Insurance

Reaction To New CA Insurance Department Rules To Limit Education & Occupation In Auto Insurance

December 23, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA –  “A year ago, Consumer Watchdog and organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to...

Higher Insurance Rates Will Affect Vape Users

October 11, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Data Shows Insurance Companies Use Occupation and Education to Segregate and Overcharge Communities of Color And Blue-Collar California Drivers

October 1, 2019  ·  Pam Pressley

Los Angeles, CA — An analysis of new data obtained from insurance companies by the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) confirms complaints by Consumer Watchdog and...

CA Dept of Insurance Confirms Ongoing Insurance Discrimination Based on Education and Profession Affinity Groups

September 26, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Insure Our Future Campaign Calls on Insurance Companies to Cut Ties with Fossil Fuels in the Wake of Climate-Related Rate Hikes and Policy Cancellations

September 25, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA — As the 2019 wildfire season begins, many homeowners in at-risk areas have once again seen their insurance rates go up, or their insurance...

Consumer Watchdog Writes Attorney General & District Attorneys To Investigate IC Ricardo Lara Over Bribery and Money Laundering

September 23, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys of Sacramento, San Francisco, and...

Release of Lara’s Calendar and Public Records Suggest Lara Made First Contact In “Pay to Play” Insurance Scandal

September 19, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

UPDATE: 9/20 Consumer Watchdog sent this letter to the California Attorney General and District Attorneys for Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles along with the information...

Consumer Watchdog Asks Attorney General And DAs To Investigate CA Insurance Commissioner Over Apparently Illegal Payments For Second Home In Sacramento

September 9, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA –  Following a Politico report that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara billed the state for his Sacramento apartment, Consumer Watchdog has called...

Californians in High Fire Risk Areas Facing Increased Rates and Non-Renewals

September 6, 2019  ·  Evan Thomas King

CA Homeowners Facing Quadrupled or Non-Renewed Insurance Premiums in High Risk Wildfire Areas

August 30, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Watchdog Says Insurance Commissioner Lara Is Not Doing Everything In His Power To Help Homeowners Dealing With Wildfire Insurance

August 29, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Ricardo Lara’s Troubles Aside, Reverting To An Appointed Insurance Commissioner Would Hurt Consumers

August 28, 2019  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

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...