Insurance Reform
California Fires Will Result In Higher Insurance Rates For Homeowners
By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES
October 31, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-31/fire-insurance-david-lazarus-column
Vida Hamadani was hit twice this week by the Getty fire. As a Brentwood resident, she was forced to evacuate from her...
State Insurance Regulators Reject Sale Of Company Tied To Lara Contributors
Decision announced Monday means company cannot sell policies in California
By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
October 21, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-10-21/state-insurance-regulators-reject-sale-of-company-tied-to-lara-contributors
The California Department of Insurance announced Monday it has denied an application to...
In California, A “Disturbing” Gap In What Drivers Pay For Car Insurance
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 benefits to people of color in...
Judge In Insurance Case Refuses To Change Ruling In Favor Of Lara Donor
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from company named in complaint
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
October 4, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-10-04/judge-in-insurance-case-refuses-to-change-ruling-in-favor-of-lara-donor
For the second...
Data Shows Insurance Companies Use Occupation and Education to Segregate and Overcharge Communities of Color And Blue-Collar California Drivers
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 other citizen groups that...
Consumer Watchdog Writes Attorney General & District Attorneys To Investigate IC Ricardo Lara Over Bribery and Money Laundering
Los Angeles, CA – The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys of Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles calling for...
Consumer Watchdog Asks Attorney General And DAs To Investigate CA Insurance Commissioner Over Apparently Illegal Payments For Second Home In Sacramento
Los Angeles, CA – Following a Politico report that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara billed the state for his Sacramento apartment, Consumer Watchdog has called on Attorney General Xavier...
Insurance Commissioner Lara Delays Calendar Release Another Month
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office will delay disclosure of the Commissioner’s calendar or records of his meetings with insurance companies to August 31st, according to...
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s speech to the insurance industry
Watch the video of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara addressing insurance industry lawyers in Hollywood on July 25, 2019. The video was posted by Politico to accompany their July...
New Evidence Shows Lara Intervened For Insurance Donors
Los Angeles, CA – Reporting published in the San Diego Union Tribune Saturday reveals that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara intervened on the side of a workers’ compensation insurer...
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