Insurers Fail To Rip-off Homeowners
The legislative session is over. I am happy to report that the bad guys didn’t win. Insurance companies were not able to pass legislation in...
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California State Legislators Use Coronavirus As An Excuse To Hijack Democratic Process
The following was originally published as an op-ed commentary in the SACRAMENTO BEE on August 11, 2020: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article244870462.html Three democratic procedures safeguard Californians against hasty and dangerous actions...
Legislators Scheming With Insurance Companies To Raise Rates
(The following was originally published as an op-ed commentary in the Mercury News.) With Californians in COVID lockdown, industry lobbyists are working to overturn voter-approved...
Ricardo Lara’s Troubles Aside, Reverting To An Appointed Insurance Commissioner Would Hurt Consumers
Where the troubling trail of accusations dogging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will lead is hard to tell. State records show that insurance industry executives and...
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s speech to the insurance industry
Watch the video of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara addressing insurance industry lawyers in Hollywood on July 25, 2019. The video was posted by Politico...
CHUBB’s Big Move To Stop Insuring Coal Projects Leaves CA Behind
On Monday the insurance company CHUBB announced it would no longer underwrite coal-based power plants and companies that get more than 30% of its revenues...
Consumer Federation of America says California auto insurance protections are a model for the nation
The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America released a study this week finding that California’s tough “prior approval” regulation of auto insurance rates under Proposition 103...
Wildfires Should Ignite Crackdown on State Farm To Be Better Neighbor
The wildfires devastating Bel Air, Ventura and Southern California’s canyons are destroying homes in their path. Unfortunately, many of those homeowners are going to find that when they try...