Insurance

Honesty Can Cost In Auto Policies

June 30, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

Will Californians lie to save money? <p> Apparently. </p> <p> New legislation takes aim at an honor system, of sorts, perhaps one of the few remaining in which millions of dollars are at stake. </p> <p> The measure targets a...</p>

“Pay-As-You-Drive” Workshop Comments To California Department of Insurance

June 30, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> Download here comments submitted to the Department of Insurance regarding a June 23, 2008 workshop to discuss implementation of "Pay-as-you-drive" insurance in California... </p>

AB 2800: Big Brother Snooping Around Your Car?

June 30, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> Jared Huffman is generally a good Assemblyman. I mean, he's no Shiela Kuehl or anything, but overall a solid legislator.  Which is why I'm surprised that we're seeing AB 2800, a bill which would allow insurance companies to use...</p>

Bill Aims to Cut Driving, Insurance Rates

June 27, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Huffman Legislation Would Tie Fewer Miles to Lower Premiums; Opponents Cite Privacy Concerns</strong><br/> <br/> California motorists should be entitled to save money on car insurance -- while they help the environment -- by driving...

Fireman’s Fund Ordered to Cut Homeowners Rates in California

June 27, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> SACRAMENTO, CA -- California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has ordered another insurer to lower rates in accordance with revised guidelines adopted last year for the state's Proposition 103.<br/> <br/> Fireman's Fund Insurance...</p>

Fair insurance premiums must go hand in hand with “green” insurance policies

June 24, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> I went to a Department of Insurance workshop yesterday to talk about what’s been dubbed “Pay as you drive” insurance. What that means depends on who you ask, and just about every opinion was thrown against the wall at... </p>

California Senate Approves Agent-Broker, Spyware Bills

June 20, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

California's Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two bills -- one allowing insurance cmpanies to require spyware to be installed in vehicles, and the other clarifying the duties of an agent versus those of a broker.<br/> Adve...

PacifiCare Agrees to Reinstate Coverage to 60 Patients

June 20, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

The state Department of Managed Health Care and PacifiCare of California have reached a settlement to reinstate health insurance to 60 PacifiCare patients whose coverage was canceled during the past four years.<br/> <br/> Cypress-based...

Health Care Bill Could Limit Recourse

June 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Advocates Fear Measure Will Tilt Toward Insurers</strong><br/> <br/> LOS ANGELES, CA -- A health insurance reform bill, intended to cure the pain of rescinded policyholders, could have a serious side effect: strict new limits on when...

It’s a Buyer’s Market for Auto Insurance

June 15, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> <strong>Fewer accidents on state roads translate into lower rates, which are not hard to find.</strong> </p> <p> Getting too much junk mail touting low automobile insurance rates? Being bombarded by television commercials featuring a...</p>

Watch the stem cell rules changes

June 11, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> The <a href="http://www.cirm.ca.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state stem cell agency</a> is refining the policies that govern the way $3 billion in grants are administered. One proposed change really had me wondering when I read it. </p>

Mercury Cutting Rates In State

June 11, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>About 1.7 Million Customers Will Save On Auto, Home Policies</strong><br/> <br/> Mercury General Corp., a Los Angeles-based low-cost insurer, today is expected to announce rate cuts for about 1.7 million of its automobile and homeowner...