Commissioner will be measured by whether coverage remains available and affordable, whether the Department of Insurance can ...
Q&A with California Insurance commissioner candidate Sen. Ben Allen
Date of birth: March 13th, 1978. Political party affiliation: DemocraticOther political positions held: President and board member of Santa Monica- ...
Jane Kim, California insurance commissioner candidate, answers Bay Area News Group's ...
I served for 12 years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Board of Education, where I authored California's first $15 minimum wage, passed ...
Stacy Korsgaden, California insurance commissioner candidate, answers Bay Area News ...
In what ways did Ricardo Lara fail as insurance commissioner? He proved unprepared to lead the Department of Insurance , traveling while Californians ...
Steven Bradford, California insurance commissioner candidate, answers Bay Area News ...
... California . This experience directly translates to the office of insurance commissioner, where I will be solely focused on creating a fair and ...
California Governor Issues Executive Order to Prepare Workers And Businesses for AI Disruption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers and businesses. Related:
California Fair Plan to increase insurance rates up to 30% for some policyholders
Those insurance policies are set to increase nearly 30%, after approval by the California Department of Insurance , in order to pay for anticipated ...
California court upholds bond forfeiture against surety Bankers Insurance
One whispered exchange at the bench was all it took to seal a six-figure loss for the surety