Insurance Reform Proposition 103 Saved CA Drivers $154 Billion, Report Says
Los Angeles, CA– Today the Consumer Federation of America reports that Proposition 103, the insurance reform law passed by
California Public Utility Commission Urged To Investigate PG&E and Other Utilities For Blackouts And To Require A Specific Threat Before Shutdowns
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today urged the President of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael Picker, to launch a public investigation of Pacific Gas & Electric’s shutoff of power to thousands of customers in Northern California over the weekend due to high wind advisor
Consumer Watchdog Calls For Audit Of Tainted Process In Search For New LADWP Ratepayer Advocate
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called the process of picking a new ratepayer advocate to head the Office of Public Accountability at the LA Department of Water and Power biased and called for an immediate investigation by the LA City Controller.
Google+ Data Breach Shows Internet Giant Cannot Be Trusted to Police Its Platform
LOS ANGELES – The data breach of Google’s social network, Google+, that the company hid since last March, shows that the Internet Giant cannot be trusted to police its own platforms, Consumer Watchdog said today.
Top 10 US Insurance Companies Invest $51 Billion In Fossil Fuels
Los Angeles, CA — As a UN panel finds the world is losing the war with global warming and urgent action is needed, US insurance companies have reported holding more than $50.9 billion in fossil fuel investments that exacerbate climate change, according to reporting to national insurance regulator
Insurance For Fossil-Fuel Projects But Not Homeowners
This oped was published in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 5, 2018
Transamerica Life Settles Lawsuit Concerning Increases in “Cost of Insurance” Charges
Los Angeles, CA – Transamerica Life Insurance Company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of policyholders across the United States alleging that
California Acts to Stem Opioid Overprescribing and Prevent Overdose Deaths
Sacramento, CA – Starting today, California doctors will have to check a patient’s prescription history befor
California Enacts First-In-Nation Law Requiring Doctors To Tell Patients When They Are On Probation
Sacramento, CA -- Doctors in California will have to be honest with their patients if they are on probation for sexual assa
Consumer Watchdog To Insurance Companies: Stop Underwriting Fossil Fuel Projects That Exacerbate Fires And Hurricanes
San Francisco, CA – The nonprofit consumer group responsible for the most effective regulation of the insurance industry in America said today it would be challenging America’s insurance companies to join their European counterparts in refusing to underwrite coal and fossil fuel projects.
