Posts Tagged: LA fires

California Insurance Crisis: a recap

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly.

by LEAH LENTZ posted 05.15.2025

On Wednesday, May 14, Capitol Weekly hosted “California’s Insurance Crisis,” its first in-person gathering of the year and second conference of 2025. Held at the University of California Student and Policy Center, the event featured three panels and a keynote address from the California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Discussions ranged from the overall state of the insurance industry to the impact of the Los Angeles wildfires and the path forward.

Relief from California’s insurance affordability crisis

Oil rig in an oil field in Kern County, California. Image by Wirestock

by MARY CREASMAN posted 03.21.2025

OPINION – With climate science settled, Big Oil spreads a new lie to keep its profits rolling in – that climate action is an expensive luxury Californians can’t afford. That’s rich.