California Insurance Commissioner

News Break – Judge Gives Consumer Watchdog Partial Win in Public Records Case

By City News Service, NEWSBREAK https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2886530887875/judge-gives-consumer-watchdog-partial-win-in-public-records-case LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Three months after presenting additional arguments in their legal action against California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance,...

Consumer Watchdog Says California Drivers Need Protections Against Misuse Of Technology By Insurers

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 23, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/09/23/consumer-watchdog-says-california-drivers-need-protections-against-misuse-of-technology-by-insurers/ Consumer protection organization Consumer Watchdog is urging California’s insurance commissioner to protect the state’s residents against the misuse of computer algorithms and...

Editorial: Californians Deserve Better Than Ricardo Lara and Robert Howell For Insurance Commissioner

Editorial by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP EDITORIAL BOARD September 21, 2022 https://www.dailynews.com/2022/09/21/californians-deserve-better-than-ricardo-lara-and-robert-howell-for-insurance-commissioner/ Our editorial board interviews candidates for public office with the goal of helping voters gain the greatest possible understanding of...

Will New Regulations Do Enough To Keep Homeowners From Losing Fire Insurance?

By Michael Finney & Randall Yip, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA September 9, 2022 https://abc7news.com/fire-insurance-home-risk-score-danger/12213902/ SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- Homeowners in California who live in a high-risk fire zones could find...

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 who reduce their risk of...

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 other California consumer protection laws...

Suit Seeks Release of CDI Meeting Records In California ‘Pay To Play’ Lawsuit

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS July 18, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/07/18/suit-seeks-release-of-cdi-meeting-records-in-california-pay-to-play-lawsuit/ A California consumer rights organization is asking a court to order Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office to disclose records of all meetings...

KPFA 94.1FM Pacifica Radio – Berkeley, CA: Consumer Watchdog Files Complaint Against Insurance Commissioner Lara For Not Disclosing Source Of Campaign Funds

By KPFA 94.1FM Pacifica Radio - Berkeley, CA June 8, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Carmen Balber with Consumer Watchdog explains why the group...

The Sacramento Bee – FPPC Investigates Ricardo Lara

By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT June 1, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article261982260.html California’s election watchdog is investigating Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and four political committees: Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner 2022, LGBT...

California Commission Investigating Insurance Commissioner’s Campaign Funding

By Timothy Darragh, BEST WIRE May 31, 2022 https://news.ambest.com/NewsContent.aspx?refnum=241834&altsrc=23 SACRAMENTO, CA -- A California commission on campaigns and finance has opened a money laundering investigation into the campaign of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara,...

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