Uber’s Dirty Deal
In the last days of the legislative session, Uber leveraged its political power for a change in the uninsured motorist coverage it must buy under...
Insurance
Insurance news, investigations, and reform — auto, home, and health insurance rates, claims denials, and industry accountability.
Updated CA Insurance Department Data Shows Time To Rate Approvals Same With or Without Intervenors, Public Citizen Chimes In Against Revenge Regulations
Sacramento, CA – Updated data from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) continues to show rate approvals are as fast, or faster, when Consumer Watchdog is...
Consumer Watchdog Sets Record Straight With Newsom On Insurance, Companies He Said Were “Coming Back In” Never Left the Market
Sacramento, CA — Consumer Watchdog issued a “Consumer Alert” video warning the public about several misstatements Governor Newsom made at Climate Week in New York about...
Consumer Alert: Insurers That Newsom Said Were Returning Never Left California
Consumer Watchdog issued a “Consumer Alert” video warning the public about several misstatements Governor Newsom made at Climate Week in New York about the California...
Consumer Watchdogs File Insurance Reform Ballot Measure Guaranteeing Fire-Safe Homeowners Right To Coverage & Other Rights, Respond To Deregulation Initiative
Consumer Watchdog have filed a ballot measure guaranteeing insurance coverage to homeowners who meet wildfire mitigation standards set by the state.
Statement On Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s New Proposed Intervenor Compensation Regulations
If the goal of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s goal is to bring new intervenors into the process, regulations will do the opposite.
Passage of Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model Legislation Highlight of Session Lacking Bold Action on Home Insurance Abuses
Even when homeowners do everything right to protect their homes from wildfires they face extreme price hikes and nonrenewals of their insurance.
From the Office of Sen. Dave Cortese: Bill to Establish the Nation’s First Catastrophic Model for Wildfires Passes the Assembly
https://sd15.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-dave-corteses-bill-establish-nations-first-catastrophic-model-wildfires-passes SACRAMENTO – As wildfires continue to break out throughout California, Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 429 that will help homeowners understand their property’s wildfire risk, was...
Judge Rejects Illinois Insurance Department’s Bid To Argue Against Public Transparency in State Farm Rate Hearing, Sides With Consumer Watchdog
Judge Rejects Illinois Insurance Department’s Bid To Argue Against Public Transparency Consumer Watchdog Led Effort To Stop Out-of-State Agency
Consumer Advocates Urge Court to End Marital-Status Discrimination in Auto Insurance; Data Proves Overcharges
Los Angeles, CA — Basing auto insurance premiums on whether a motorist is unmarried, divorced or widowed is a violation of the state’s civil rights laws...
Consumer Watchdog’s Statement On Initiative Filed To Repeal Prop 103’S Consumer Protections
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog executive director Carmen Balber issued the following statement today: Proposition 103 has been a huge success for California policyholders,...
Broken Promise: Rate Hikes Guaranteed, Coverage Expansion Dubious, After Lara’s Secretive Model Reviews
Los Angeles, CA — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is breaking his promise to Californians by guaranteeing rate hikes without guaranteeing more coverage, said Consumer Watchdog...