Los Angeles, CA – “A year ago, Consumer Watchdog and organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to...
Investigation found some programs discriminated against low-income people By Leslie Scism, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL December 23, 2019 https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-to-toughen-rules-on-group-discounts-for-car-insurance-11577127630 California regulators are planning stiffer rules...
By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD October 14, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-14/car-insurance-premiums-higher-for-poor-people If you’re a Latino or black Californian with a low-wage job and no college...
By Kristopher J. Brooks, CBS NEWS October 4, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-california-a-disturbing-gap-in-what-drivers-pay-for-car-insurance/ Auto insurers commonly offer rate discounts to white-collar professionals in rich neighborhoods, but deny those...
Los Angeles, CA — An analysis of new data obtained from insurance companies by the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) confirms complaints by Consumer Watchdog and...
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE September 25, 2019 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=220466 SACRAMENTO, Calif. Saying discounts offered to affinity groups in California exacerbate disparities in auto insurance rates that...
By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL May 14, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/05/14/526374.htm California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara plans to hold an investigatory hearing into how insurers’ use of...
By Kevin Smith, THE RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE May 10, 2019 https://www.pe.com/2019/05/10/california-insurance-commissioner-to-investigate-inequity-in-auto-premiums/ If some California motorists pay reduced auto insurance premiums because they’re part of a group...
Statement of Consumer Watchdog: “Thirty days ago, Consumer Watchdog and ten other organizations petitioned Insurance Commissioner Riccardo Lara to stop insurance companies’ discrimination against low-income...
Organizations Urge Commissioner To End Use Of Occupation And Education History To Create Rates By Staff Reporters, SACRAMENTO OBSERVER February 28, 2019 LOS ANGELES –...
By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS February 22, 2019 Organizations petition state to ban job, education criteria when setting auto insurance rates Consumer Watchdog...
