Homes that lose coverage can become un-mortgageable. Property values decline. Communities that stood for decades begin to be hollowed out.

Anthropic launches Code Review for Claude Code, a multi-agent AI system that audits pull requests for bugs at $15–$25 per review, as the company sues the Trump administration over a Pentagon “supply ...

Glenn and Lorraine Crawford paid about $500 a month to insure their home in Agoura Hills northwest of Los Angeles when they bought it in 2012. Now, State Farm is charging them more than seven times as ...

Candidates for California’s insurance commissioner at a forum on Friday evening at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. STEPHEN HOBBS [email protected] The job is one of the toughest in California ...

Nothing is cheap in California compared to the rest of the U.S., but car insurance is by far one of the worst offenders. Why is it so expensive in the Golden State? We've summarized the key factors ...

The Department of Insurance approved a 6.9% rate increase for Mercury Insurance and CSAA Insurance Group in December 2025. By the end of 2025, the FAIR Plan had added over 21,000 policies to its ...

One in eight homeowners in California might experience a spike in their insurance rates due to planned increases by two companies. Mercury Insurance is the state's third-largest provider of home ...

A new suite of California laws aimed at improving property insurance for the state’s people took effect Jan. 1. Primarily, the legislation focuses on promoting wildfire safety and consumer protections ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

California’s homeowners insurance market remains strained as regulators, insurers, and homeowners navigate higher risk, tighter underwriting, and ongoing affordability challenges recovering from last ...

Concerns about rising premiums may discourage Californians from exploring their options during open enrollment. Covered California says most enrollees still qualify for financial help in 2026. Getty ...