Pressure is building on Blue Shield to justify huge rate increases for health insurance; some of them were up to 59 percent.…
Jan 20, 2011Some wonder if Google co-founder Larry Page is up to the mammoth task of running such a large, powerful and increasingly diverse…
Jan 20, 2011A Blue Shield customer from San Diego emailed Consumer Watchdog recently to complain about a 59 percent rate hike. his comment,…
Jan 19, 2011Click here to listen to the audio of this broadcast. The State Auditor’s office has identified more than 400-thousand dollars wasted or…
Jan 18, 2011SACRAMENTO -- Some big targets were left largely untouched in Gov. Jerry Brown's call for shared sacrifice in his proposed budget. In…
Jan 17, 2011Blue Shield of California, stung by public outrage over its latest premium hikes, said Friday it won't back down from its plans…
Jan 15, 2011Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., plans to pick up where he and former Rep.Rick Boucher, D-Va., left off in the last Congress in…
Jan 14, 2011Allstate Corp. will no longer issue new "Your Choice Auto" policies in California. Consumer education and advocacy organization Consumer Watchdog said that…
Jan 14, 2011
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Jan 14, 2011In a victory for insurance companies, the state Supreme Court left intact Wednesday a ruling barring consumers in California from suing automobile…
Jan 13, 2011Allstate has stopped selling California drivers its "Your Choice Auto" policies after a consumer group claimed the product was deceptive. Bloomberg reported…
Jan 13, 2011Responding to a recent outcry over the perception that developers who help finance city lawmakers have an inside track to having their…
Jan 13, 2011Allstate Insurance agreed to stop selling its Your Choice Auto (YCA) insurance program in California after Consumer Watchdog said the insurance was…
Jan 12, 2011Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, halted sales of its Your Choice Auto product in California after…
Jan 11, 2011While the House of Representatives is moving towards repealing the national healthcare reform law passed last year, residents of the nation's largest…
Jan 7, 2011Click here to listen to the audio clip of this broadcast.
Jan 7, 2011One of California's largest health insurers - Blue Shield - announced plans to hike its premiums by as much as 59%. The…
Jan 7, 2011