Insurance
Proposed Calif. Levy Gets Grudging Nod From Insurers
BestWire (A.M. Best) January 10, 2008 by Sean P. Carr, Senior Associate Editor, BestWeek ...
Jan 10, 2008Consumer Watchdog
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Allstate Wants to Overcharge California Homeowners $336 Each, Says Group Challenging $325 Million Windfall for Insurance Giant
Allstate Battle Arrives As National Report Shows Insurance Industry Profits Remain At Record Levels Santa Monica, CA -- Allstate will try to…
Jan 10, 2008
Insurance
PROPOSED CALIF. LEVY GETS GRUDGING NOD FROM INSURERS
BestWire (A.M. Best) A California-based consumer organization that is currently challenging several companies' insurance rates urged legislators to reject what it called…
Jan 10, 2008
Insurance
Mercury Insurance gives $100,000 to Prop 93, watch for Pols to give back
A $100,000 contribution from Mercury Insurance was just reported to one of the political committees supporting Prop 93 -- the effort to…
Jan 10, 2008
Insurance
Schwarzenegger’s Homeowners Insurance Tax – Dumb Idea
When I first heard (yesterday) about Schwarzenegger's plan to tax homeowners on their insurance policies as a way to fill some of…
Jan 10, 2008Schwarzenegger Insurance Tax Unfair to Homeowners, Lets Insurers Off the Hook
Insurance Interests Have Donated $3.8 Million To Schwarzenegger's Political Funds, Would Reap Benefit of Plan Santa Monica, CA -- Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal…
Jan 9, 2008
Insurance
Gov. plans to seek fire levy;
Los Angeles Times January 9, 2008 by Marc Lifsher & Evan Halper, Times Staff Writers ...
Jan 9, 2008
Insurance
Gov. plans to seek fire levy;
The 1.25% fee, added to property insurance bills, would boost firefighting and aid overall budget. Critics call it a tax.Los Angeles Times…
Jan 9, 2008
Insurance
Will Mercury Insurance and Insurance Broker lobbyists try to change the rules in order to charge customers more?
For several years Mercury Insurance and lobbyists for insurance brokers have desperately tried to change California's insurance rules governing who is an…
Jan 9, 2008
Energy
Gas Prices Jump a Nickel
Convenience Store News (CSN at the Trade Show) January 8, 2008 by Diva J ...
Jan 8, 2008
Energy
Outage responses fuel power debate
Record Searchlight (Redding, California) January 8, 2008 by Ryan Sabalow, Record Searchlight ...
Jan 8, 2008
Energy
Outage Responses Fuel Power Debate
Private vs. public energy at center of discussion That's why Doug Heller, executive director for the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights,…
Jan 8, 2008
Energy
Gas Prices Jump a Nickel;
Meanwhile, a consumer group urges Congress to curb gas pricesConvenience Store News (CSN at the Trade Show) "Today's rising energy prices as…
Jan 8, 2008
Insurance
Consumer Watchdog challenging earthquake insurance rate hike by GeoVera
CW attorney Todd Foreman is in San Francisco this week trying to block a proposed earthquake insurance rate hike by GeoVera Insurance. …
Jan 8, 2008Congress Must Act to Question, Curb Energy Prices as Gasoline Rises Again, Says Group
Pump Price up a Nickel in a Week, Boosting Refinery Profits Even as Economists See Recession Looming
Jan 7, 2008
Privacy
Industry and academia team up;
10 companies, 56 groups apply for grants to get stem cell products to trialSan Diego Union-Tribune To have 10 companies from around…
Jan 7, 2008
Privacy
Industry and academia team up;
San Diego Union-Tribune January 6, 2008 by Terri Somers, STAFF WRITER Industry and...
Jan 6, 2008
Energy
Gas prices go up again
Erie Times-News (Pennsylvania) Worldwide demand for oil and political unrest in oil-producing nations are some of the factors behind the current escalation…
Jan 4, 2008