Insurance
Insurers’ System for Rates Varies;
A driver's address or gender can be more important in the state than experience. But a Prop 103 compliance push may change…
Jan 16, 2006Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
Study: Malpractice insurers inflated losses to raise rates
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) Medical malpractice insurance companies consistently inflated the amount they estimated they would pay out in claims between…
Jan 9, 2006
Insurance
Driven To Excess
The Los Angeles Times It's safe to say that the industry is not much better loved today than it was in 1988.…
Jan 9, 2006
Insurance
Industry Greed, Not Patients’ Interest, Drives Consolidation of Health Insurers
Los Angeles Business Journal Two recent mergers, PacifiCare with United Health and Anthem with WellPoint, reveal that getting bigger is, in fact,…
Jan 9, 2006
Insurance
Insurer: ZIP codes vital to fair rates;
INITIATIVE AIMS TO UNDO ORDER TO HALT THE PRACTICE San Jose Mercury News (California) "Anybody that believes that the insurance industry is…
Jan 7, 2006
Energy
Gas prices leap into the new year
The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica said the petroleum industry…
Jan 7, 2006
Insurance
Prop. 103 Changes May Join Ballot;
Mercury Insurance's chief is pushing a measure to rewrite the 1988 initiative that governs auto insurance premiums in the state.Los Angeles Times…
Jan 5, 2006
Insurance
Rebates: Get what’s coming to you
CNNMoney.com According to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, some rebate companies will reject the rebate if the form is torn,…
Jan 5, 2006
Insurance
Insurer proposes measure to alter California insurance reforms
Associated Press "California motorists, homeowners and businesses can expect to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars more every year for insurance if…
Jan 5, 2006
Energy
DWP Pays to Drink Sparkletts;
L.A.'s supplier of tap water accounts for more than a third of the city money spent on the bottled variety.Los Angeles Times…
Jan 4, 2006
Insurance
Insurance Suits and Administrative Actions
Everyday, FTCR attorneys battle insurance companies in the courts and before the California Department of Insurance to stop illegal overcharges, excessive rate…
Jan 2, 2006
Insurance
Doctor insurer’s rates and perks up;
Big bonuses alleged for top executivesBelleville News-Democrat (Illinois) Goyal's charges foreshadowed conclusions reached in a report issued Friday by the Foundation for…
Jan 2, 2006Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Inflated Losses By $Billions to Overcharge Doctors, Study Finds
Consumer Advocates Call for Investigation of Insurance Accounting Practices
Dec 29, 2005
Insurance
Calculating Malpractice Claims
Study by Consumers Group Suggests Insurers Set Premiums Based on Market, Not Their Losses
Dec 29, 2005
In The News
‘What’s in that bill?’ The risk of deadline votes;
Insiders are finding surprises in last week's flurry of votesChristian Science Monitor The practice of adding new provisions in conference, even after…
Dec 29, 2005
Insurance
GOOD DRIVERS’ RATES TO DIP;
AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO BE BASED ON RECORD, NOT HOME'S ZIP CODEThe Daily News of Los Angeles "The people who are going…
Dec 29, 2005
Insurance
An Enterprising Contribution
As Arnold has twisted and turned on the question of accepting campaign contributions, he has always claimed that he wouldn't take money…
Dec 28, 2005
Energy
Power price shock lingers
The Daily News of Los Angeles "It's too little too late," said Doug Heller, executive director of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for…
Dec 27, 2005