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Public Records Act Decision Could Mean More Government Secrecy, Undermine Transparency
Los Angeles, CA -- A recent decision in a public records case brought by Consumer Watchdog against the California Department of Insurance could encourage...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Good Government Bill To Close State Agency Lobbying Loophole
Los Angeles, CA -- Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1783 to close a loophole in state law that allowed former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez...
Consumer Watchdog Calls on Insurance Commissioner Lara to Reject Allstate’s Job-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination, Adopt Regulations to Stop the Practice Industrywide
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject Allstate’s proposed $165 million auto insurance rate hike and its two-tiered job- and education-based...
Californians Need Protection Against Insurance Industry’s Use of Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Consumer Watchdog Will Tell Insurance Commissioner
Los Angeles, CA -- The insurance industry’s use of algorithms and Artificial Intelligence to set premiums and determine who can get insurance coverage is...
Insurance Commissioner Lara’s Regulation Preserves Loophole Letting Insurers Ignore Wildfire Mitigation for Denial or Non-Renewal of Homeowners Policies
Los Angeles, CA – California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today submitted a long-awaited regulation for final approval that will require insurance companies to provide premium discounts to homeowners...
Final Briefs Filed in Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Department of Insurance Over Pay-to-Play Records
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and...
Consumer Watchdog Challenges $268 Million GEICO Auto Insurance Rate Hike & Job- and Education-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject GEICO’s proposed $268 million auto insurance rate hike and its job- and education-based discriminatory...
CSAA Took Advantage of Pandemic, Overcharged Policyholders by at Least $150 Million for Auto Insurance, Policyholder Lawsuit Says
Los Angeles -- CSAA – the northern California Auto Club affiliate – overcharged its customers by at least $150 million for auto insurance during...
Statement of Consumer Watchdog on Violations of California Law by Mercury Insurance Uncovered by the California Department of Insurance
Los Angeles, CA - Today’s revelation by the California Department of Insurance(CDI) that Mercury Insurance Company has engaged in massive violations of Proposition 103 and...
Consumer Watchdog Challenges $202 Million Auto Club Insurance Rate Increase & Job-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject the Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club’s (“Auto Club”) proposed $202 million auto insurance...
Consumer Watchdog Calls on Insurance Commissioner Lara to Reject Mercury’s Job-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject Mercury Insurance Company’s proposed $131 million auto insurance rate hike and its job- and...
Opening Brief Filed in Public Records Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Agency Over Pay-to-Play Records
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog filed its Opening Brief in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and...
Up In Smoke: How Insurance Companies and the Insurance Commissioner Burn Wildfire Victims
A Consumer Watchdog examination of public filings reveals that insurance companies have inserted provisions into the fine print of their home, condo and renters’...
Insurance Companies Use Unlawful Policy Provisions to Burn Homeowners on Wildfire Claims: Report
Los Angeles, CA -- A Consumer Watchdog examination of public filings reveals that insurance companies have inserted provisions into the fine print of their home,...
Regulator Investigates Insurance Companies Funneling $122,500 To Lara Campaign After Complaint Filed Over Failure To Disclose Source
Los Angeles, CA -- Seven insurance companies have contributed $122,500 to the LGBTQ Caucus, which in turn spent the money on an independent expenditure campaign...
The Department of Insurance Obstructs Access to Public Records Regarding “Connected Cars” in Wake of Industry Lobbying
Los Angeles, CA - The Department of Insurance has engaged in a “pattern and practice of obstructing access to public records,” according to Consumer Watchdog.
The...
Department of Insurance Ethics Legislation Blocked By Assembly Insurance Committee Today Without A Vote; Committee Members Collected $1.5 Million In Insurance Campaign Cash
Sacramento, CA – Ethics legislation to shine a light on insurance industry influence over decision-making at the Department of Insurance was killed by the Assembly...
California Climate Insurance Disclosure Bill Stalls
PUBLIC CITIZEN AND CONSUMER WATCHDOG RELEASED THE FOLLOWING TODAY – The California Assembly Insurance Committee has declined to hold a hearing on a bill...
Consumer Groups Back Wildfire Mitigation Insurance Discounts, Call for Protection From Non-Renewals
Insurance Commissioner Lara Must Close Loophole in Regulation Allowing Insurers to Ignore WIldfire Mitigation for Denial or Non-Renewal Decisions
Los Angeles, CA – A regulation proposed...
Rule to Require Discounts for Wildfire Mitigation Measures Must Also Regulate Scores Secretly Used to Deny Home Insurance, Consumer Watchdog Urges Insurance Commissioner
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog said a regulation proposed by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to require discounts for homeowners who protect their homes...
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA: Keeping Californians' Wildfire Insurance
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KPIX-SF (CBS) - San Francisco, CA: Targeting Wildfire Insurance Relief By Zip Code
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KBAK (CBS) - Bakersfield, CA: Wildfire Insurance Options
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KTVU(FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Tom Vacar's History With Consumer Watchdog And The Threat to Prop 103
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KRON-SF (MyTV) - San Francisco, CA: Homeowners Insurance Rescue Plan
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Consumer Watchdog Weighs In On Governor Newsom's Insurance Plan
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Tackling California's Insurance Crisis
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) - Sacramento, CA: Bill Aims To Stabilize Insurance Market
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Proposal To Stabilize California Insurance Industry
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: California Insurance Crisis
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Alameda Sues Farmers Insurance
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KPBS Television - San Diego, CA: Insurer of Last Resort
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Allstate Eyes California Return, With Conditions
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FOX 11- Los Angeles, CA: State Farm dropping policies in these California ZIP codes
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KTXL-SAC (FOX) - Sacramento, CA: Addressing CA's Insurance Crisis
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KPIX-SF (CBS) - San Francisco, CA: Homeowner Insurance Crisis
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Home Insurance in California
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KABC-LA (ABC) - Los Angeles, CA: California's Insurance Crisis
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: State Farm to Non-Renew Thousands of Policies
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KCAL News - Los Angeles, CA: New Plan to Stop Exodus of Insurers
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Using Models To Predict Insurance Rate Hikes
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KXTV-SAC (ABC) - Sacramento, CA: Proposed Insurance Changes
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KBCW 44 Cable 12 - San Francisco, CA: Chevy Camaro Thefts On The Rise
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ABC7 - What's California doing to address the insurance crisis?
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Consumer Alert — Insurance Attack
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Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) - Los Angeles, CA: Insurance Revenue: What You Need To Know
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