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flag California proposes faster insurance rate reviews to boost coverage in wildfire zones, sparking debate over oversight and consumer protection.

flag California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara proposes reforms to speed up the state’s insurance rate-review process, aiming to encourage insurers to offer policies in high wildfire-risk areas. flag The changes would impose stricter timelines, limit intervenors’ ability to challenge rate hikes, and reduce administrative law judges’ authority, drawing criticism from Consumer Watchdog, which calls the move retaliatory and claims it has saved consumers over $6 billion since 2002. flag While the insurance industry supports the reforms, calling the current system costly and slow, consumer advocates warn the changes could weaken oversight and lead to faster, unchecked premium increases. flag A public comment period begins October 3, with a hearing on November 20.

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