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Consumer Watchdog Files Coast-to-Coast Briefing Challenging Presidential Tariffs in California and Washington

July 8, 2025 · Will Pletcher

San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C. — Consumer Watchdog yesterday filed amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in two cases—one in the Ninth Circuit in...

State Farm Cites Newly Announced CDI Market Conduct Exam to Oppose Consumer Participation in Rate Hearing

June 13, 2025 · Will Pletcher

Los Angeles, CA — At a hearing today before the California Department of Insurance, State Farm opposed Pacific Palisades homeowner Merritt David Farren’s petition to...

Court Accepts Consumer Watchdog Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Tariff Authority

May 29, 2025 · Will Pletcher

Second Federal Court Ruling Yesterday Echoes Concerns Raised in Brief San Francisco, CA — A federal court yesterday granted Consumer Watchdog’s motion for leave to...

Commissioner Lara Approves Unjustified $749 Million State Farm Home Insurance Rate Hike

May 13, 2025 · Carmen Balber

UPDATED 1:40PM Los Angeles, CA – A proposed decision recommending approval of State Farm General’s request for an interim rate hike was issued by an Administrative...

Consumer Watchdog Sues to Stop Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Unjustified Surcharges from Being Imposed on California Homeowners

April 15, 2025 · Ryan Mellino

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...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Denial of State Farm’s Emergency Rate Hike at Conclusion of Department of Insurance Hearing

April 10, 2025 · Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog delivers its closing argument today in a high-stakes hearing before the California Department of Insurance, urging the Insurance Commissioner to...

Consumer Watchdog: “State Farm’s Emergency Rate Hike is Not Justified”

April 8, 2025 · Carmen Balber

Consumer group urges regulators to reject rate hike as unsupported and unfair Los Angeles, CA – In the first day of hearings, Consumer Watchdog made its...

At Hearing, Consumer Watchdog Will Oppose A Deal on State Farm’s “Emergency” Home & Renters’ Insurance Rate Hike

April 8, 2025 · Consumer Watchdog

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...

Insurers Can’t Avoid Offering Premium Discounts to Good Drivers by Creating Bogus Club Memberships

March 31, 2025 · Justin Kloczko

An auto insurance company must offer its lowest rate to all good drivers, and can’t hide behind so-called club memberships in order to overcharge motorists. ...

State Farm – Emergency Public Rate Hearing on Request for Nearly $1 Billion Increase in Home, Renter and Condo Premiums

March 25, 2025 · Consumer Watchdog

Public hearing begins Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 AMWATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/@cdiahb3069/streamsKey documents below ** IN BOLD Consumer Watchdog is challenging State Farm’s unprecedented request for a...

State Farm Rate Hike Request Goes To Public Hearing

March 14, 2025 · Carmen Balber

As urged by Consumer Watchdog, California’s Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has called a hearing on State Farm’s unprecedented request for a $900 million “emergency” rate...

Watchdog to Lara: State Farm Exec’s Startling Admission About Orchestrating Rate Hike Request Through Cancelled Coverage Should Be Disqualifying For Emergency Request

March 7, 2025 · Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog wrote a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara with new information showing why State Farm should not be...