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Delgadillo's suit contends the company has illegally rescinded the coverage of more than 850 policyholders since 2002. When Blue Shield of California…
Jul 18, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Governor Schwarzenegger and regulators announced a company-friendly settlement with Blue Shield today on the heels of a new…
Jul 17, 2008When summer temperatures rise in Orange County, you pay more at the pump for your gas, according to the California Energy Commission.…
Jul 17, 2008WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: To our viewers, you're in THE SITUATION ROOM. You may have noticed the cost of electricity is rising…
Jul 17, 2008Last week, Allstate was ordered by the Insurance Commissioner to reduce its homeowners insurance rates by approximately $242 million - an average…
Jul 17, 2008ANCHOR: DEBORAH ROBERTS / REPORTER: ELISABETH LEAMY DEBORAH ROBERTS (ABC NEWS): (Off-camera) Now a 'GMA" 'Consumer Alert." Should safe drivers who drive…
Jul 17, 2008The consumer price index, used to gauge inflation, has jumped 5% since June 2007. Figuring it out means the Bureau of Labor…
Jul 17, 2008The Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts’ Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation trumpeted the results of a poll today that found...
Jul 16, 2008California stem cell agency Chairman Bob Klein has stepped down as president of the stem cell advocacy and lobbying group Americ...
Jul 15, 200820 Years After Vote, Insurers Must Show They are Complying With Prop 103 Rules Santa Monica, CA -- Today is the…
Jul 14, 2008To his credit Bob Klein, chairman of the California stem cell agency, has apologized to Sen. Sheila Kuehl for an unseemly...
Jul 14, 2008Think shopping home and auto policies is fun? Try buying your own health insurance. As companies cut corners and more entrepreneurs strike…
Jul 14, 2008Serious Illness Quickly Exhausts Lifetime Limits of $1 Million or More Mary Wusterbarth thought her toddler was struggling with an ear infection…
Jul 13, 2008Would you cut back on driving if your insurance company charged by the mile, and maybe by the way you handle your…
Jul 12, 2008California health insurance regulators now say they are back in pursuit of Anthem Blue Cross as they examine 1,770 patient policies canceled…
Jul 12, 2008Bob Klein's advocacy group has just apologized for its sharp personal attack on Sen. Sheila Kuehl because she supports ...
Jul 12, 2008Robert Klein, who is chairman of California's $6 billion stem cell agency, must resign in the wake of an inappropriate personal attack…
Jul 11, 2008Allstate Insurance Corp., the state's third-largest home insurer, was ordered yesterday to slash its homeowner's rates by 28.5 percent in one of…
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