1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (254+ words) A bill under consideration in the state Legislature would allow Californians an opportunity to claim a new deduction on their auto insurance rates — but they would have to give up a bit of their privacy to do so. That is…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1335+ words) Few statewide elections stand to matter more this year than the race for insurance commissioner — the primary official tasked with stemming a wildfire-stoked home insurance crisis that has sent rates soaring across California. The insurance commissioner leads the state agency…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (167+ words) We want to know whether you have considered alternative home insurance options, including startups and insurtech companies, and what your experience has been if you’ve made the switch. As legacy home insurance providers have raised rates and limited availability in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (847+ words) Home insurance premiums will rise across the Bay Area, the state and the country again this year, mostly sparked by billions of dollars in damage claims from extreme weather events, a national insurance data firm predicted Wednesday. Average annual premiums…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1193+ words) Sonoma County’s median rate for home insurance premiums shot up more over the past decade than in any other part of the nine-county Bay Area, while Lake and Mendocino counties, where wildfires have exacted a wider if not deeper toll,…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (408+ words) Six Sonoma County fire agencies are among about 40 fire districts statewide that are now searching for new employee health insurance coverage. Six Sonoma County fire agencies are among about 40 fire districts statewide that are searching for new employee health insurance…...