Insurance
Interview on Corporate Crime with Doug Heller – Consumer Advocate with FTCR
Corporate Crime Reporter
Sep 16, 2002Doug Heller
Articles by Doug Heller
Insurance
Consumer Group Becomes Feared Force
Merced Sun-Star Nobody elected Harvey Rosenfield or Doug Heller or Jamie Court. But on pocketbook issues from insurance rates to electricity policy…
Jul 1, 2002
Insurance
Consumer Group Becomes Feared Force
Merced Sun-Star Nobody elected Harvey Rosenfield or Doug Heller or Jamie Court. But on pocketbook issues from insurance rates to electricity policy…
Jul 1, 2002California Senate Committee Passes Enron Reform Bill: Whistleblower Legislation Protects Dissenting Voices, Penalizes Silence in the Corporate Suites
SB 1452 Would Impose Hefty Fines on Executives Who Cover Up Financial Fraud Consumer advocates testified called on Senators to pass SB…
May 23, 2002
Energy
Dereg Dead [according to US foundation]
Electrical Business Magazine The U.S.-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) said the bankruptcy of energy giant Enron could trigger an…
Feb 28, 2002
Privacy
Lawmakers scramble to find Edison solution
The Associated Press A Senate version of a plan to keep Southern California Edison from going bankrupt won't work, Gov. Gray Davis…
Sep 15, 2001
Insurance
Rates tied to ZIPs blasted
Long Beach Press Telegram SACRAMENTO - It's not fair that an East Long Beach resident should pay less for auto insurance than…
Mar 14, 2001
Energy
LOBBYISTS FOR CONSUMERS ARE UNDERDOGS IN ELECTRICITY BATTLE
Los Angeles Times Doug Heller is aware of their presence: the lobbyists for Edison, Dynegy, Enron, Pacific Gas & Electric and other…
Mar 9, 2001
Insurance
Insurance commissioner draws criticism from consumer groups
The Associated Press Insurance Commissioner Harry Low said Wednesday he's working hard to restore public trust in his department after a scandal…
Mar 7, 2001
Energy
Troubled power firm tries to restart two generators
The Associated Press The owner of a Huntington Beach power plant that has agreed to pay $17 million to settle air pollution…
Feb 15, 2001
Energy
Reaction to Gov. Gray Davis’ State of the State speech:
ON ENERGYThe Associated Press "Governor Davis finally got the message that he needs to be bold in dealing with this energy crisis.…
Jan 8, 2001
Energy
Hearings get heated over bearing brunt of electricity deregulation
San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif._As utility executives pleaded for an electricity rate increase of up to 30 percent, angry consumer…
Dec 28, 2000CA Assembly Rejects Bill To Limit Insurer $ To Comish
The California Assembly rejected SB 953 (Speier), which limits to $250 contributions to the elected insurance commissioner by companies with business pending…
Aug 28, 2000Consumer Advocates Call For Assurances, Disclosure From Insurance Commissioner Nominee, Judge Harry Low
Next Commissioner Should Be Independent of Governor, Say Advocates Consumer Advocate Douglas Heller, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR),…
Aug 21, 2000
Insurance
Insurance Industry’s New “Uniformity” Plan Promotes Deregulation Nationwide
Testimony of Douglas Heller, Consumer Advocate Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights Presented to the California Department of Insurance Thursday, November 9,…
Feb 1, 2000