Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following statement on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s announcement today of a market conduct examination into State Farm claims handling abuses after the Eaton and Palisades fires.
“State Farm customers have come forward with...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to protect California homeowners from hundreds of millions in surcharges that could soon appear on their insurance bills. The surcharges result from a...
Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, April 8, at 10:00 AM, Consumer Watchdog will be presenting its case at the California Department of Insurance against State Farm’s unprecedented request for an “emergency” rate hike. Consumer Watchdog opposes the request because...
Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog wrote a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara with new information showing why State Farm should not be granted an emergency 22% rate hike that includes a candid camera video recording...
Los Angeles, CA – Following today’s meeting with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, State Farm General Insurance (SFG), and the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Consumer Watchdog reiterated its opposition to State Farm’s unprecedented request for an emergency...
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced today he would let home insurance companies charge every homeowner in the state for losses by the FAIR Plan in the Los Angeles fires. “The FAIR Plan is in trouble...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog has submitted two letters to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara objecting to State Farm’s request for an emergency interim rate increase, citing a lack of justification and an attempt to bypass California’s strong consumer...
On December 5, 2024, Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to California’s Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) objecting to the Department of Insurance’s (“the Department”) use of the Administrative Procedure Act’s “ratemaking” exemption in connection with its “catastrophe modeling”...
