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...

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...