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Commissioner Lara Gives State Farm Green Light to Reduce Wildfire Mitigation Discounts and Avoid Explanation of How Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk is Determined

Carmen Balber -
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved State Farm’s reduction of the discounts it offers homeowners for wildfire mitigation and freed the company...

New Consumer Alert Video Warns Insurance Commissioner’s Deal Won’t Get Homeowners Real Coverage

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Scant “UNFAIR Plan” Policy is the Most Insurers Would Have to Sell  Los Angeles, CA – In a consumer alert video released today Consumer Watchdog warns...

Wildfire Mitigation Discounts Too Low, Insurance Companies Fail to Explain How They Rank Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk, Consumer Watchdog Challenges

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Consumer Watchdog Challenged State Farm for failure to properly disclose or explain to consumers their wildfire risk classifications

Commissioner Lara Proposes Minimal Oversight, Secrecy of Black-Box Wildfire Insurance Models

Carmen Balber -
Proposed Regulation Will Raise Rates but Will Not Stop Home Insurance Companies’ Market Boycott, Says Consumer Watchdog Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s proposal...

Watchdog Renews Call on Insurance Commissioner Lara to Mandate Insurance Companies Disclose the Fossil Fuel Projects They Insure

Carmen Balber -
Lara Rejected Petition from Over 60 Groups to Require Disclosure in 2019 Los Angeles, CA - Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara must hold insurance companies accountable for their...

Consumers Who Harden Homes to Reduce Wildfire Risk Must Have a Right to Buy  Insurance, Consumer Watchdog to Testify before Little Hoover Commission

Carmen Balber -
Sacramento, CA – California must require insurance companies to sell home insurance to homeowners who protect their homes from wildfire in order to restore consumers’...

As Drafted, Insurance Commissioner’s Proposed Rules for Insurance Catastrophe Models Preserve Secrecy of Black Box Models

Carmen Balber -
Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog issued the following statement about the proposed catastrophe modeling rules released by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today. “Black box...

Study: Public Scrutiny Has Saved Californians Over $5.5 Billion on Home, Auto Insurance Since 2002, Including $885 Million at Year-End

Carmen Balber -
Seeking Billions in Premium Increases, Insurance Industry Targets Law that Gives Consumers a Say in Insurance Pricing Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit citizen...

Consumer Watchdog Saves Policyholders $884.8 Million on Year-End Insurance Rate Increases 

Pam Pressley -
Allstate, State Farm Also Agree to End Restrictions on Sales of New Auto Policies Los Angeles, CA – Challenges by Consumer Watchdog to double-digit auto and...

Top Five Questions Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Must Answer About his Wildfire Insurance Plan 

Carmen Balber -
Pasadena, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on members of the Assembly Insurance Committee to make Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara answer five tough questions about...

New Poll Shows Voters Oppose Insurance Commissioner’s Home Insurance Plan By 2 To 1; Overwhelming Support Requiring Insurers To Cover All Who Fire Proof...

Jamie Court -
A new poll finds that Insurance Commissioner Lara’s plan to allow insurance companies to increase premiums for all Californians in exchange for a promise...

32 California House Representatives Express Concerns About Insurance Commissioner Lara’s “Sustainable Insurance Strategy”

Carmen Balber -
35 Years Ago Today Voters Approved Insurance Reform Proposition 103 Washington, DC – Thirty-two members of California’s Democratic Congressional Delegation wrote a letter to Insurance Commissioner...

Consumer Watchdog Warns Governor, Legislative Leaders that Insurance Commissioner Lara’s Deregulation Deal with Insurers Has No Consumer Benefits 

Carmen Balber -
Industry and Insurance Commissioner Respond with Attack on Consumer Watchdog  Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog wrote Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate pro tem Toni Atkins and...

Records Show Insurance Commissioner’s Deal with Industry to Expand Wildfire Coverage is a Sham 

Carmen Balber -
Los Angeles, CA – Documents obtained under the Public Records Act and Prop 103 reveal details of the secret proposal to bail out the insurance...

Consumer Watchdog Challenges Recidivist Mercury Insurance for Policyholder Price-Gouging, Discrimination and Deception 

Ben Powell -
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today filed a Petition to Intervene in an enforcement action brought by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) against...

Climate Risk Modelers’ Financial Conflicts Should Disqualify Their Use for Insurance Rates in California

Carmen Balber -
Los Angeles, CA – The top two publicly-traded companies selling black box catastrophe models to insurance companies have financial conflicts of interest that should bar...

Lara’s Deal with Insurance Industry Does Nothing for Consumers and Does Not Address Climate Change

Carmen Balber -
California Insurance Commissioner Lara’s behind-closed-doors deal will allow the insurance industry to raise home insurance premiums for 8.7 million Californians.

Consumer Watchdog Says Lara’s Undisclosed Deal Will Allow Insurance Companies to Use Algorithms And Reinsurance Costs to Hike Home Insurance Rates, Potentially Turning California...

Harvey Rosenfield -
Sacramento, CA --- Today’s announcement by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara that he would allow insurance companies to use secret algorithms to set rates for...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Newsom Not To Call State of Emergency On Insurance And Put Himself and Other 3% of Homeowners Over the 97% Who...

Harvey Rosenfield -
Sacramento, CA -- The leaders of Consumer Watchdog today wrote Governor Newsom to dissuade him from declaring a state of emergency on insurance that...

Insurance Industry Fails to Win Backroom Bailout in CA Legislature

Carmen Balber -
Consumer Watchdog Calls for Open Debate and Disclosure of Secret Proposals As Insurer Focus Shifts to Insurance Commissioner Lara Sacramento, CA -- The insurance industry’s attempt...
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Spectrum News 1: Palisades Fire Rebuild Insurance Concerns
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Spectrum News: Eaton Fire Survivors Call For Ricardo Lara To Resign
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ABC7 News: New Calls For Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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NBC News: Fire Victims Ask State Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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Fox 11: Wildfire Survivors Demand State Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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KTLA-LA (CW): Ricardo Lara Accused Of Siding With Insurers Over Homeowners
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KCRA News: Fire Victims Want Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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ABC10 To the Point with Alex Bell: Calls For Ricardo Lara To Resign
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ABC10: Calls For Insurance Commissioner To Resign
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KCAL CBS: Consumer Watchdog President Discusses Problems With California’s Home Insurance Market
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KCAL Mornings: CA Homeowners Face Surcharges To Help Recoup Costs From January Wildfires
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CBS News Bay Area: CA Fair Plan Proposes Rate Hike For Home Insurance Coverage
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KTVU Mornings: CA Fair Plan Proposes 35.8% Insurance Rate Hike
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KCAL Mornings: Proposed Insurance Rules Under Criticism
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ABC7 News: AI Energy Toll Could Be Passed Onto Consumers
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CBS 8: Are Insurance Rates Really Better?
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KMPH-FRES (FOX): Major Insurance Companies Returning
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KMPH-FRES (FOX): Ballot Measure Takes Aim At Insurers
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CBS 13 News: Home Insurance Ballot Initiative
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: Rate Hikes Filed Under Insurance Reform Plan
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KFMB SD CBS San Diego, CA: Rate Hikes Filed Under Insurance Reform Plan
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Proposing An Insurance Change
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) - Sacramento, CA: Fair Plan Fee Lawsuit Scaled Down
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: State Farm Asks Judge To Seal Documents Justifying Rate Hike
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Spectrum News 1 - Green Bay, WI: Grappling With Loss In LA 6 Months After Devastating Wildfires
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KTVU (FOX): Tips On Getting Smoke Damage Claims Paid
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KTVU-SF (FOX): Pro-Homeowner Bills Moving Through CA Legislature
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Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) - Los Angeles, CA: State Farm In The Hot Seat
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Insurance Department Investigation
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KCBS-LA (CBS) - Los Angeles, CA: Home Insurance Crisis
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: KCAL News Special: Home insurance Crisis
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: KCAL News Special: Home insurance Crisis
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KGTV-SD (ABC) - San Diego, CA: Homeowners To Get Surcharge For LA Wildfires
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My 58 - Sacramento, CA: State Farm Looking To Raise Rates
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