Insurance

Consumer Watchdog Identifies Three Homeowner Insurance Rules Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Can Issue Immediately

August 27, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA– In a letter sent today, Consumer Watchdog called on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to use the full authority of his office to...

CA Supreme Court Puts an End to Mercury Insurance Company’s 20-Year Battle to Escape Accountability for Unlawful Fees 

August 15, 2019  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

Los Angeles, CA — Mercury Insurance Company will pay at least $27.6 million in civil penalties for overcharging hundreds of thousands of California motorists in violation...

Vote Cancelled on Commissioner Lara’s “Creative” Wildfire Insurance Bill

August 14, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Sacramento, CA – A wildfire insurance bill sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara stalled in the state Assembly today in the face of objections raised by...

Advocates Call for Withdrawal of Insurance Commissioner Lara’s Bill to Give Insurers & Wall Street Blank Check From CA Taxpayers

August 13, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said legislation sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and scheduled for a vote Wednesday would needlessly expose California taxpayers to...

Ricardo Lara Wants To Give Insurance Companies Your Driving Data

August 12, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Insurance Commissioner Lara Delays Calendar Release Another Month

August 2, 2019  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office will delay disclosure of the Commissioner’s calendar or records of his meetings with insurance companies to...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s speech to the insurance industry

August 1, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

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...

New Evidence Shows Lara Intervened For Insurance Donors

July 22, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA –  Reporting published in the San Diego Union Tribune Saturday reveals that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara intervened on the side of...

Consumer Watchdog Seeks Disclosures Regarding Influence-Peddling Scandal Under Public Records Act

July 18, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA — The non-profit, non-partisan Consumer Watchdog gave California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara until July 31 to produce public records related to his meetings...

Insurance Commissioner Lara Gives Insurance Industry Money Back, But Questions Remain About Circumstances Of Influence-Peddling At Agency

July 10, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s decision to return over $54,000 in contributions from donors tied to a company seeking...

Reneging on Campaign Pledge, California’s Elected Insurance Commissioner Accepts Insurance Contributions

July 8, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

Out-of-State Insurance Executive and Spouses Donate As Insurer Seeks Lara’s Approval of its Pending Acquisition Los Angeles, CA – Reversing a three decade tradition among elected...

CHUBB’s Big Move To Stop Insuring Coal Projects Leaves CA Behind

July 3, 2019  ·  Adam Scow

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...