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By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 21, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/09/21/allstate-state-farm-continue-to-raise-rates-citing-inflation-crash-severity/ Allstate and State Farm have continued to pursue significant auto insurance rate increases as they react to...

By Peter Kavinsky, CARE FREE TV September 2, 2022 https://cablefreetv.org/as-auto-insurance-rates-rise-legislative-and-non-commercial-action-and-other-news-emerge/ Legislative and non-profit action on high auto insurance rates was recently announced in California and Illinois, as...

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS July 18, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/07/18/suit-seeks-release-of-cdi-meeting-records-in-california-pay-to-play-lawsuit/ A California consumer rights organization is asking a court to order Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office to...

California needs consumer protection, not partying, dining and cozying up with industry lobbyists and executives By The MERCURY NEWS and EAST BAY TIMES Editorial Boards April...

By Lurah Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS April 5, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/04/05/consumer-watchdog-report-alleges-government-police-insurers-oems-third-party-companies-data-mining-connected-car-users-personal-information/ A new report by Consumer Watchdog calls OEMs and others “data miners” that are monopolizing personal information obtained...

By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE February 8, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=239697 Sacramento, CA -- A California administrative law judge has set a date of May 10 for an evidentiary hearing and...

By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE January 30, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-01-30/facing-lawsuit-for-withholding-records-state-insurance-chief-adopts-plan-to-auto-delete-department-tyment-emails Last year, while California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara promoted his commitment to government transparency and defended a...

By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE January 19, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=239255 A consumer group is charging new evidence shows the California Department of Insurance has improperly withheld communications with representatives...

By Saul Elbein, THE HILL August 4, 2021 https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/566360-wildfires-threaten-california-communities-on-new-financial Years of destructive wildfires are leaving millions of Californians at risk of losing their homeowner's insurance — underscoring fears...

By Heather A. Turner, PROPERTY CASUALTY 360 August 4, 2021 https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2021/08/04/investigation-insurers-overcharged-calif-drivers-5-5b-in-2020/ Despite a dramatic driving slump and insurance premiums refunds issued during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,...