4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (292+ words) For the first time in three years, capacity is returning to the California homeowners insurance market. Those commitments are showing up in policy counts, not just press releases. After three years of pullback, the trend seems to be finally turning....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (404+ words) California faces a short but sharp rise in temperatures that will boost electricity demand as unusually warm nights offer little relief. Heat advisories will cover much of California’s coast and Central Valley, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles, through…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (546+ words) By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in New York has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit by ride-sharing firm Uber against several injury law firms, doctors, and pain clinics alleging they conspired to extract inflated auto insurance claims payments through staged accidents,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (314+ words) Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it’s offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO of Pabst Brewing Co., said Wednesday that the company will pay up to $20,000 to anyone who provides new information that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (368+ words) Lockton Insurance is among companies named in the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ circumvention of league salary cap rules to sign star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard and his then-business partner, Dennis Robertson, violated the league’s circumvention rules by pressuring…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) A judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from sending landmark California vehicle emissions rules for a potential repeal to the Republican-controlled Congress. If the Trump administration is successful, it would bar California indefinitely from regulating tailpipe…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) Medical service costs in California workers’ compensation rose 5% last year on the back of growth in both average payments and utilization, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its Medical Service Cost Trends report,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (450+ words) The California Assembly adjourned without passing a revamp of the state’s wildfire response, sending up shares in two key power utilities, PG&E Corp. and Edison International. The deal fell apart Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to leave the state capitol....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) Insurance Journal Established program manager, REInsurePro, expands insurance offering to increasingly popular rental strategy REInsurePro’s Rent-by-the-Room offering is a property and liability package for single-family homes in which each bedroom is leased separately while tenants share common living spaces. This…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (333+ words) Los Angeles County sued State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, for alleged delays, denials and underpayments of property damage claims filed by victims of the massive January 2025 wildfires. Related: California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims The…...