Insurance

Lockyer: Quake-aid plan badly flawed — Court filing alleges foundation problems

June 16, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Legal documents filed Thursday by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer argue that a foundation set up by state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush planned a "seriously flawed" and potentially "wasteful" effort to assist earthquake victims.</p>

Most in poll want insurance chief out

June 15, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Say Quackenbush should leave office in growing scandal</h3><p class="source">San Diego Union Tribune</p> <p>A majority of Californians have concluded that embattled Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush should be impeached, according to a new poll, the first to assess the damage of a scandal that has engulfed his office.</p>

Lawsuit seeks to make Quackenbush repay nearly $13 million in donations

June 15, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Two Los Angeles residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush and others to personally repay nearly $13 million they claim was misappropriated in settlements with insurance companies accused of mishandling c</p>

Time to speak the ‘I’ word

June 14, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Press-Enterprise Editorial</h3><p class="source">Riverside Press-Enterprise</p> <p>At this point, it would be foolhardy to predict that we've heard all we are going to hear about Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush.</p>

The Quackenbush affair: Earthquake victims remain at heart of scandal

June 14, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Bee Editorial</h3><p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Something happened Monday to remind us what is at the heart of this scandal: real people, the thousands of victims of the Northridge earthquake. In a bold and controversial action, Sen. Martha Escutia released copies of preliminary Department of Insurance</p>

Limit on Class Action Suits Will Eviscerate Consumer Rights

June 14, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --><p>This Thursday, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to limit the ability of injured consumers to band together to hold any corporation accountable through class action lawsuits.</p>

Senator releases confidential audits of Northridge insurers

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Insurance Department auditors found patterns of stalling and lowballed settlement offers by four insurers handling Northridge earthquake-related claims, reports released Monday show.</p>

Reports on Quake Claims Made Public

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Insurance: Confidential records released by state Senate leaders show 20th Century, State Farm and Allstate mishandled hundreds of cases.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>State Senate leaders Monday released confidential state reports showing that three of the nation's largest insurance companies--20th Century, State Farm and Allstate--mishandled hundreds of claims following the Northridge earthquake.</p>

Documents Show Insurers Botched Quake Claims

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Confidential documents that Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush refused to give the Legislature show scores of cases in which insurance companies were cited for improperly handling claims from the 1994 Northridge earthquake.</p>

Secret audits rip insurance firms

June 12, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Examiner</p> <p>Insurance companies repeatedly low-balled claims and misled victims after the Northridge earthquake, confidential audits released Monday show, but Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush allowed the companies to donate to foundations that benefited him</p>

Resign — Now. Quackenbush is unfit for his office

June 10, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Tribune Editorial</h3><p class="source">San Diego Union Tribune</p> <p>State Insurance Commissioner Charles Quackenbush has shown himself to be unfit to continue in his post. He should resign; otherwise, he will face the growing prospect of becoming only the second statewide officeholder in California history to be impeached</p>

Quackenbush’s Conduct Invites Impeachment

June 9, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Chronicle Editorial</h3><p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>THE WAVE of condemning revelations of state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush's conduct grows taller by the day. Penalty fines were steered to buff his image, checks possibly forged, and a foundation misused as a front for political advantage</p>