California Department of Insurance

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  California files emergency autism benefits regs

  By Allison Bell  |  February 28, 2013

  Commissioner Dave Jones says policyholders continue to face coverage delays and denials in spite of S.B. 946.

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  California rescission fight heats up

  By Allison Bell  |  February 26, 2013

  A judge gave the commissioner much of what he wanted. Both sides have appealed.

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  WellPoint weighs in on California rates

  By Allison Bell  |  January 9, 2013

  An insurer says its Anthem Blue Cross unit is just responding to economic reality.

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  California: Keep 2014 PPACA fee out of 2013 rates

  By Allison Bell  |  January 8, 2013

  Insurers know the bill is coming; regulators say it has nothing to do with policies sold today.

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  CCIIO head: federal health care exchanges to be ready to enroll on time

  By Elizabeth Festa with Allison Bell  |  December 1, 2012

  "Ten months from today, people will be signing up for health insurance. Many will have not had health insurance or will have had it and lost it," Cohen said. Will states be ready to regulate?

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  California insurance commissioner to conduct a review of Nationwide

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  November 29, 2012

  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said his office will conduct a review of Nationwide/Allied Group of insurance companies’ cyber security measures.

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  ELIC jury finds no damages in Artemis junk bond case in California

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 30, 2012

  CDI doesn't say what the next steps will be, but Artemis has deep pockets and has settled before.

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  California passes Dodd-Frank-compatible insolvency legislation

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 2, 2012

  AIG would fall under the new law, as it was disclosed by the shaken insurance giant today that it is being considered for federal supervision by the FSOC.

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  California Passes Bill to Beef-Up Health Anti-Fraud Prosecution

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 5, 2012

  Assembly Bill 2138 would in some cases double the current annual assessment of 10 cents per insured.

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  On the Third Hand: What's Essential

  By Allison Bell  |  July 9, 2012

  We have to find a middle ground between letting poor, uninsured people die on the sidewalk and tyranny of the anecdote.