Insurance

Who’s behind the curtain?

June 9, 2003  ·  Jamie Court

<h3>Consumer advocate Jamie Court talks about his new book, Corporateering</h3><p class="source">Chico News & Review</p> <p>The book features a foreword from best-selling author and fellow muckraker Michael Moore, who calls the book a "road map and battle plan" for taking back the cultural turf lost to corporations over the last two decades.</p>

Consumer first, citizen second

June 9, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Will this stop what Court calls "corporateering" -- when corporations exceed their traditional role in the marketplace, invade our private lives and compromise our rights to privacy?</p>

Mixed week for consumer rights

June 6, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Examiner</p> <p>"Word of mouth is what corporations want most, and what they fear most," says Court, director of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights. "And we've got it."</p>

Group pickets Bowen for stance on corporate crime bill

June 6, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">DAILY BREEZE (Santa Monica, CA)</p> <p>Members of the group held up posters claiming Bowen's key vote in an Assembly committee was tantamount to "excusing corporate crimes against society."</p>

Consumer Advocates Blame Two Democrats for Bill’s Failure

June 4, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>"Any politician who believes that convicted corporate felons should not have the same responsibility to society as other three-time felons is out of touch with the public's anger over the lack of corporate accountability," said Jamie Court of FTCR.</p>

Pushing its proposal; Blue Shield of Calif. touts new wide-ranging plan

June 2, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Modern Healthcare</p> <p>"Theirs is a bill designed by insurers for insurers, so it's not surprising that they're investing so heavily in promoting it," said Jerry Flanagan, director of the advocacy group's California Health Consensus Project.</p>

CONSUMER, ACTIVIST GROUPS PETITION CALIF. REGULATOR ON ZIP CODE RATING

June 2, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">BestWire</p> <p>Consumer groups and several city attorneys have petitioned California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to strike down a 7-year-old rule dictating how much weight auto insurers may give to a driver's ZIP code in their rate-setting and underwriting.</p>

Rules setting car-insurance rates to be revisited;

May 30, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>GARAMENDI TO EXAMINE ZIP CODE ISSUE</h3><p class="source">San Jose Mercury News (California)</p> <p>Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said Thursday that he would investigate claims by consumer groups and city attorneys that automobile-insurance companies in California are giving too much weight to drivers' ZIP codes when setting rates.</p>

New Rate Battle

May 30, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Car insurers' reliance on ZIP codes comes under fire</h3><p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>Consumer advocates on Thursday called on the state to enforce a 1988 law meant to change the way automobile insurance rates are calculated, claiming state insurers continue to charge excess fees based on auto owners' ZIP codes.</p>

Cuts to Car Insurance Rates in Poor Areas Urged

May 30, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>City attorneys and consumer groups ask the state for relief. Garamendi vows action.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Nearly 15 years after the passage of the insurance reform initiative Proposition 103, the groups said that the measure's intent to base car insurance pricing more on individual drivers' safety records than their ZIP Codes has not been enforced.</p>

Car insurance rates hit;

May 30, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>City attorneys say geography is determining costs</h3><p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>People in cities generally pay more for auto insurance than those in rural areas; people in poor neighborhoods usually pay more than those in wealthy enclaves.</p>

Activists call for Calif. car insurance based on driving record

May 29, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Fifteen years after California voters approved a ballot measure prohibiting auto insurance rates from being based on ZIP codes, a coalition of community groups filed a petition Thursday calling on state officials to finally make the law a reality.</p>