Technology has increasingly taken over every aspect of property insurance. There’s the algorithm that decides how much insurance we need when we sign up,...
Los Angeles, CA – Responding to insurance industry criticism of the intervenor fees paid to Consumer Watchdog in 2025, the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog published this accounting of the...
Sacramento, CA – The California FAIR Plan released new numbers showing enrollment continues to grow, adding 21,859 residential policies in the final three months of...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog and the Eaton Fire Survivors Network joined Senator Sasha Renée Pérez to announce legislation holding insurance companies accountable for...
Consumer Watchdog Submits Recommendations to CEA for Governor’s Resiliency Report
Los Angeles, CA – California should hold the industries responsible for fueling climate change, causing wildfires...
Los Angeles, CA - The recent filing from Farmers Insurance under Insurance Commissioner Lara’s “Sustainable Insurance Strategy” is the poster child for the loopholes...
A backdoor agreement between California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and major insurance companies led to a wave of dropped policies before 2025’s catastrophic LA fires.
Los Angeles, CA - Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s proposal to change the rules that govern consumers’ right to scrutinize and challenge unjustified rates would derail...
County Action Follows Mounting Complaints from Fire Survivors
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today commended the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los...
Sign the petition: http://lararesign.org | Following a bombshell New York Times investigation, survivors from the Eaton and Palisades fires are calling for the resignation...
Hidden algorithms and artificial intelligence used by the nation’s largest home insurance companies are leaving many homeowners underinsured, underpaid, or denied home insurance completely.
Los Angeles, CA - A New York Times investigation has found Insurance Commissioner Lara’s 2023 plan to deal with California’s insurance crisis incentivized insurance companies to dump...
Los Angeles, CA – A short consumer alert video, produced by Consumer Watchdog and narrated by Eaton fire survivor Ellen Snortland, warns Eaton fire survivors that...
We uncover the underworld of fire insurance subcontracting, where companies positioned as experts in smoke testing and home remediation work for insurers seeking to cut costs.
Smoke & Mirrors uncovers a web of little-known subcontractors and unseen technology that facilitate claims delays, lowballed payouts and denials, and offers advice on what consumers can do about it.
Sacramento, CA – Legislation creating a fully transparent public wildfire catastrophe model was signed by Governor Newsom late Friday. The law will give consumers the...
