Consumer Alert: 11th Hour Push To Deregulate Electricity In California, Raise Rates
Consumer Alert: 11th Hour Push To Deregulate Electricity In California, Raise Rates| Consumer Watchdog
By Saqib Rahim, E&E NEWS https://www.eenews.net/articles/as-insurers-leave-california-one-vows-to-cover-additional-risky-homes Mercury Insurance is the state’s first to use a process that allows climate modeling to expand coverage in wildfire-prone areas. One of California’s largest property insurers pledged to sell additional policies in wildfire-threatened areas, becoming the first company to use a new state order aimed at resolving the state’s […] The post E&E News – As insurers ...| Consumer Watchdog
For its quarterly meeting today in San Diego, the Medical Board of California provided an update regarding AB 408 (Berman), a bill aimed at re-establishing a confidential doctor substance use program at the Medical Board. In a recent hearing of the Senate Business and Professions Committee, legislators voiced significant concerns with AB 408 and underscored that there […] The post Consumer Watchdog Sets the Record Straight on the Patient Safety Risks of Medical Board of California’s AB ...| Consumer Watchdog
Los Angeles, CA — Basing auto insurance premiums on whether a motorist is unmarried, divorced or widowed is a violation of the state’s civil rights laws and Proposition 103, and neither the insurance companies nor the Insurance Commissioner has the authority to do so, Consumer Watchdog has told the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco. […] The post Consumer Advocates Urge Court to End Marital-Status Discrimination in Auto Insurance; Data Proves Overcharges appeared first on Co...| Consumer Watchdog
Sacramento, CA – A new Consumer Alert video from Consumer Watchdog features a mother whose son died at the age of 20 due to gross medical negligence and discusses the need for SB 29 (Laird), which continues survivors’ rights to collect pre-death pain and suffering damages. SB 29 passed the California Senate and is awaiting […] The post Consumer Alert Promotes SB 29’s Support For Rights Of Survivors Of Medical Negligence, Debunks Argument of Increased Costs appeared first on Consum...| Consumer Watchdog
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Consumer Watchdog has challenged a more than $1.1 billion rate hike State Farm State Farm seeks for its homeowners, renters, condo and landlord policies. A rate hearing is scheduled at the end of this year. Insurance Commissioner Lara approved an interim rate increase of 17% for homeowners, 15% for renters and condo owners, and 38% […] The post Prop 103 Rate Hearing on State Farm’s $1.1 Billion Homeowners Rate Hike Request appeared first on Consumer Watchdog.| Consumer Watchdog
Los Angeles, CA — As lawmakers take up Cap-and-Trade for extension to 2045, they should reject any lobbyist pressure to include Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Cap-and-Trade, the state’s central greenhouse gas reduction program that caps emissions and mandates companies trade pollution allowances, Consumer Watchdog told legislative leaders today. “Some regulators turned oil lobbyists shaped […] The post Air Regulators Turned Lobbyists Lead To False Conclusions About Need For Ca...| Consumer Watchdog
Sacramento, CA—Consumer Watchdog released a short “Consumer Alert” white-board video warning about the dangers of a last-minute push by Governor Newsom and the legislature to rewrite California’s electricity rules and remove key Enron-era protections against price gouging. Watch the video. The 2 minute video explains through the use of a white board how SB 540 is […] The post Consumer Alert Warns About 11th Hour CA Electricity Deregulation Scheme That Will Raise Rates and In...| Consumer Watchdog
Consumer Alert: 11th Hour Push To Deregulate Electricity In California, Raise Rates| Consumer Watchdog
Consumers should expect large rate hikes but not more insurance policies sold under new rules issued by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara| Consumer Watchdog
By Stephanie Sierra, ABC7 https://abc7.com/post/100k-trip-er-left-antioch-california-family-burned-infant-tangled-billing-mess/17514842 ANTIOCH, Calif. — A newborn baby was rushed to the emergency room with severe burns, but there was no burn unit, nor any ambulances available. A California family tried to drive, but the doctor wouldn’t let them. Instead, they were forced to take a $90,000 air ambulance for a 15-minute ride […] The post ABC 7 – $100K trip to ER left California fami...| Consumer Watchdog
Los Angeles, CA — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is breaking his promise to Californians by guaranteeing rate hikes without guaranteeing more coverage, said Consumer Watchdog today, following his approval of another black-box wildfire model for use in pricing home insurance. The confidential closed-door review of a model owned by insurance ratings agency Moody’s, and two […]| Consumer Watchdog
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By Pat Maio, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Mercury Insurance is preparing to file updated home policy rates in California using a new catastrophic modeling system designed to give property owners a lifeline to more affordable coverage in wildfire-prone areas. The company said it is looking to offer homeowners an alternative to the California Fair Access to […]| Consumer Watchdog
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Nicole Anderson lost everything after the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 2020: her home, a couple of beloved animals, and nearly all her possessions. It was the third time she had evacuated her property since moving to the mountains in 2007, but the first time she wouldn’t return. “We’ve been evacuated twice before. They put […]| Consumer Watchdog
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By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-18/jan-7-fires-claims-complaints-mediation After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from Jan. 7 fire victims about how insurers are handling their claims, state regulators are considering referring hundreds of the cases to mediation — a little used practice that some consumer advocates fear could hurt policyholders. The Department of Insurance has been bombarded […]| Consumer Watchdog
By THOMAS FRANK, E&E NEWS POLITICO https://www.eenews.net/articles/california-leapfrogs-florida-in-us-insurance-risk California appears to have supplanted Florida as the state with the weakest property insurance market, with newly released data showing unprecedented numbers of Californians cannot find coverage. California’s property insurance crisis has grown increasingly dire in recent months while Florida has staged a stunning turnaround. In Florida, the insurance […]| Consumer Watchdog
By Tom Vacar, KTVU https://www.ktvu.com/news/secret-insurance-rate-setting-documents-should-not-be-secret SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The huge but conditional homeowner insurance rate increases granted to State Farm last month had its first of many days before the legal system, and KTVU forced its way in. On Wednesday, State Farm asked a judge for permission to keep secret from the public certain documents to be used to […]| Consumer Watchdog
Sacramento, CA – A bill that would have put patients at risk from doctors who practice medicine while abusing drugs or alcohol will not move forward this year. AB 408 by Assemblymember Berman and sponsored by the Medical Board of California was removed from today’s agenda for the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tina Minasian, an advocate for […]| Consumer Watchdog
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A Charlotte-based startup says e-commerce king Amazon (AMZN) jacked up their suggested retail price during the company’s annual discount event—Prime Day—to deceive consumers into thinking that they were getting a deal, when in reality, they weren’t. Jason Jacobs, founder of Remodeez, a small company that specializes in non-toxic foot deodorizers and other odor stoppers, says […]| Consumer Watchdog
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today warned consumers about Amazon’s deceptive pricing practices and said its dubious behavior means its big promotion on Tuesday should be called ‘Slime Day,” not “Prime Day.” The nonprofit nonpartisan public interest group also called on antitrust authorities to block Amazon’s proposed $14 billion purchase of Whole Foods “until […]| Consumer Watchdog
