Insurance

AAA Won’t Disclose Its Future Purchases

June 28, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Auto Club cites competitive pressures. Group says it paid</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The Automobile Club of Southern California and its insurance affiliate paid $100 million to acquire the nation's leading Hawaii tour packager, and the Auto Club said it might buy other providers of club services in the future.</p>

Bailout Watch #55 – Jun 22, 2001

June 22, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #55 - Jun 22, 2001<br/> <br/> Edison Bailout Hearing in Sacramento: Bailout NOT DOA.</strong> In a mid-afternoon hearing held by the...

Individual insurance a problem

June 21, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>People trying to get individual health insurance routinely get rejected for conditions as minor as hay fever or an old knee injury, according to a study released yesterday.</p>

Bailout Watch #54 – Jun 19, 2001

June 19, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #54 - Jun 19, 2001<br/> <br/> President Bush talks his way out of a jam.</strong> The Bush administration is in the awkward position of...

Why Not The Best? A Report on The Most Effective Auto Insurance Regulation in the Nation – Prop. 103

June 13, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>A Report by The Consumer Federation of America</h3><p class="source">Consumer Federation of America</p> <p>A report by the Consumer Federation of America on the first decade of California's landmark insurance reform initiative, Proposition 103.</p>

Appendix: Charts/Graphs for “Why Not the Best” Insurance Industry Study

June 13, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Consumer Federation of America</p>

Press Release for “Why Not the Best” Insurance Industry Study

June 13, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Consumer Federation of America</p>

Data dilemmas

June 11, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Standardization urged for Calif.'s Medi-Cal providers</h3><p class="source">Modern Healthcare</p> <p>Data exchange for California's Medicaid managed-care programs is so complex that it may be difficult to effectively gauge the quality of care provided, according to recently published reports.</p>

Group Praises Calif. Car Insurance System

June 7, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Consumer Federation Credits Proposition Passed in 1988; Insurers Disagree</h3><p class="source">Washington Post</p> <p>Proposition 103, the 1988 California voter initiative that insurers said would be ruinous for them, has created the best-working auto insurance market in the nation</p>

Cost of Auto Insurance Declines in California, Survey Shows

June 7, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Los Angeles Daily News</p> <p>While Californians are paying dearly for gasoline, the cost of car insurance has shown a long-term decline while rates have soared in most of the nation, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Consumer Federation of America.</p>

Bailout Watch #48 – May 30, 2001

May 30, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #48 - May 30, 2001<br/> <br/> Q. What's unaffordable, unfair, unnecessary and probably unlawful?</strong> A. The utility bailout and...

Ballot Victories Only Half the Battle, Campaign Reformers Say

May 27, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Three cities where voters approved donation curbs balk at implementing them.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Campaign reform advocates turned to the ballot boxes in three Southern California cities over the past six months and won victories that they thought would help end the corrupting influences of political donations.</p>