Insurance

Davis names Michael Peevey new power regulator

March 5, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press State & Local Wire</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis appointed a former Edison International and Southern California Edison executive Tuesday as the newest member of the Public Utilities Commission, the state agency that regulates Edison and other investor-owned utilities.</p>

Eleven running for California commissioner

March 4, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Business Insurance</p> <p>Voters in California's primary election on Tuesday will decide from among eleven candidates who will fill the role of insurance commissioner, according to the Secretary of State.</p>

Quackenbush Image Haunts Race for Insurance Watchdog Candidates Hone in on Issues of Honesty, Caring For Consumers

March 3, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Modesto Bee</p> <p>The shadow being cast on the California insurance commissioner race comes from halfway across the Pacific Ocean.</p>

Insurance commissioner ads trigger more sniping in fiercely contested race

March 1, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press State & Local Wire</p> <p>As they head toward Tuesday's primary, the three major Democratic candidates for insurance commissioner are running TV ads that are triggering more sniping in one of the fiercely contested statewide races.</p>

IF IT QUACKS

March 1, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">State Net Capitol Journal</p> <p>Political junkies in CALIFORNIA have been treated to what is known as a "Quack-O-Meter" this election season. Faxed out by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,</p>

The Finger – Bring in the Freakin’ Clowns!

February 28, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">New Times Los Angeles</p> <p>When we voted to make our state insurance commissioner an elected officeholder in 1988, everybody said our troubles were over. No longer would California's consumers be at the mercy of an insurance industry suck-up.</p>

Remember Quackenbush

February 28, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The modernn litmus test for candidates for state insurance commissioner is simple and basic: Do they take campaign contributions from insurance companies or not? That is a major issue in next Tuesday's Democratic primary for the job.</p>

California’s Next Insurance Commissioner Faces Full Agenda

February 28, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Bestwire</p> <p>California's next insurance commissioner will have a full plate when he takes office in January, and that agenda will be on the minds of voters as they hit the polls March 5 to narrow the field of 11 candidates vying for the position.</p>

Insurers seek to sway California’s pick of industry regulator

February 26, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>The last time Californians entrusted oversight of the state's $86 billion insurance market to an industry-backed politician, it ended in a sordid influence-peddling scandal.</p>

Rate Pact But First Step – DWR Faces Myriad Steps in Calif. Bond deal

February 25, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Bond Buyer</p> <p>The long-awaited approval last week by the California Public Utilities Commission of a rate agreement with the state's Department of Water Resources is only the first in a chain of events that must occur before the agency can issue up to $11.1 billion in</p>

Check Out Fine Print

February 18, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel</p> <p>Don't look now, but you've probably signed away your right to sue your credit card issuer, broker, long distance company and health maintenance organization.</p>

STATE OFFICES; INSURANCE COMMISSIONER; Highly Charged Race in Wake of Quackenbush Debacle

February 17, 2002  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>While disgraced former insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush basks on balmy Oahu, the campaign for his former job focuses on the same fight that dogged him -- whether state regulators do enough to protect policyholders.</p>