3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (277+ words) California is the largest insurance market in the United States, with nearly 40 million residents and an economy that would rank among the world’s top five nations. When liability trends shift here, they affect national and global carrier portfolios immediately. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (450+ words) The California Assembly adjourned without passing a revamp of the state’s wildfire response, sending up shares in two key power utilities, PG&E Corp. and Edison International. The deal fell apart Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to leave the state capitol....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) Los Angeles County sued State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, for alleged delays, denials and underpayments of property damage claims filed by victims of the massive January 2025 wildfires. Related: California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims The…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (760+ words) California legislators introduced a bill Saturday that would update the state’s wildfire response without shifting liability away from publicly traded utilities. The move comes after extended negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, which had been advocating for measures that would…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a landmark social media case with multiple U.S. states, according to a court filing Wednesday. The deal requires the company to put new guardrails on its platforms such as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) Los Angeles is bracing for a lengthy heat wave as the weather system that’s cooked Texas expands westward and begins stripping moisture from Southern California’s terrain. Heat alerts stretch from Santa Barbara along California’s central coast to the U.S....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (491+ words) A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Thursday,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) A California agency on Wednesday approved long-delayed regulations designed to protect homes from wildfire, but they’re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. The new rules, which apply to about 2 million homes, were mandated by a 2020 state law…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (752+ words) A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.A Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta’s safety…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (937+ words) Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the…...