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Insurance

Nov. 24, 2010

Venue Fight for Insurance Disputes Pits Activists, Regulator Against Insurers

Battle lines are being drawn between consumer activists and the California Department of Insurance on one side and the insurance industry on the other concerning a state appellate court decision whose opponents say immunizes the insurers fo


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Battle lines are being drawn between consumer activists and the California Department of Insurance on one side and the insurance industry on the other concerning a state appellate court decision whose opponents say immunizes insurers for using illegal underwriting criteria to determine rates.


On Friday, the Insurance Department in a four-page letter urged the state Supreme Court to depu...

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