Insurance

California Legislature Approves Three Bills to Require Fair and Timely Home Insurance Payouts and Improve Access to Coverage 

September 2, 2026  ·  Carmen Balber

Sacramento, CA – Fire survivors and consumer advocates celebrated the passage of strong new insurance consumer protections by the California legislature today that will help families keep their...

Newly Released SB 492 Confirms Major Victory for Wildfire Survivors and California Families

August 29, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Legislature Stands Up to Powerful Interests, Protects Survivors’ Rights and Rejects Utility Bailout

California Legislature Protects Wildfire Survivors’ Rights and Rejects Higher Insurance Costs 

August 28, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Legislature Stands Up to Governor Newsom and His Utility Allies, Delivering a Major Victory for Wildfire Survivors and Consumers  SACRAMENTO, CA — Every Fire Survivor’s Network...

Survivors Provide Recommendations for Any Wildfire Liability Legislation Written Today

August 28, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Today is the final day any wildfire liability legislation can be put in print. Every Fire Survivor’s Network and Consumer Watchdog issued...

Assembly Bailout Plan Codifies Bad Lara Regulations That Cost Consumers $562 Million And Created Only 10,000 New Homeowners Policies; Locking In Rate Hikes

August 27, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA —  An Assembly working group document (opens in new tab) recommends codifying failed Department of Insurance regulations that allow home insurance companies to raise rates based on...

KCRA 3: Fire Survivors Speak Out Against Limit To Utility Payouts

August 25, 2026  ·  Consumer Watchdog

Wildfire Survivors Call on Lawmakers to Reject Gov’s 11th-Hour Legislative Utility Bail Out for Fires They Cause; Urge “No Lines Between Survivors”

August 25, 2026  ·  Carmen Balber

Sacramento, CA – Over fifty wildfire survivors from across California gathered outside the Capitol building today to call on California lawmakers to stand with survivors and reject...

Three Bills to Reform Insurance Claims Abuses and Help Homeowners Keep Their Insurance Pass Final Committee, Head to CA Assembly Floor

August 13, 2026  ·  Carmen Balber

Sacramento, CA – Three bills to help families prevent home insurance nonrenewals and require fair and timely payouts of a claim after a disaster were...

THE DISINFORMATION ECHO CHAMBER: How California’s For-Profit Utilities Built Political Support For A Wildfire Utility Bailout

August 6, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

California's investor-owned, for-profit utilities are pursuing one of the largest corporate bailouts in California history — one that would shift billions of dollars in wildfire liability away from themselves for causing catastrophic fires on to wildfire survivors,…

Investigation Maps For-Profit Utilities’ $366 Million Disinformation Echo Chamber as Newsom Pushes Wildfire Bailout

August 6, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Report documents years of lobbying, campaign contributions, charitable giving and political relationships that culminated in utility bailout plan Sacramento, CA — As Governor Gavin Newsom develops...

Utilities Break California Lobbying Record Under Newsom While Former Aides Lead Utility-Backed Wildfire Coalition

August 3, 2026  ·  Carmen Balber

New disclosures show utilities spent a record $16.7 million lobbying Sacramento through the first six quarters of the 2025–2026 legislative session as lawmakers consider a...

California’s For-Profit Utilities Bankroll “Wildfire Victims First” Front Group to Push Utility Bailout

July 28, 2026  ·  Carmen Balber

Consumer Watchdog analysis finds 66% of coalition organizations received utility money while utilities bankroll campaign to escape accountability for catastrophic wildfires Sacramento, CA — Consumer Watchdog today...