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Oct 14
9m 36s

Could a Public Wildfire Insurance Plan W...

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California voters will soon decide who should be the next insurance commissioner. Two Democrats are in the race, former San Francisco supervisor, Jane Kim, and state Senator Ben Allen. Kim is offering the boldest out-of-the-box policy idea, a publicly run nonprofit guaranteed disaster insurance for all program. Guest, Danielle Venton, KQED California law ... Show More
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