INTERVENE IN LAWSUITS, DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HEARINGS.
<!-- excerpt --><p>Proposition 103 bestowed upon the public broad legal rights in order to encourage public participation in insurance matter</p>
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FTCR’s objections to a settlement of a class action lawsuit in which the insurance company would be allowed
<h3>to continue to surcharge previously uninsured motorists in violation of Sec. 1861.02 of Prop.103 ("no prior insurance") (5/8/01)</h3>
Testimony of FTCR Attorney Pamela Pressley, before CA Department of Insurance
<h3>concerning Violations of "no prior" law and proposed regulations governing "accident verification" (March 7, 2002)</h3>
Intervenor Compensation: Section 1861.10(a) of Proposition 103
<h3>Requires insurance companies to pay consumers' legal fees & expenses under certain circumstances. Insurers are attacking this provision of the law. (Feb.'98)</h3>
<p>The Insurance Industry and Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush have recently leveled a series of attacks on the right of citizens and non-profit consumer protection organizations to defend Proposition 103 in the courts and to make sure that the initi</p>
Sarbanes-Oxley Trumped In One State
<p class="source">The American Banker</p>
<p>Under a law that took effect this month, public companies based in California or doing business there have to give the state extra layers of detail on insider activity.</p>
REIMBURSEMENT OF LEGAL COSTS
<!-- excerpt --><p>You can get your attorneys fees and expenses paid by the insurance companies, the Department of Insurance and/or the courts under certain circumstances.</p>
STATE OF THE UNION: AHL ROUNDS UP REACTIONS
<p class="source">American Health Line</p>
<p>Bush's anticipated proposal to privatize Medicare by "driving seniors to low-quality HMOs" in order to receive a prescription drug benefit will undermine access to basic health care services, says FTCR.</p>
Petition by FTCR asking the CA Insurance Commissioner to write regulations
<h3>preventing insurers from surcharging previously uninsured motorists in violation of Sec.1861.02 of Prop.103 ("no prior insurance")(5/4/01)</h3>
Testimony of FTCR Attorney Pam Pressley before CA Department of Insurance
<h3>concerning violations of "no prior" law and proposed regulations governing "persistency" discounts (2/28/02)</h3>
NO PRIOR INSURANCE RULE
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Regulation, proposed by the California Department of Insurance in response to FTCR’s 5/4/01 petition
<h3>To prohibit insurers from using evidence of prior insurance coverage for Good Driver "accident verification" purposes (12/21/01)</h3><p class="source">CA Dept. of Insurance</p>
Regulation, proposed by the California Department of Insurance in response to FTCR’s 5/4/01 petition
<h3>Prohibiting "no prior insurance" surcharges (12/21/01)</h3><p class="source">CA Dept. of Insurance</p>