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Associated Press An unprecedented state survey released Friday suggests that insurance redlining exists in California's low-income and minority neighborhoods, where fewer people…
Mar 12, 1999Sacramento Bee A consumer group, pushing to reinstate a controversial law that would allow more lawsuits against insurance companies, charged Tuesday that…
Mar 10, 1999Profits Reached Record Highs In The State As Settlements To Accident Victims Dropped, Group Finds; Industry Officials Defend Trend, Saying Lower Rates…
Mar 10, 1999Insurers Are Paying Less Since Accident Victims Lost Their Rights
Mar 9, 1999City News Service Motorists and others injured in auto accidents have received steadily lower payments from insurance companies since a 1988 state…
Mar 9, 1999Critics Question Timing of 4-Year Study's ReleaseSan Francisco Chronicle Auto insurance rates have dropped an average of 11.3 percent in California during…
Feb 25, 1999States Say its the Biggest Four-Year Decline Ever; Consumer Advocates Complain that Savings Should Be Even GreaterLos Angeles Times Auto insurance rates…
Feb 25, 1999The Recorder Richard Huber made that mistake in a story published Jan. 22 in The Hartford Courant, two days after jurors in…
Feb 23, 1999Hartford Courant Aetna's $1 billion deal to buy Prudential HealthCare isn't sailing through the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust review as quickly as…
Feb 20, 1999Journal of Commerce Of the three companies, Fireman's Fund, Novato, Calif., agreed to issue the largest refund to customers, $76.25 million. Surety…
Feb 19, 1999Hartford Courant Connecticut insurance regulators will hold a public hearing Friday on Aetna's planned purchase of Prudential HealthCare, which is drawing protests…
Feb 18, 1999Ranking Democrat On Ways & Means Health Committee Wants Hearings
Feb 11, 1999Letter to Governor, Treasurer Questions Wilson Appointees' Ties to Insurance Industry
Feb 10, 1999Board Of Aetna Also Asked To Fire C.E.O. Huber Over Remarks
Feb 9, 1999Los Angeles Times All California motorists are required to carry auto insurance, but more than 3 million drive uninsured, either dropping coverage…
Feb 4, 1999Consumers Expected to Save $43 Million in Auto Insurance Rates
Feb 4, 1999You Can Sue Your Boss. You Can Even Sue the President. But Most Americans Can't Sue Their Health Insurer. Reform is Afoot…
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