Insurance

Group Found Social Security Numbers of Attorney General, CIA Director for $26

September 2, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">CNN-TV - AMERICAN MORNING (7:00 AM EST)</p> <p>Mr. Court discusses how people intent on identity theft obtain Social Security numbers. He says for $26 his group found the Social Security numbers of Attorney General John Ashcroft and CIA Director George Tenet.</p>

Health-care revamp considered;

September 1, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Bill would require some employers to provide workers with insurance</h3><p class="source">The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA)</p> <p>Jerry Flanagan, a spokesman for the left-leaning Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said he also believes that Davis is on the brink of announcing his support for the health-care bill.</p>

‘RECALL INSANITY’ SPARKS HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE

August 22, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">BestWire</p> <p>"Whether or not politicians will take insurers, hospitals and doctors to task for skyrocketing health-care costs will determine the success of the reform debate," said FTCR consumer advocate Jerry Flanagan.</p>

Insurers assisting Davis

August 19, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Los Angeles Daily News</p> <p>"The problem is that legislators have until Sept. 12 to get their special-interest bills to Davis and the insurers want to make sure they get in there before their cash cows are taken out to slaughter," said Jerry Flanagan with FTCR.</p>

Calif. Eyes Strong Privacy Policy

August 15, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Wired Magazine</p> <p>Faced with the possibility of an expensive campaign to defeat a threatened ballot initiative, California's financial industry set aside its opposition to a comprehensive information privacy law Thursday and announced a last-minute compromise with privacy</p>

West Zone: Davis Signs Discount Bill

August 11, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Insurance Chronicle</p> <p>The measure, SB 841, which could also lead to higher premiums for drivers who let their coverage lapse for more than 90 days, was signed nearly a year after a similar bill was vetoed by the governor.</p>

Garamendi seeks governor’s office that eluded him in 1994

August 8, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Harvey Rosenfield, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group, said Garamendi is "well-versed in public policy, and that's something that Arnold (Schwarzenegger) doesn't bring to this."</p>

Do-not-fax law a two-edged sword

August 7, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI)</p> <p>"While we're frustrated with junk mail, with junk faxes, we're paying for the paper, we're paying for toner. Our fax machine is being tied up while we're waiting for an important real fax," said Doug Heller, consumer advocate with FTCR.</p>

Davis signs bill giving good drivers lower insurance premiums

August 6, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Davis' signing has enraged consumer activist Harvey Rosenfield, the author of Proposition 103, who has said he will file a lawsuit over the bill. Rosenfield is expected to announce Thursday whether he will run for governor on the recall ballot</p>

THE DAVIS RECALL Insurance reformer vows governor will pay for OK

August 5, 2003  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">Contra Costa Times (California)</p> <p>The weekend signing of a bill similar to one the governor vetoed last year outraged consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield. The registered independent declared he will either run for governor in the recall, endorse a replacement candidate or campaign to boot</p>

Davis signs insurance discount bill Foes say the law will hurt young, immigrant and low-income drivers.

August 5, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>"Governor Davis has sold out California voters on behalf of Mercury Insurance and other insurance companies that have been among his biggest donors," said Harvey Rosenfield, president of FTCR. "This bill symbolizes the pervasive corruption of California."</p>

A Bevy of Bills Is Signed;

August 5, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Added protections for transgender residents, auto insurance measure are among new laws.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Harvey Rosenfield, author of Prop 103, argued that SB 841 would increase the number of uninsured drivers in California by making coverage more expensive for those least able to afford it.</p>