Consumer Watchdog Asks California Attorney General to Investigate Insurance Commissioner
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL
September 23, 2019
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/23/540852.htm
Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys of Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles counties, calling for an investigation of money laundering and bribery relating to the fundraising scandal engulfing California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
Emails Blurred The Line Between Politics And Policy In California Insurance Department
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
September 19, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23…
When an industry executive reached out on May 1 to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s department staff, he emailed with two meeting requests: a “formal policy discussion” and a “political meeting.”
Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court Talks Rising Oil Prices
By Pat Thurston, KGO 810 AM Radio - Berkeley, CA
September 19, 2019
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment: http://www.kgoradio.com/2019/09/19/consumer-watchdogs-jamie-court-talks…
Consumer Watchdog reporter Jamie Court explains why gas prices are going up so quickly. Listen for details with Pat Thurston.
Consumer Watchdog: California Commissioner’s Calendar Suggests He Made Contact in ‘Pay to Play’
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL
September 19, 2019
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/19/540547.htm
Calendar entries and documents show that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, not his fundraiser, made first contact with an agent of a workers’ compensation insurance company offering political support in conjunction with seeking approval for a change of control in the company, according to Consumer Watchdog.
Advocacy Group Calls For Criminal Investigation Into State Insurance Commissioner
Consumer Watchdog asks state Attorney General’s Office, local prosecutors to examine political contributions
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
September 19, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-09-19/adv…
Recycling Centers Shut Down, Leaving Consumers Unable To Redeem Bottle Deposits
By Michael Finney & Renee Koury, KABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA
September 18, 2019
https://abc7news.com/society/bottle-deposits-go-unclaimed-as-recycling-…
DALY CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- The sudden shutdown of the state's largest recycling company has sparked outrage among consumers who say they've lost any reasonable way to redeem the deposits on their bottles and cans.
No One Can Agree on How to Price California Home Insurance for Wildfires
Insurers, consumer advocates at odds over use of algorithmic models to assess risk
By Nicole Friedman, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 16, 2019
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-can-agree-on-how-to-price-californi…
Finding home insurance in wildfire-prone parts of California is getting more difficult and more expensive. No one can agree on how to make it any easier.
