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Prop 103 California Insurance Reform

Prop 103 California Insurance Reform

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

New Bill Requires Insurance Companies to Offer and Renew Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers

Homeowners Dropped by Insurers

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Insurance news, investigations, and reform — auto, home, and health insurance rates, claims denials, and industry accountability.
Critics Say Barona Grants Are Misused

Critics Say Barona Grants Are Misused

July 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
<strong>Tribe Donates to Schools Chosen by State Lawmakers</strong><br/> <br/> SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Barona Band of Mission Indians has made state elected officials a generous offer. The tribe will contribute $5,000 to any public or private...
Panel Will Probe Health Insurers That Cancel Sick Members’ Policies

Panel Will Probe Health Insurers That Cancel Sick Members’ Policies

July 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
“I understand that insurance companies need to protect themselves from fraud,” Congressman Henry Waxman said. “But that is not what happened in California, Connecticut and across the country. Insurers are using technicalities or trumped-up ‘misrepresentations’ to rescind policies after individuals get sick and accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.”
Prop 103 saves homeowners another $242 million

Prop 103 saves homeowners another $242 million

July 17, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
<p> Last week, <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/articles/?storyId=21293">Allstate was ordered by the Insurance Commissioner to reduce its homeowners insurance rates</a> by approximately $242 million - an average $250 savings... </p>
Watching You at the Wheel

Watching You at the Wheel

July 17, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
ANCHOR: DEBORAH ROBERTS / REPORTER: ELISABETH LEAMY<br/> <br/> DEBORAH ROBERTS (ABC NEWS): (Off-camera) Now a 'GMA" 'Consumer Alert." Should safe drivers who drive less than others pay lower car insurance premiums?<br/> <br/> GRAPHIC...
Massachusetts uninsured don’t like mandatory insurance

Massachusetts uninsured don’t like mandatory insurance

July 16, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
The Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts’ Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation trumpeted the <a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2008-releases/hsph-bcbs-poll-strong-support-for-ma-health-reform-law.html">r</a><a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2008-releases/hsph-bcbs-poll-strong-support-for-ma-health-reform-law.html">esults of a poll today</a> that found...
Buying Private Health Insurance

Buying Private Health Insurance

July 14, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
<p> Think shopping home and auto policies is fun? Try buying your own health insurance. As companies cut corners and more entrepreneurs strike out on their own, the individual health insurance market is growing. </p>
State Weighs ‘Pay As You Drive’ Insurance

State Weighs ‘Pay As You Drive’ Insurance

July 12, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
Would you cut back on driving if your insurance company charged by the mile, and maybe by the way you handle your ride?<br/> <br/> Some state lawmakers and regulators are betting many Californians will.<br/> <br/> Insurance Commissioner Steve...
Allstate Must Slash Homeowner Rates

Allstate Must Slash Homeowner Rates

July 11, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog
Allstate Insurance Corp., the state's third-largest home insurer, was ordered yesterday to slash its homeowner's rates by 28.5 percent in one of the deepest rate cuts ever required by the state Department of Insurance.<br/> <br/> The rate...