Living in California comes with many perks—from sunny weather to booming industries—but affordability isn't always one of them. With higher-than-average living costs and property values, securing ...

The state of California commenced a lawsuit against American General Life Insurance Co., Transamerica and other life insurance companies. The enforcement action alleged the defendants purposefully ...

A Bay Area consumer-advocacy group claims California’s Department of Insurance is violating state public-records law by refusing to hand over important data on consumer complaints about life insurance ...

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel partially reversed a lower-court ruling last week in a California term policy lapse lawsuit. The lawsuit is the latest challenge based on California’s 2012 ...

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Rising uncertainty around federal support is forcing California households and markets to reassess health coverage costs and financial risk ahead.