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In August 2008, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company submitted applications to the California Department of Insurance for a rate increase of 4% and…
Aug 25, 2010Wouldn't it be great if we could all deduct our federal income and investment taxes from next year's income? And if we…
Aug 19, 2010The worst definitely didn't happen in Seattle. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners deferred the worst insurance industry demands for weakening the…
Aug 17, 2010The $1-million grants, which went to all but five states, will help many expand public access to information about rate hikes and…
Aug 17, 2010Four members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, on Monday ...
Aug 17, 2010It took my wife an hour and half to make the two mile commute home Monday, after the secret service closed some…
Aug 17, 2010If there's one thing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners don't see much of, it's public attention. Now, however, it's got the…
Aug 17, 2010Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that HHS awarded $46 million in rate review grant funds to 45 states. But how much new…
Aug 16, 2010Insurance Commissioners and Obama Administration Must Resist More Weakening of Curbs on Industry Overhead and Profit, Says Consumer Watchdog Seattle, WA --The…
Aug 16, 2010OLDWICK, N.J. -- Certain life insurance agents and broker-dealer firms could face increased legal liability depending on how the U.S. Securities &…
Aug 16, 2010As part of ObamaCare, the federal government will impose strict new spending rules on health insurers. How it does so could have…
Aug 16, 2010I'm just back from a sweltering week in Washington, DC, convinced that those of us who care about protecting consumers' online privacy…
Aug 15, 2010It's livelier Saturday at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting in Seattle. Most refreshing was a medium-sized street demonstration, with forays…
Aug 14, 2010The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog is seeking to determine the extent of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration's use of Google Earth…
Aug 14, 2010(Seattle)--The big buzz today at a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Regulators was that President Obama would speak to the…
Aug 13, 2010Life insurers are facing broad criticism for profiting from the death benefits of soldiers and other life insurance policyholders after a claim…
Aug 13, 2010Insurers and employers say a generous waiver process is needed to avoid a sudden jump in premiums. But patient advocates, such as…
Aug 13, 2010Washington, DC – Consumer Watchdog called on the Obama Administration to adopt new regulations requiring broad financial disclosures by health insurance companies…
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