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PIA of California — Professional Insurance Agents of California
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The Professional Insurance Agents Western Alliance is committed to giving California independent agents the tools, voice, and community they need to flourish. Through legislative advocacy, professional education, and meaningful industry connections, we work every day to protect and strengthen the independent agency system — because we don't just support the independent agent model, we believe in it.
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These exceptional companies share our commitment to the Independent Agency System.
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Recent news and bulletins for California from the Western Alliance.
California Earthquakes have People Trying to get Earthquake Insurance
Read more »Washington & California Voters to Decide about Taxing Millionaires & Billionaires
Read more »The Good News & Bad News of Homeowners Insurance in California
Read more »California Department of Insurance Targets State Farm
Read more »California’s Billionaire Tax — Looks Like it Will Make the November Ballot
Read more »Travelers Expanding Homeowners Insurance in California
Read more »Wildfires & Power Bills — California Consumers Suffer
Read more »California’s Push to Speed Up Wildfire & Other Disaster Claims
Read more »Thank you to our Associate Members who support the independent agency system in California
Industry News — California
Aggregated headlines from across the web, curated for California agents.
Covered California rates rising but help is available
Covered California health plans are expected to increase by an average of 9.9% in 2027, according to the state's health care insurance marketplace ...
The 730,000 Californians Who Have Left Medi-Cal
Enrollment fell from 14.78 million to 14.05 million, according to recent data from the California Department of Health Care Services and published in ...
Close to Home: You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does
In 2020, lightning-initiated fires burned more than 4 million acres of California . This year's predicted super El Niño event may make 2026 the ...
Restricting underwriting could cost taxpayers billions
... California Department of Insurance . We are not aware of any complaints about these practices from consumers or from the CDI. The data is clear ...
CARB Provides New Guidance On SB 253 Reporting - Environmental Law
On July 21, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held a ... California Department of Insurance (“CDI”). CARB has now concluded that ...
CARB Workshop for California Climate Disclosure Rule (SB 253): Key Takeaways from July ...
Insurance Companies No Longer Exempt. Earlier proposals exempted insurers to avoid duplication with California Department of Insurance (CDI) reporting ...
Wildfire nonrenewals are a model problem, not a property problem
... California Department of Insurance . Nine carriers, including Farmers, Travelers, and CSAA, have publicly committed to the framework. This is a ...
SB 253's 2027 Rules Take Shape: What CARB Previewed At Its July Workshop
... California Department of Insurance (CDI). Following Board Resolution 26-1, staff concluded that CDI reporting would not provide equivalent GHG ...
Homeowners' insurance emerges as a larger driver of housing affordability
Homeowners with mortgages spend an estimated $2,354 each month on housing-related expenses, including insurance.
WCIRB: California Comp Premium Leveled off, But CT Claims Frequency Rose
California workers' compensation premium growth leveled off as rates stabilize, but rising cumulative trauma claims continue to drive claim frequency
PG&E's Data Center Pipeline Surges in Second Quarter
PG&E Corp. reported a 7.6-gigawatt increase in its data center pipeline during the second quarter as the artificial intelligence build-out gains
Judge OKs $27.5M Cost Agreement For Calif. Cleanup Suit
According to the court filing, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control initially sought about $60 million in past response in the trial, ...