By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-02-28/consumer-watchdog-appeal-insurance-records-lara The Los Angeles advocacy group that unsuccessfully sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance over their refusal to...

The non-profit Consumer Watchdog has filed an appeal in its California Public Records Act (“PRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance.

Los Angeles, CA -- A recent decision in a public records case brought by Consumer Watchdog against the California Department of Insurance could encourage more government secrecy and undermine...

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/12/09/consumer-group-protests-abrupt-approval-of-geico-rate-increase-in-california/ Consumer Watchdog (CW) is calling on California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to meet with the nonprofit advocacy group after the California Department of Insurance...

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...

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS October 7, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/10/07/cdi-orders-auto-insurers-to-reveal-pandemic-profits/ Maintaining that auto insurers still owe rebates to California drivers who were overcharged during the stay-at-home period of the pandemic, the state’s...

By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 3, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-03/voters-to-decide-next-insurance-commissioner SACRAMENTO —  California voters will decide this November who will lead a state agency that wields significant power over home, auto and other...

By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 26, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/health-california-covid-traffic-02c6d9215243d6534f1af9a5693c8e1a SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market...

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...