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  • California cracks down on insurance company's "fake marketing tactics"

    20 April 2023

    The state's department of insurance investigated misleading home warranty mailers

  • California targets climate risk with sustainable insurance roadmap

    18 November 2022

    The strategy is designed to prioritise climate-related financial disclosures and scenario analysis

  • California blazes destroy over 1m acres

    24 August 2020

    Parts of northern and central California are the worst affected areas

  • Do insurers care about the Sustainable Development Goals?

    13 July 2020

    The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are meant to be the "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". So why aren't insurers taking an active role in pursuing them? Paul Walsh reports

  • California launches database to spur green insurance products

    10 July 2020

    Commissioner Ricardo Lara encourages regulators to speak to consumers on green products

  • California proposes insurers' diversity efforts include investments

    02 July 2020

    Commissioner Ricardo Lara launches the "Invest in Our Diverse Communities" initiative

  • California orders additional Covid-19 premium relief

    30 June 2020

    Decision comes as pandemic shows no signs of slowing

  • US lawmakers pressure insurers on Covid-19 business interruption claims

    15 April 2020

    Seven US states have bills that would force insurers to cover business interruption claims

  • US P&C insurers criticise California's non-renewal moratorium

    06 December 2019

    California’s insurance commissioner has stopped non-renewals in the state’s wildfire risk areas

  • California insurance commissioner orders increased coverage for FAIR plan

    15 November 2019

    Thousands of California homeowners are struggling to find insurance coverage, says Lara