Sacramento, CA – Loopholes in the latest regulation proposed by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will enable continued insurance redlining and non-renewals in fire zones, not...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's latest regulation to get insurers covering California again has another massive loophole. Insurers' so-called commitment to increase sales in risky...

Sacramento, CA -- Home insurance will remain unaffordable and unobtainable for many Californians under new rules proposed by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today, said...

Sacramento, CA --- Six consumer organizations warned state Senate and Assembly leaders that a budget trailer bill proposed by the governor would cut the...

A proposal by Gov Newsom would undercut independent public scrutiny of insurance rate increases and jeopardize Californians

 Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved State Farm’s reduction of the discounts it offers homeowners for wildfire mitigation and freed the company...

Scant “UNFAIR Plan” Policy is the Most Insurers Would Have to Sell  Los Angeles, CA – In a consumer alert video released today Consumer Watchdog warns...

Imagine if the IRS were allowed to base your taxes on its own “projections” of your income. And you were not allowed to check...

Consumer Watchdog Challenged State Farm for failure to properly disclose or explain to consumers their wildfire risk classifications

Proposed Regulation Will Raise Rates but Will Not Stop Home Insurance Companies’ Market Boycott, Says Consumer Watchdog Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s proposal...

Lara Rejected Petition from Over 60 Groups to Require Disclosure in 2019 Los Angeles, CA - Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara must hold insurance companies accountable for their...

Sacramento, CA – California must require insurance companies to sell home insurance to homeowners who protect their homes from wildfire in order to restore consumers’...

Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog issued the following statement about the proposed catastrophe modeling rules released by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today. “Black box...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISeOVaBCURE&feature=youtu.be The insurance industry is trying to do away with a law that has saved Californians billions of dollars on our car and home insurance...

Seeking Billions in Premium Increases, Insurance Industry Targets Law that Gives Consumers a Say in Insurance Pricing Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit citizen...

When California’s insurance regulator operated behind closed doors, the insurance companies always won. Insurance premiums soared, people were denied insurance for no legitimate reason,...

Allstate, State Farm Also Agree to End Restrictions on Sales of New Auto Policies Los Angeles, CA – Challenges by Consumer Watchdog to double-digit auto and...

Pasadena, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on members of the Assembly Insurance Committee to make Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara answer five tough questions about...

A new poll finds that Insurance Commissioner Lara’s plan to allow insurance companies to increase premiums for all Californians in exchange for a promise...

35 Years Ago Today Voters Approved Insurance Reform Proposition 103 Washington, DC – Thirty-two members of California’s Democratic Congressional Delegation wrote a letter to Insurance Commissioner...