Consumer Advocates Applaud Commissioner Poizner's Ruling, Shift Focus To Investigation of Possible Refunds for Past Allstate Overcharges Santa Monica, CA -- Allstate (NYSE: ALL) homeowners’...
Court to Decide Whether Insurance is a “Service” Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today urged the California Supreme Court to subject insurance companies to one of the state’s main...
Report Shows How Oil Companies Shorted the Market and Made It Happen Santa Monica, CA -- Oil companies put the brakes on the U.S. economy this spring by manipulating the supply of diesel fuel…
Santa Monica, CA -- Insurance companies will be allowed to install spyware in Californians' cars, and charge higher auto insurance premiums to those who refuse, under legislation authored by San Rafael Assemblyman Jared Huffman. ...
Homeowners Will Save An Average $512 A Year Santa Monica, CA -- California homeowners with Fireman’s Fund insurance coverage will save a total of $35.1 million per year under an order issued last week…
Sacramento, CA -- Late yesterday Assemblyman Hector De La Torre agreed to four key amendments to his bill, AB 1945, which would bar health insurers from retroactively canceling health care policies unless they can show…
New Legislation Aims at Taming Energy Markets; Consumer Watchdog Decries Likely Lack of Senate, White House Support Santa Monica, CA -- U.S. Gasoline prices and crude oil markets were stuck near record highs again...
Insurers, Satisfied With Getting a Legal Edge Against Patients, Drop Opposition to the Bill Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog warned today that a new bill to be voted on tomorrow would make it more…
Santa Monica, CA -- A settlement announced today by California health regulators acknowledged that patients should be able to recover unpaid medical bills following illegal cancellations of their health coverage. Yet the details of the…
Committee Rejects Bill by Mercury Insurance to Block Refunds To Drivers Who Are Illegally Surcharged Santa Monica, CA -- The Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two bills yesterday that...
Group Offers Drivers Opportunity to Send ‘Dose of Reality’ to Lawmakers and White House and Demand Action Now, Not Next Year Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog, using an innovative Web-based form, today...
2 Million California Consumers Will Share in Savings Santa Monica, CA -- Yesterday, Allstate (NYSE: ALL) dismissed its appeal of the $250 million in auto insurance rate reductions for California consumers ordered by...
