Insurance

Aribitration Squabble Breaks Out At Kaiser

May 30, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>An arbitrator selected to settle a patient's dispute with Kaiser is angry that the HMO's attorney disqualified him after he insisted that the case begin with a face-to-face meeting, leading him to question the fairness of this private dispute resolution p</p>

Subpoena looms for Quackenbush

May 25, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Panel rejects bill to make insurance post appointive</h3><p class="source">Oakland Tribune</p> <p>In a signal top legislative leaders intend to deal directly with claims of misconduct against Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, a Senate committee Wednesday rejected a Bay Area legislator's plan to return the position to an appointed post.</p>

Dump Quack and the Moolah

May 19, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Examiner Editorial</h3><p class="source">San Francisco Examiner</p> <p>Reforming the office of state insurance commissioner doesn't mean turning the elected post back into an appointed one Two things are needed to restore confidence in the state's beleaguered Department of Insurance.</p>

Bill seeks voter OK for appointed insurance chief

May 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>With scandals swirling around state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, California moved a step closer Wednesday to changing his powerful post from an elected job to a governor's appointment.</p>

Senate Panel Wants Insurance Chief Appointed, Not Elected

May 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Over the objection of some consumer groups, a plan to return the position of state insurance commissioner to an appointed post was unanimously approved yesterday by a state Senate committee.</p>

Panel backs amendment for an appointed insurance chief

May 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Responding to criticism of elected Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, a state Senate committee has voted to make his job an appointive post.</p>

Special Foundations Shortchange The Public

May 17, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle Commentary</p> <p>THE RESULTS of the scandal engulfing Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush should be to penalize any misconduct by the insurers and Quackenbush. However, "Insurancegate" should also teach Californians that public money and resources reserved for govern</p>

QUACKENBUSH’S QUAGMIRE

May 15, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Times Editorial</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Amid still more evidence of dereliction, it's clearer that the state insurance commissioner has but one reasonable choice: resignation.</p>

Resign, Mr. Quackenbush

May 7, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Los Angeles Times Editorial</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>State Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush still insists that he had the consumer's interests at heart. How could that be, when he cut a deal that let insurance companies "donate" $12.8 million to private foundations he established rather than pay fin</p>

Human vs. Corporate Rights To Genetic Information

May 3, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>LAST MONTH, a private corporation announced that it was winning the race with the public scientific team, the Human Genome Project, to decipher a human volunteer's genome.</p>

Freeze proposed on fund created by Quackenbush

May 2, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Lawmaker wants Northridge quake victims to benefit</h3><p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>A lawmaker wants to freeze $6 million in a fund created by state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush. The legislator said he wants to make sure the money reaches Northridge earthquake victims.</p>

Bill seeks to seize Quackenbush fund for quake victims

May 2, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Two state legislators want to seize $6 million from a nonprofit foundation Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush created through insurance settlements and give the money to victims of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.</p>