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By Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES April 12, 2019 With another wildfire season looming, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Friday…
Apr 12, 2019
EDITORIAL – By THE MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDS April 12, 2019 Editorial: Fix California’s broken can and bottle…
Apr 12, 2019
Lisa Green, NERDWALLET.COM April 5, 2019 Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the safest on the…
Apr 5, 2019
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA April 4, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/watchdog-group-wants-tougher-rules-for-the-insurance-industry-163991.aspx A consumer advocacy group in California is petitioning legislators to reconsider a…
Apr 4, 2019
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL MORNING April 3, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/article228740509.html For your radar — Wandering around the Capitol halls today…
Apr 3, 2019
By Kevin Smith, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE April 2, 2019 Watchdog group opposes bill that would exempt the insurance industry from a…
Apr 2, 2019
By Max Mitchell, THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER April 1, 2019 https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/04/01/aetnas-suit-over-alleged-hiv-privacy-debacle-transferred-from-pa-to-calif-federal-court/ The lawsuit Aetna brought against a law firm and a pro-consumer interest group…
Apr 1, 2019
By Emily Birnbaum, THE HILL March 28, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/436166-tech-watchdogs-see-red-flags-as-apple-expands Apple’s new entertainment subscription services and credit card, launched to great fanfare this…
Mar 28, 2019
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS March 28, 2019 California consumers lost out on at least $308 million in nickel deposits on cans…
Mar 28, 2019
PG&E gains $5.5 billion in financing to keep lights on, heat flowing while bankruptcy case crawls ahead By George Avalos, THE MERCURY…
Mar 27, 2019
By Justin Kloczko, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL March 26, 2019 https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/351743-3rd-attorney-for-la-resigns LOS ANGELES — The head of the Los Angeles city…
Mar 26, 2019
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE March 26, 2019 A coalition of consumer organizations is asking the California Department of Insurance to mandate that…
Mar 26, 2019
California could become the first US state to mandate climate-related financial disclosures for insurers after more than 60 public interest groups petitioned…
Mar 22, 2019
By Tom Kisken, THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR March 22, 2019 https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/03/22/pay-clinicas-execs-questioned-medi-cal-turf-war/3110369002/ The tax documents showed up on a reporter’s desk multiple times, all…
Mar 22, 2019
By Staff Reporters, INTELLIGENT INSURER March 22, 2019 https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/campaigners-could-force-1-300-insurers-to-reveal-fossil-fuel-deals-17950 A petition, signed by 60 organisations, has called for more than 1,300 insurance…
Mar 22, 2019
By Katherine Chiglinsky, BLOOMBERG March 21, 2019 (Bloomberg) — Consumer and environmental groups are pushing for newly elected California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
Mar 21, 2019
By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL March 21, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/03/21/521377.htm More than 60 environmental, consumer and social justice organizations on Thursday delivered a…
Mar 21, 2019
By Cara Salvatore, LAW 360 March 21, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1141417/insurers-must-name-climate-problem-clients-nonprofits-say Law360 (March 21, 2019, 8:44 PM EDT) — California is under pressure to…
Mar 21, 2019