Year: 2018

Following last year’s national tax overhaul, California State is reminding its insurance companies that their rates must reflect the new corporate tax rate. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed in December of 2017. One of its components was a major reduction of the corporate tax rate. Under the new law, the tax rate… read more

Although it has been nearly five months since devastating wildfires damaged thousands of California homes, thousands residents are still struggling to get their insurance providers to pay their damages. Many policyholders are realizing an uncomfortable, frustrating truth: That their insurance companies do not want to fulfill their promises. Insurance companies are not your friend Californians… read more

The insurance commissioner of California is currently investigating the insurance provider Aetna regarding statements made by the company’s former medical director. In a recent deposition, the medical director stated that in all his time at Aetna, he never looked at clients’ medical records when he was assessing whether to approve or deny care. It is… read more

Californians have only recently begun to piece their lives back together after last fall’s spate of wildfires spread property damage throughout the state. There are many serious tasks to deal with, such as finding a new place to live and recovering lost property. Another important step that wildfire victims will have to take care of… read more

You have lost your home to the devastation of the recent California wildfires, and you are wondering what to do next. One of the biggest questions on your mind is probably how to file an insurance claim and receive the payment that you need to rebuild your home. Like most policyholders, you probably anticipate that… read more