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California auto carriers submitted rate adjustment filings to CDI throughout 2026, as Progressive reported improved Q2 profitability. Here is what California drivers need to know about the review process and rate outlook.
By Pedro Mendoza
Farmers Insurance launched plain-language coverage explanation tools and a visual rebrand in 2026, giving California auto policyholders a clearer window into their policy terms, deductibles, and exclusions.
By Pedro Mendoza
Trucordia's July 2026 acquisition of Dominion Insurance Services' California assets reshapes auto insurance distribution across the state. Here is what current policyholders need to know about coverage continuity.
By Pedro Mendoza
Bamboo Insurance launched its Essential HO2 named-perils homeowners product in California in July 2026, offering an alternative to the FAIR Plan as major carriers continue to withdraw from the state's homeowners market.
By Pedro Mendoza
AM Best placed the Financial Strength Ratings of Topa Insurance Group under review in July 2026, a significant signal for California policyholders who rely on the carrier for auto and property coverage.
By Pedro Mendoza
Uber and Waymo ended their Phoenix robotaxi deal in 2026, sharpening California CDI oversight of commercial auto insurance obligations for rideshare and autonomous vehicle operators across San Francisco and Los Angeles.
By Pedro Mendoza
Industry researchers say vehicle repair costs, medical care inflation, and post-pandemic supply disruptions drove California auto insurance rate increases, not immigration, contradicting President Trump's repeated assertion.
By Pedro Mendoza
Wawanesa has completed its withdrawal from California's personal auto insurance market, leaving policyholders to seek replacement coverage as the state's Proposition 103 prior-approval system continues to reshape carrier strategy in 2026.
By Pedro Mendoza
Major U.S. personal lines insurers are requesting smaller auto rate increases in 2026 following a three-year catch-up period, with California carriers like State Farm and Mercury already adjusting their filings with CDI.
By Pedro Mendoza
California commercial auto policyholders are seeing premium relief as Ivans data shows most commercial line renewal rates fell in May 2026, signaling a market shift that contrasts with the continued firmness in California's personal auto lines.
By Pedro Mendoza
State Farm's CDI-approved 6.2% California auto rate cut took effect May 2026, alongside a record $5 billion mutual dividend worth $100 per vehicle.
By Pedro Mendoza
CDI approved Farmers' new auto and homeowners rating plans on May 11, 2026, making Farmers the ninth insurer under California's Sustainable Insurance Strategy.
By Pedro Mendoza
Los Angeles-based Mercury General posted a $190.4M Q1 profit, kept its agency-only California auto strategy, and submitted the state's first Sustainable Insurance Strategy homeowners rate filing.
By Pedro Mendoza
After a $6.8B 2025 profit and a direct-only California pivot, GEICO is competing on price while State Farm files a 6.2% rate cut and Berkshire's new CEO warns restarting growth will not be easy.
By Pedro Mendoza
After a 30% auto rate hike unlocked new-business writing in late 2023, Allstate's California auto book grew through Q1 2026 even as the carrier kept its homeowners freeze in place.
By Pedro Mendoza
The first major California carrier reduction in years took effect May 8. We pulled 248 California auto quotes from our own 2026 platform to see what drivers are actually being quoted, and what to do about it.
By Pedro Mendoza
Farmers becomes the ninth carrier approved under Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's Sustainable Insurance Strategy. The new auto plan reshapes pricing for California drivers who also carry homeowners coverage.
By Pedro Mendoza