Insurance

Allstate Ordered to Implement 15.9% Rate Cut for California Drivers

April 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> SACRAMENTO, CA -- A California Superior Court judge denied an Allstate petition to halt a state order to slice its automobile insurance rates by 15.9%, or approximately $124 per vehicle per year.<br/> <br/> Judge Peter Busch...</p>

Guns & Guts Save CA Motorists 62 Billion Bucks

April 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> I remember now why I hired armed guards to protect the voter signatures that put insurance reform Proposition 103 on the ballot twenty years ago. ... </p>

$62 billion saved thanks to Prop 103

April 25, 2008  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p> I'm going to happy hour tonight, and the whole office is coming with me. It's a rare occurrence that anyone around here leaves the office before 5pm, let alone all of us at the same time. But we've got reason to celebrate... </p>

Gasoline Prices Passing $4, Setting New Records Daily

April 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Prices over $3 everywhere -- The question is, will we see $5? -- Gasoline now rivals Iraq as Americans' biggest worry</strong> <br/> <br/> Gasoline price records are being broken throughout California for the third consecutive week,...

California Judge Won’t Let Allstate Delay Cutting Auto Insurance Rates

April 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

On the same day a new study dubbed California the nation's leader in holding the line on auto insurance rates, a judge in San Francisco denied Allstate's bid to delay cutting its rates an average of 15.9 percent as the insurer appeals state...

Judge Orders Allstate to Lower Auto Rates

April 24, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Allstate Insurance to comply with a regulatory order to lower annual auto insurance rates by an average of $133 per vehicle.<br/> <br/> The ruling means that Allstate must comply with the...

A new era of campaign finance ethics?

April 22, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> <strong><span><span>Watchdog groups optimistic new state legislative leaders will put policy above money chase</span></span></strong> </p> <p> SACRAMENTO — As the Democrats' two incoming legislative leaders prepare to move into... </p>

Hope for Patients Who Lost Policies

April 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>State to Review Canceled Health Insurance Policies -- The action, which affects thousands of Californians, is the boldest yet in dealing with companies' practice of rescinding coverage of sick policyholders.</strong><br/> <br/> Thousands...

California Orders 26 Health Policies Reinstated, Opens Door to Thousands More

April 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

SACRAMENTO, CA -- The state Department of Managed Health Care ordered the policies of 26 consumers immediately reinstated and opened the door to potentially reversing policy cancellations for thousands of more Californians deemed to have been...

26 to Get Back Health Coverage Taken Away

April 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>State regulators to review thousands of similar cases</strong><br/> <br/> State regulators ordered on Thursday the immediate reinstatement of 26 health insurance policies for consumers who were wrongly stripped of them, marking the...

Patients Get a Victory as State Restores Insurance for Some, Orders Reviews for Thousands

April 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Insurance reinstated for some -- thousands more get reviews</strong> <p> State regulators Thursday set the stage for the reinstatement of thousands of Californians who may have been wrongfully dropped from health care plans over...</p>

Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Rescissions

April 17, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo says the health insurer made false promises of coverage and hid a scheme to drop sick policyholders. The company denies the allegations.</strong>