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Homeowners Dropped by Insurers And Facing Massive Rate Hikes Speak Out;  Consumer Watchdogs Say Lara Lied About Expanding Wildfire Coverage In Exchange For Higher Rates

Los Angeles, CA -- Homeowners who were dropped by their insurance company and confronted with massive rate hikes spoke out at an Assembly Insurance Committee oversight hearing of Insurance...

Consumer Groups Warn Lawmakers: Governor’s Insurance Bill Will Cost Californians Billions

Sacramento, CA --- Six consumer organizations warned state Senate and Assembly leaders that a budget trailer bill proposed by the governor would cut the public out of insurance rate...

FRAN LANCASTER

Fran Lancaster, a retiree living in Poway outside of San Diego, has had Farmers home insurance for 20 years and has never filed a single claim.

Consumer Alert: Commissioner Lara’s UN-FAIR Home Insurance Deal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s deal with the insurance industry is a Bait and Switch on consumers - it won’t get a single new homeowner covered.

DEBORAH CARTER

Deborah Carter, a retired nurse, lives in the mountains of Santa Cruz. For years and years, her home insurance was through Farmers. Then, after the CZU Lighting Complex fires in...

PATTI CASAS

For Patti, big homeowner insurance rate hikes are old news. She lives in a two-story townhouse at Laguna Village in Laguna Hills. It’s one of 914 units that share...

Insurance Department Must Protect Public’s Right to Scrutinize Insurance Rate Increases Consumer Watchdog Says in Letter to Commissioner Lara After Abrupt Approval of GEICO...

Los Angeles, CA – The California Department of Insurance has approved a $268 million increase in auto insurance premiums for GEICO customers without following the public participation requirements of Proposition...

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 the pandemic, and they’re going...

California Continues To Face Wildfire Risks. Insurers Think They Have An Answer

By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO December 30, 2021   SAN FRANCISCO — California is struggling to prevent wildfires from decimating communities each year. Now insurers wonder if they can accomplish what politicians...

Appeals Court Tries to Gut Tough Consumer Law

By Thomas Elias, SANTA MARIA TIMES December 21, 2021 https://santamariatimes.com/opinion/columnists/appeals-court-tries-to-gut-tough-consumer-law-thomas-elias/article_022a3775-9766-512f-8085-2594151ad376.html California’s ballot initiative process has never been more effective or beneficial to voters (who are also utility customers) than since the strongly...

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