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Consumer Group Takes on Insurance Commissioner in High-Stakes Lawsuit

Angela Linders
California Insurance News

Lawsuit Targets California Insurance Commissioner Over Home Insurance Surcharges A courtroom battle is brewing in California over home insurance surcharges tied to devastating wildfire losses, thrusting Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara into the spotlight. The legal challenge, filed by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, alleges Lara violated state law by enabling insurance companies to pass on the financial burden of wildfire damage to policyholders. At the center of this fight are the ripple effects of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires, which left a staggering $4 billion in damages and obliterated…

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Anthem health insurance policies with reduced coverage receive approval

Marc
california Anthem health insurance

A judge has given the nod to allow the insurer to move forward with a plan offering no out of network care coverage. Anthem health insurance has been allowed to continue selling a California health plan that doesn’t offer out of network care coverage. A judge gave the ruling that stopped Anthem Blue Cross from being restrained from switching half a million Californians to the plan. A consumer group requested that the judge keep a restraining order in place to stop Anthem from making the switches. The restraint would have…

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