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Your guide to the California insurance commissioner race: Allen vs. Kim (opens the original)
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See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The race to succeed Ricardo Lara as California insurance commissioner following the devastating January 2025 wildfires is a classic study in contrasts. It pits a veteran legislator, state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), serving his third and final term in the Senate, against an upstart progressive candidate, Jane Kim, a former San Francisco supervisor. They topped a packed field of candidates in the June 2 primary. Kim was the l
Newsom signs fire insurance reforms but vetoes two bills addressing complaints by wildfire victims (opens the original)
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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed wildfire insurance reforms, but vetoed bills cracking down on claims-handling practices that drew complaints from January 2025 fire victims. Over the weekend, Newsom signed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act by Sen. Steve Padilla, (D-San Diego), sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, as well as a bill by Sen
In reversal, California regulator says unmarried drivers should not pay more for auto insurance (opens the original)
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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred For decades, single, divorced and many widowed drivers have paid more for auto insurance in California than those who are married. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in a surprising decision announced Wednesday he is barring auto insurers from considering marital status in setting premiums. While the insurance department has previously defended
Groceries, gas, rent. Why it's so expensive to live in L.A. (opens the original)
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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Cheryl Palumbo was out shopping for herself and her husband last week to pick up some items she had forgotten the day before at the supermarket — and couldn’t quite believe her bill. The 78-year-old retiree had already spent $150 and here she was back at her local Ralphs forking over another $70 for fruit, vegetables and other food crammed into
George Joseph, pioneering Mercury General founder, dies at 104 (opens the original)
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George Joseph came of age during the Great Depression, a calamity that left with him with a stated desire to always have plenty of work to do. The billionaire insurance executive was busy enough during a career that lasted more than 70 years, highlighted by his founding of Mercury General Corp., which became one of California's largest property and casualty carriers. But the unyielding free market advocate likely became just as well known for his opposition to Proposition 103, the landmark 1988
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