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...
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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...
Consumer Watchdog’s Prop 103 Challenges Bring $227 Million in Insurance Rate Savings
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog’s challenges filed under Proposition 103 to proposed auto, home and business insurance rate increases saved consumers $227.4 million in...
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...
Support From Giant Water District Boosts Chances of Bay Delta Tunnels
SACRAMENTO (CN) — The country’s largest water district on Tuesday cemented support for Governor Jerry Brown’s contentious Bay Delta water project, agreeing to pay an...
California Insurance Regulator Orders Companies To Stop Discriminatory Pricing
In response to an investigative report, the California Department of Insurance has ordered Nationwide and USAA to not charge motorists in minority neighborhoods more than...
California Regulators Require Auto Insurers To Adjust Rates
This story was co-published with Consumer Reports. California regulators said they have required Nationwide and USAA to adjust their auto insurance rates as a result...
California Dept. of Insurance Says It Has Stopped Overcharges Exposed by ProPublica
Santa Monica, CA — Acting in response to an investigative report by journalists at ProPublica, the California Department of Insurance has ordered two insurance companies...
Farmers Insurance Asks Court To Block State Review Of Auto Rates And A Possible Refund Order
Farmers Insurance has asked a court to block a state review of its auto insurance rates dating to 2008, making it the latest case to...