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The Mercury News – Elias: Bay Area’s Garamendi saying insurance czar ‘should go’ unheard of

In criticizing Lara, a Democratic party stalwart advising another to quit his job is unprecedented By Thomas Elias, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/11/elias-bay-areas-garamendi-saying-insurance-czar-should-go-unheard-of/ Think back: When was the last time you heard the former occupant of an important political office, state or national,...

CNN – This family lost their home in the Texas floods. Like most victims of storm, they didn’t have flood insurance

By Chris Isidore, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/business/texas-flooding-victims-lack-flood-insurance (CNN) - Crissy and Avi Eliashar bought their home in Jonestown, Texas, 13 years ago. They never had a problem with flooding until water washed away their home, car and all their possessions early Saturday...

Politico – Prop 103, Round Two?

By Will McCarthy and CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/07/07/californias-great-climate-retreat-00441867 Wildfires are heating up the property insurance fight — and it’s boiling over on to the ballot measure campaign trail, our colleague Will McCarthy reports. Since its narrow passage in 1988, Proposition 103...

Los Angeles Times – Angry homeowners and a state probe. What went wrong with State Farm’s L.A. fire response

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-07/angry-homeowners-california-probe-state-farm-fire-response Six months after the Jan. 7 firestorms that killed at least 30 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, frustrations are mounting among many homeowners over how the state’s largest insurer is handling their...

LA Downtown News – When Insurers Were The Good Guys: A long time ago in a prairie far, far away

By Ellen Snortland, LA DOWNTOWN NEWS https://www.ladowntownnews.com/opinion/when-insurers-were-the-good-guys-a-long-time-ago-in-a-prairie-far-far/article_37db0b7b-7dd4-4929-9916-a9f6582a82a3.html It’s hard for me to believe, but I’ve served on the board of the small yet mighty nonprofit Consumer Watchdog for 40 years. Before I get into my Consumer Watchdog (CW) journey, I...

ABC 10 – Insurance industry group floats idea of ballot initiative to change Prop 103

Passed by 51% of voters in 1988, Proposition 103 governs California's insurance regulations. Now, critics are floating an idea to make changes to the law. https://youtu.be/A0jZoQ_QUAk?si=PwNQbh3BYH9xHbQH By Becca Habegger, ABC10 https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/to-the-point/insurance-industry-group-floats-idea-ballot-initiative-prop-103/103-ba95d519-d1b8-4a7a-a2e4-04134894da49 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the face of California’s home insurance crisis,...

Daily Journal – Brian Panish honored at Consumer Watchdog’s $2M Rage for Justice gala

By Ricardo Pineda, DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/386384-brian-panish-honored-at-consumer-watchdog-s-2m-rage-for-justice-gala BEVERLY HILLS -- Consumer Watchdog's 40th annual Rage for Justice Awards brought together legal and civic leaders on Saturday night for a spirited evening of recognition, reflection and advocacy at the Beverly Hills Wilshire...

Politico – Insurance Insult

By Camille Von Kaenel, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/06/30/how-enviros-lost-ceqa-00434609 INSURANCE INSULT: Former Insurance Commissioner and current Rep. John Garamendi had some words for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s handling of the Los Angeles wildfires at Consumer Watchdog’s 40th anniversary gala on Saturday in Beverly Hills. “The current insurance commissioner...

New York Times – ‘Unsafe to Inhabit’:
The Toxic Homes of L.A.

By Blacki Migliozzi, Rukmini Callimachi and K.K. Rebecca Lai, NEW YORK TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/realestate/los-angeles-fires-toxic-homes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare At first, the families whose homes were left standing thought they were the fortunate ones. While their neighbors sifted through the ash and twisted debris left behind by devastating wildfires, they stepped...

Los Angeles Times – State regulators launch inquiry into State Farm’s handling of fire claims

By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-06-12/state-regulators-launch-inquiry-into-state-farms-handling-of-fire-claims-la-widlfires State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Thursday that his department is launching a formal inquiry into how State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, is handling thousands of claims filed by victims of the...

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