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Health insurance companies are lobbying federal and state officials in an effort to ward off strict regulation of premiums and profits under…
May 15, 2010Search Giant Vacuumed Up Activities on Public Wi-Fi Networks Consumer Watchdog, a group that has become one of Google's most outspoken critics,…
May 15, 2010Consumer Watchdog Calls on Government Agencies to Ensure Private Data is Deleted SANTA MONICA, CA — An admission today that Google’s StreetView…
May 14, 2010Some people say WellPoint’s combative stance reflects just how worried the company is about the future. “In some ways, WellPoint feels more…
May 14, 2010For the past four years, Google has been reaching into unprotected Wi-Fi networks in homes and businesses in more than 30 countries…
May 14, 2010SACRAMENTO – The California State Assembly today approved legislation to extend California´s Low-Cost Automobile Insurance program through 2016. Assembly Bill 1597, authored…
May 14, 2010HHS Must Push to Curb Spiraling Rates, Prevent Gaming of Reform Act’s Limits on Insurer Overhead, Waste and Profit
May 14, 2010One of California’s largest insurers has sunk upward of $10 million into ads and efforts supporting Proposition 17, the auto insurance measure…
May 14, 2010Perhaps the toughest shareholder question came from consumer advocate John Simpson, who asked Schmidt whether Google had agreed to a reported $700…
May 14, 2010Those numbers might have gone unnoticed if not for a handful of critics who fear Google is becoming too dominant in its…
May 14, 2010The battle over Proposition 17 on the June ballot is heating up. The measure could change auto insurance rates and both sides…
May 13, 2010“You’ve got an insurance company that’s already spent $10 million and could spend another $10 million,” said Harvey Rosenfield, a longtime consumer…
May 12, 2010As we ready Inside Google, now in "Beta" mode, for its formal launch I've been checking various search engines to see where…
May 12, 2010George Joseph, the founder, chairman and largest shareholder of insurer Mercury General Corp. (MCY), employs his nephew as an executive in the…
May 11, 2010Santa Monica, CA – Mercury General Corp. has failed to fully disclose family ties within the company in possible violation of federal…
May 11, 2010As we have been putting Consumer Watchdog's new Inside Google Website through its paces while it's still in "Beta" mode, I discovered…
May 11, 2010Program in place until January 2011 State insurance officials estimate 18 percent of drivers will let their car insurance lapse in this…
May 9, 2010In a recent post on the website of Consumer Watchdog.org, the group's research director, Judy Dugan, took exception to a recent earnings…
May 7, 2010