In the worst economy in generations, California's 3rd largest auto insurer hopes to fool voters into allowing higher auto premiums.
Aug 19, 2009The chairman of California's Fair Political Practices Commission, Ross Johnson, said widespread overseas travel by top state climate and energy officials on…
Jul 31, 2009In a stunning show of fealty to insurance giant Safeco, 25 Republican lawmakers have asked the California Supreme Court to overturn an…
Jun 17, 2009We've been posting a lot about big insurers' plot to win deregulation as part of the federal financial overhaul. Now the New…
May 22, 2009In recent years Floridians have seen the worst of the insurance industry. From lousy hurricane claims handling to price gouging, dumping customers…
May 6, 2009In one of the weirder moves I've seen over the past decade-plus that I've been going to Sacramento, Assemblyman Joe Coto and…
Apr 29, 2009Today, Consumer Watchdog will be in Sacramento to stop Mercury Insurance's latest assault on insurance reform Proposition 103 -- legislation that precludes…
Apr 28, 2009I've been hearing dribs and drabs about this for awhile now. The insurance industry in California has apparently suckered some lawmaker into…
Apr 11, 2009Last night's FRONTLINE TV program on PBS about America's broken healthcare system was outstanding and is worth watching whether you're a concerned…
Apr 3, 2009Every year California officials are required to file a public document called a Statement of Economic Interest, or Form 700, with the…
Mar 6, 2009Five years ago, AIG's then-Chairman, Hank Greenberg, compared lawyers who sue corporations on behalf of injured plaintiffs with terrorists. Now he's suing…
Mar 4, 2009Months into California's budget stalemate and less than 24 hours into his tenure as California's Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth is…
Feb 19, 2009The state insurance commissioner has announced a rate reduction for drivers covered by AAA of Southern California. Commissioner Steve Poizner says the…
Feb 6, 2009As the regulator of a financial services industry that affects so many individuals and businesses directly at the pocketbook level, the public…
Jan 28, 2009As Google grows into the behemoth of personal computing that it apparently wants to become, the firm has apparently decided to get…
Nov 12, 2008Today's report in the Wall Street Journal that the Treasury Department may let insurance companies tap into the $700 billion bailout fund…
Oct 24, 2008A new LA Times/Bloomberg poll says Americans believe that we need more regulation of industry in order to protect against the type…
Oct 15, 2008The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added another $38 billion to the AIG bailout pot today, bringing the total taxpayer infusion…
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