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#1 California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties

Jan 7 2026 // A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance coverage and expanded consumer protections was introduced on the anniversary of the...

#2 New Laws Impacting California Drivers in 2026

Dec 31 2025 // New laws affecting California drivers set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, include stricter laws for drunk driving, speeding in school zones and automated traffic camera enforcement.The California Department of Motor...

#3 California Cuts PG&E’s and Edison’s Profits for Grid Investments

Dec 19 2025 // California regulators reduced the profit that utilities are allowed to make on infrastructure investments in an effort to rein in soaring electricity bills.Related: Massive Wildfire Liabilities Push Utilities to Use AI to...

#4 Newsom Plans Crackdown on Corporate Homebuying in California

Jan 8 2026 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call for a crackdown on institutional investors buying up homes in the state during a speech Thursday, following a similar announcement by President Donald Trump.Newsom plans on saying he...

#5 Report: California Comp Combined Ratio for 2024 Highest in 20-Plus Years

Dec 31 2025 // After three consecutive accident years with relatively stable loss ratios, the projected loss and allocated loss adjustment expense ratio for accident year 2024 rose by 9 points and the combined ratio for accident year...

#6 California Regulator Puts Tesla Sales Suspension Order on Hold

Dec 17 2025 // A California regulator has deferred an order for Tesla to suspend sales in its biggest U.S. market, giving the electric vehicle maker more time to address its accusation of misleading marketing and overstating self-driving...

#7 California Hit With Powerful Storms Just as Holiday Travel Ramps Up

Dec 23 2025 // Powerful winter storms are bearing down on Southern California, threatening to disrupt travel with heavy rain, dangerous winds and a high risk of flooding and landslides during the Christmas holiday.As much as six inches...

#8 Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding

Dec 24 2025 // A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighboring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple...

#9 California Ditches Fight With Feds For High-Speed Rail Funds

Dec 29 2025 // California has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to recover roughly $4 billion in federal funds pulled from the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project, after concluding it can no...

#10 Duffy Pulls $160 Million From California Over Truck Licenses

Jan 8 2026 // The U.S. Department of Transportation is withholding about $160 million from California after the state delayed canceling thousands of commercial driver’s licenses that regulators say were issued...

#11 Fairmatic in California Rebrands as LEEO With New Leadership

Dec 15 2025 // San Francisco, California-based Fairmatic, a commercial insurance company delivering data-driven fleet insurance using AI-powered technology and telematics, has rebranded and now has a new leadership team. LEEO officially...

#12 Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional

Jan 6 2026 // A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional.The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th...

#13 California AG Puts out Price Gouging Alert Following Emergency Declaration

Dec 30 2025 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert following the Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration in response to powerful winter storms that struck over th weekend, with more rain and wind on...

#14 California Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations Over Pack Fire

Dec 19 2025 // Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered a mandatory one-year moratorium to prevents homeowners’ insurance cancellations and non-renewals for Pack Fire victims following an emergency declaration. Lara ordered...

#15 AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats

Jan 5 2026 // This year, many of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies face a pitched battle over government regulation on their home turf—California.And even President Donald Trump’s threat to punish...

#16 Southern California Aerospace Firm to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Jan 7 2026 // An aerospace and defense electronics company based in Chatsworth, California, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying aircraft parts to the military that did not...

#17 How Trump’s Tariffs Ricochet Through A California Business Park

Jan 9 2026 // America’s trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded warehouse here, while down the street, Eddie Cole scrambled to design new products to make up for...