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Associated Press Schaeffer's compensation is drawing criticism from the Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based nonprofit consumer advocacy…
Oct 30, 2003Industry says it's too early to tell whether rate increases will be needed to cushion blowAlameda Times-Star (Alameda, CA) Doug Heller, consumer…
Oct 30, 2003Huge home losses in Southern California could push rates higher, but the state will review requests.Sacramento Bee "The insurance industry will look…
Oct 29, 2003HIGHER HOMEOWNER RATES POSSIBLE STATEWIDE, SOME SAYSan Jose Mercury News (California) "There is no doubt the insurance companies are right now considering…
Oct 29, 2003CBS-TV Evening News (6:30 PM ET) Insurance experts predict these fires won't cost the state as much as the 1994 Northridge earthquake…
Oct 29, 2003In most states, laws require insurance companies to pay claims promptly and for the full amount covered by the policy. However, as…
Oct 28, 2003?,§?led on state regulators and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the proposed merger on grounds that it will lead to pillaging…
Oct 28, 2003U.S. Senate Is Poised to Codify Practice FTCR seized on new evidence today in the New York Times that banks and credit…
Oct 28, 2003Austin American-Statesman (Texas) States should be allowed to enact tougher laws than the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or the federal law itself…
Oct 28, 2003Associated Press Those trends don't bode well for the Southern California victims, said Harvey Rosenfield, who heads the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Oct 28, 2003Sacramento Bee Even in markets where the newly merged health plan would get an upper hand in negotiations with hospitals, doctors and…
Oct 28, 2003Business Insurance Support may be growing for some sort of federal role in insurance regulation, if the testimony of witnesses at a…
Oct 27, 2003Homeowners should inventory belongings for insurance. After a fire, they are advised to be alert and handle any problems quickly.The Los Angeles…
Oct 27, 2003The Sydney Morning Herald A privacy group in California has protested against Citigroup-backed legislation in the US Senate, which would gut state…
Oct 27, 2003MSNBC-TV - Countdown The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) says Citigroup's policies on privacy and opposition to strict deregulation makes…
Oct 27, 2003RCR Wireless News "Thanks to deregulation, the only way cell-phone abuses can be rectified is through lawsuits on behalf of the public,"…
Oct 27, 2003The New York Times State-rooted consumer movements are often closer to the people and have better ideas about how to protect them.…
Oct 27, 2003Maine, California provide models for universal coverageThe Tallahassee Democrat "It's the biggest thing in health care since Medicare or Medicaid. It requires…
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