Insurance

Community Groups Petition California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara To Ban Use of Occupation and Education to Price Auto Insurance 

February 21, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

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

February 13, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

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

January 4, 2019  ·  Carmen Balber

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

October 17, 2018  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

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

October 9, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

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

October 4, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

  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

September 12, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

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

February 20, 2018  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

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

January 18, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

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

January 11, 2018  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

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

December 6, 2017  ·  Jamie Court

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

October 11, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

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...