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Senate Bill 354 (Limon) is an extensive overhaul of privacy and data laws in the insurance space. The goal of the bill is to increase the privacy protections to meet or exceed those in Prop 24.  Also named the Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2025, SB 354 would set new standards for how insurance […]

Insurers use aerial imaging to assess property risks more accurately and efficiently. In recent months, legislators have voiced concerns about insurers’ use of aerial imaging in underwriting and have introduced bills to protect consumers from potential misuse. High-resolution images captured by satellites, drones, or planes allow insurers to evaluate factors such as roof condition, property

On February 14, 2025, Commissioner Lara announced that he is joining with legislative leaders to “safeguard consumers” by introducing a comprehensive legislative package aimed at protecting wildfire survivors and improving preparedness for future disasters. This package focuses on three key goals: Consumer Protection, Climate Resiliency, and Market Strength. Among the ten proposals sponsored by the

Get ready for 37 new members (13 Senators, 24 Assemblymembers) in the upcoming legislative session starting on December 2, 2024. With 30% of the Legislature being new, check out the election recap for an overall layout of the land with some additional information about the candidates! 🌟👏 PIFPAC is non-partisan, supporting the best viable candidate

The March primary has concluded, and ballots were certified by April 12th.  The top two candidates from each primary election move on to the general election. Leading into this election PIFC staff and PIFPAC did a lot of work vetting candidates: conducting one-on-one meetings with candidates, and candidate interviews. Check out the election results below.

For the past few years, the Legislature has been interested in topics related to artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision making. This largely stems from the rapid advancements seen in technology sectors (i.e. Google Gemini, and Open AI’s Chat GPT). There have been more than 40 bills introduced on the topic of AI this year.

The Legislature is in the second and final year of the 2023-2024 legislative session.  This year, a total of 2,124 bills were introduced by the February 16 bill introduction deadline.  Bills are now being heard in their first house policy and fiscal committees. PIFC is tracking dozens of bills that could potentially impact the insurance

On March 1 and March 7, the California Senate and Assembly conducted separate Informational hearings on the state of the insurance market in California. PIFC had the opportunity to testify on behalf of the insurance industry at both hearings. Other speakers included residents from high fire risk areas that have been impacted by the insurance

AB 478 (Connolly) Wildfires: insurance: This bill would prohibit non-renewals for homeowners over the age of 65 in high fire and very high fire severity zones. It would also prohibit an increase on the annual premiums of homeowners over the age of 65 in those areas by more than 25% and limits their premium increases