Insurance

Good drivers to subsidize the bad in Massachusetts

February 29, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

There’s a <a href="http://masspirg.org/news-releases/auto-insurance/auto-insurance-news/rates-to-increase-for-many-good-drivers-and-to-decrease-substantially">great new study</a> out this week from our friends at ...

Who wins if everyone has to buy health insurance?

February 28, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

The health care debate in the national media (thanks to sniping on the presidential campaign trail) has boiled down to one question: should we require Americans to purchase insurance in order to get everyone insured? One side says yes, otherwise...

Quackenbush under fire again, this time in Florida for firing on suspect

February 28, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> Chuck Quackenbush, the disgraced former California insurance commissioner who resigned in 2000 after accusations of misusing public funds, has been of late, a deputy sheriff in Florida. ...</p>

States Draw Fire for Pitching Citizens On Private Long-Term Care Insurance

February 26, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> Last year, six million letters bearing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's name and official state seal went out to Californians. <div id="postContent"> <p> The missives, sent by a direct-mail company...</p> </div> </div>

Speaker Race Is a Capitol Brawl

February 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>With Fabian Núñez termed out, 10 Democrats are politicking for the Assembly's biggest prize</strong> <p> The prize is a $17,500 pay increase, a massive office, giant staff, instant renown, control over millions in...</p>

Poizner’s Businesslike Style Pays Political Dividends

February 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<b>STATE INSURANCE CZAR MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010</b> <p> SACRAMENTO, CA -- Some kids dream of being a firefighter or an astronaut when they grow up. When a young Steve Poizner pondered his future career, he was more practical: He...</p>

Insurers Attack Auto Insurance Regulation in Georgia

February 19, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> Here's a dog bites man story: The insurance industry wants to deregulate auto insurance premiums in Georgia. </p> <p> Our friends at <a href="http://georgiawatch.org" target="_blank" title="Georgia Watch" rel="noopener">Georgia Watch</a> tell us...</p>

Race, age, gender mean less compensation for injured workers

February 19, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

Dean Calbreath in the <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/calbreath/20080217-9999-1b17dean.html">San Diego Union-Tribune</a> shines a spotlight today on the overt discrimination...

Independent Insurer Health Net Grows By Staying Small

February 18, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> It seemed inevitable only two years ago that Health Net Inc. would meet the same fate as California's other publicly held health insurers: being swallowed by an out-of-state competitor. Rumors swirled that Aetna...</div>

More costs for low-income patients in Mass.

February 17, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> More costs – for the individuals who can least afford it – are creeping into the Massachusetts mandatory health insurance plan. <br /> <br /> If rules proposed this week pass, premiums for subsidized insurance ... </p>

Telecom Outages Incite Calls For New Regulation

February 16, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> On a recent morning, Janis Flippen called her service provider, Verizon Communications Inc., when her business voice mail went down. <div id="postContent"> <p> The operator said there was an outage...</p> </div> </div>

Blue Cross Halts Letters Amid Furor

February 13, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Its request to doctors for data that could lead to policy rescissions was widely criticized</strong> <p> Facing a torrent of criticism Tuesday, Blue Cross of California abruptly halted its practice of asking physicians in a letter...</p>