Insurance

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: Insurer has no plan to lower costs

August 10, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Obstetricians say decision renews crisis</h3><p class="source">Las Vegas Review-Journal</p> <p>Just one day after Clark County obstetricians announced they would reopen their practices to new patients, their primary insurer said sky-high malpractice premiums would not change anytime soon. Without lowered premiums, one doctor said Southern Nevada ob</p>

Tort “Reform” in Ontario, Canada Has Not Reduced Premiums

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NICO - Date Unknown</p>

Premium Increases in the Insurance Industry

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Testimony of Jay Angoff Before US Senate 2/21/86</p>

Donations Flow Before Key Vote

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Senate: Mercury Insurance lavishes funds on panel members who will decide firm's bill.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>One of California's largest automobile insurers showered a Senate committee with campaign contributions just days before it was to consider a bill the company is pushing to overturn a decision by Insurance Commissioner Harry Low.</p>

Insurance Industry Income & Profits

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NAIC</p>

Insurance Crisis Creation Chronology

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NAIC</p>

The Liability Crisis in Insurance

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Testimony of Bob Hunter Before Congress 1/22/86</p>

Insurer Claims of Greatest Losses Ever a Fraud

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NICO Press Release 1/6/86</p>

George Joseph (Mercury Insurance)

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>How One Rich Insurance CEO Uses His Money to Escape the Law, Undermine Democracy, And Benefit Himself</h3> <p>George Joseph, the Chairman and CEO of Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance, a $2.4 billion auto insurance company, has never let democracy get in the way of enriching his company and himself.</p>

AB 1488 — the “Portable Persistency Discount” — Violates State Law

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --><p>AB 1488 discriminates against the poor and uninsured and violates state law.</p>

Lawsuits – Insurance Industry Tall Tales & The Truth

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NICO - 1986</p>

“Tort Reform Should Reduce Premiums”

August 7, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">NICO - Wall Street Journal - 2/11/87</p>