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National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace (6:30PM) ... a cap on the non-economic side would have very little impact on the actual premium…
Feb 10, 2003Stipulations and Consent Orders Concerning Prop 103 Rollbacks In 1992 California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi settled rate rollback cases with three of…
Feb 9, 2003California Department of Insurance News Releases In order to comply with California insurance reform Prop 103, medical malpractice insurers refunded millions to…
Feb 9, 2003News Articles After the enactment of Proposition 103 California Insurance Commisisoner John Garamendi froze insurance rates. This file includes news articles describing…
Feb 9, 2003California already limits amount for pain and suffering, but not punitive damages.The Orange County Register However, it is expected to face stiff…
Feb 7, 2003National Public Radio(NPR) All Things Considered At the rally today there were calls to cap jury awards in certain malpractice cases at…
Feb 5, 2003Workers Comp Executive Gary Cohen's appointment to General Counsel to the CA Dept. of Insurance, surprised consumer activist Harvey Rosenfield's Foundation for…
Feb 5, 2003California Code of Regulations California Code of Regulations Title 10, Chapter 5 Subchapter 4.9 RULES OF PRACTICE & PROCEDURES FOR RATE PROCEEDINGS
Feb 4, 2003'COMMERCIAL LINE' GETS LESS ATTENTIONLexington Herald-Leader Kentucky doctors have complained for several years about ruinous insurance premiums. But only three weeks ago…
Feb 4, 2003RCR Wireless News After all, these insurance companies need to recoup massive losses incurred from heavy investments in WorldCom, Tellabs, WinStar, Enron,…
Feb 3, 2003Modern Healthcare "The CAHP hired a consumer advocate to give them credibility. But Wally didn't have enough stature to give credibility to…
Feb 3, 2003Electric Utility Week Doug Heller, executive director of The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said that, "Cohen leaves no great legacy.…
Feb 3, 2003Daily News of Los Angeles As insurance underwriters raise premiums and toughen renewal policies, homeowners across Southern California are scared stiff that…
Feb 2, 2003The Palm Beach Post Bush, the Governor's panel, Florida's physicians, hospitals and insurance companies omit references to Proposition 103 when touting the…
Feb 2, 2003CA Dept. of Insurance Rules of Practie & Procedures for Rate Proceedings (Intervention)
Jan 31, 2003The American Banker Under a law that took effect this month, public companies based in California or doing business there have to…
Jan 30, 2003USA TODAY Despite a yearlong federal crackdown on the troubled power industry, energy traders and companies still might be manipulating natural gas…
Jan 30, 2003Reuters Peevey, a former executive at Los Angeles-based Edison International, tapped commissioner Henry Duque, who retired in December, to stay on for…
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