The Sacramento City Council was set to vote on a controversial “crash tax” earlier this week, but it was removed from the council’s agenda hours before the vote was to have taken place. The crash tax would have charged individuals…
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New Standards for Metal Bats in California High Schools
Beginning in January, high school baseball teams in California will be required to use new safety-tested metal bats. The new requirements were prompted by a 16 year old California pitcher who suffered a major head injury in the spring when…
California Strengthening Laws to Prevent Illegal Health Insurance Cancellations
On August 18, new regulations go into effect in California that are aimed at preventing illegal cancellations of health insurance policies. Rescission, which is the practice of cancelling health insurance policies for mistakes on the health insurance applications, even minor…
Kids in California May be Required to Wear Helmets While Skiing
California may soon become the first state in the country to require children to wear helmets on the ski slopes. SB 880 requires those under 18 to wear helmets while downhill skiing or snowboarding. Parents would be responsible for following…
Keep Safe While Biking this Summer
Some tragic bicycling accidents in California this summer have highlighted the need for bicyclists and motorists to exercise extra caution when sharing the road. Last month, a sailor riding a bicycle on Camp Pendleton was struck by a car and…
Possible Changes in Rules for Pet Insurance Companies in California
Most people are familiar with health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance, among other forms of insurance. However, although 62 percent of Americans own at least one pet, most don’t consider purchasing insurance for their pets. California…
California Program Offers Low Cost Auto Insurance for Low Income Families
Last weekend, the L.A. Times published this article about a state program that helps provide low-income Californians with auto insurance at a reduced cost. The article pointed out that there are estimated to be millions of California drivers without auto…
Proposition 17 Changes California’s Car Insurance Rules
Proposition 17, which will appear on the June ballot in California, could result in big changes for purchasers of car insurance in California. The proposition was written and funded by Mercury Insurance, California’s fourth-largest auto insurance company. The proposition would…
Keeping your car after it is a total loss
I get this a lot. Someone is involved a car crash. The insurance company for the other side tells them the car is a total loss. They are sure that they want to keep their car. I am sure they…
Always tell the truth to the insurance company!
I have had a rash of calls lately. People who have been in car accidents and have panicked. That panic has led them to do something dumb: lie to the insurance company. Lying to the insurance company can be insurance…