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Bill to Limit Contributions to Insurance Commissioner Passes First Hurdle

Assembly takes first step toward Quackenbush scandal reform, Advocates wary of details A measure that will limit the amount of campaign contributions…

Corporate Abuses To See Light of Day

Judicial Council Considers Rules To End Secrecy Agreements Court rules currently under consideration by California's Judicial Council would prohibit the sealing of…

Assembly to Vote on Quackenbush-Scandal Reform

Advocates Concerned About Fate of Bill to Limit Insurance Company Contributions to Insurance Commissioner

Power to the People– At an Affordable Rate

As they munch on smoked duck ravioli and Squid ink tagliolini at a chic Italian eatery tonight (8/14) hosted by the Sempra…

Lawsuit Against Aetna In State Court Speeds Into Discovery

Judge Holds Case Will Move Forward A California Superior Court Judge in San Diego has allowed a unfair business practices complaint against…

Proposed Rules on Sealed Records Procedures

Judicial Council

California State Senate Rolls Back Utility Rates to Pre-Deregulation Levels

Adopts Recommendations of Consumer Advocates For Ratepayer Rebellion Adopting the recommendation of consumer advocates and former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor, the…

Legislators Weaken Quackenbush-Scandal Reform Law

Full slate at Capitol as recess concludes: Bills seek to mop up after Quackenbush

Sacramento Bee At least five of the proposals are directly inspired by the scandal that has enveloped former state Insurance Commissioner Chuck…

Hundreds of bills, dozens of fund-raisers set for end of session

Associated Press The legislative equivalent of crunch time starts Monday when lawmakers return from a monthlong recess to decide hundreds of issues…

Hundreds of bills, dozens of fund-raisers set for end of session

Associated Press The scandal surrounding former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has increased the likelihood that lawmakers will impose new consumer-friendly controls on…

State Agency Rejects Call For Utility Rollback

Advocates Will Ask For Special Session Of Legislature In the midst of a state-wide energy crisis, and after hearing from consumer advocates…

Consumer Groups, Quake Survivors Call on Legislators to Enact California Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights

Senator Escutia Agrees to Author Legislation

Retired judge nominated to lead insurance office

San Jose Mercury News In a bid to restore faith in a scandal-ridden department, Gov. Gray Davis on Monday nominated a low-key…

Insurance Post Goes to S.F. Ex-Judge

Davis names Harry Low to succeed QuackenbushSan Francisco Chronicle

Insurance Post Goes to S.F. Ex-Judge

Davis names Harry Low to succeed QuackenbushSan Francisco Chronicle

Anger From The Coast…California Physicians and Groups Lash Out At HMOs

Modern Physician Physicians in California, like Peter Finch's newsman Howard Beale in the movie Network, are as mad as hell and not…

Davis names retired Judge Harry Low to succeed Quackenbush

Associated Press Gov. Gray Davis on Monday nominated retired Judge Harry W. Low as California's new insurance commissioner, promising that Low's ``unquestioned…