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Insurance Commissioner Promises Hearings – But Sets No Timeline To Stop Auto Insurance Discrimination
Statement of Consumer Watchdog: “Thirty days ago, Consumer Watchdog and ten other organizations petitioned Insurance Commissioner Riccardo Lara to stop insurance companies’ discrimination against low-income...
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...
Community Groups Petition California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara To Ban Use of Occupation and Education to Price Auto Insurance
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...