Insurance
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Public Interest Groups Seek Nation’s First Rule Mandating Insurance Companies Disclose the Fossil Fuel Projects They Insure
Los Angeles, CA — More than 60 environmental, consumer and social justice organizations petitioned California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today seeking first in the nation emergency...
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Los Angeles, CA – Community organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today to ban the use of occupation...
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...
Consumer Watchdog Applauds New California Rules Ending Gender-Based Discrimination in Auto Insurance Pricing
Los Angeles, CA – California auto insurers may no longer charge drivers more based on their gender under new rules just issued by the California Department...
Insurance Reform Proposition 103 Saved CA Drivers $154 Billion, Report Says
Los Angeles, CA– Today the Consumer Federation of America reports that Proposition 103, the insurance reform law passed by California voters on November 8, 1988,...
Top 10 US Insurance Companies Invest $51 Billion In Fossil Fuels
Los Angeles, CA — As a UN panel finds the world is losing the war with global warming and urgent action is needed, US insurance companies have...
Insurance For Fossil-Fuel Projects But Not Homeowners
This oped was published in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 5, 2018 https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Insurance-for-fos… What if hospitals sold crack, doctors offered cigarettes in their...
Consumer Watchdog To Insurance Companies: Stop Underwriting Fossil Fuel Projects That Exacerbate Fires And Hurricanes
San Francisco, CA – The nonprofit consumer group responsible for the most effective regulation of the insurance industry in America said today it would be...
US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Mercury Insurance Challenge to Prop 103 Insurance Rules that Saved California Motorists Over $100 Billion
SANTA MONICA, CA – The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a challenge brought by Mercury Insurance, State Farm and other insurance companies across the United...
State Farm Power Grab Threatens Auto Safety
SACRAMENTO, CA – Consumer Watchdog urged Assembly member Autumn Burke (D-Los Angeles) to withdraw legislation backed by State Farm Insurance because it “will irreparably harm...