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KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: CA “Fair” Plan Short $1B In Wildfire Payouts

Consumer Watchdog says affected customers should not have to pay and it will fight what it calls a bailout.

KXTV-SAC (ABC) – Sacramento, CA: CA Fair Plan Hit Insurers $1B For LA Fires

Consumer Watchdog is concerned this could set a dangerous precedent by letting insurers off the hook for their fair plan liabilities and will encourage them to dump even more Californians on the fair plan.

KMPH-FRES (FOX) – Fresno, CA: CA Needs Additional $1 Billion For Wildfire Claims

Consumer Watchdog warns that this will likely drive up insurance costs for all other homeowners across the state, as insurers pass on that cost.

KTLA-LA (CW) – Los Angeles, CA: Public Saftey Power Shutoffs

Consumer Watchdog says what's needed are statewide standards so that individual utilities aren't making up policy as they go along we should have a statewide governmental assessed.

KNTV-SF (NBC) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Requests Increase After L.A. Wildfires

State Farm says its surplus has gone down in California, and that's true, but the question is why the company's surplus went down. In fact, the company has profited on the homeowner's line of insurance in California, and at the same time has been sending billions of dollars out of state to its parent company.

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Rate Hike Request

State Farm is trying to take advantage of this tragedy to say they need an immediate emergency rate increase of 22%, which could be three quarters of a billion dollars.

Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) – Los Angeles, CA: Home Insurance Rates Rising After Fires

Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court, says the timing is inappropriate, especially so soon after the wildfires.

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA: State Farm Wants a 22% Hike On Homeowners Insurance

It's outrageous for the company now to come to the department asking for an emergency rate hike and it's nothing less than blackmail. State Farm needs to tap its parent company's $134 billion reserve.

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