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Insurance

Aug. 11, 2000

Secret Reports Confirm Insurers Cheat Consumers

By Robert Fink. Back in June, State Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Montebello, did consumers a great service by making public confidential insurance market conduct examination reports. Doing so only confirmed what many of us in the legal profession already know: Insurers cheat consumers whenever possible, and have been able to do so for years with impunity.

By Robert Fink
        Back in June, amid the Quackenbush fiasco, State Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Montebello, did consumers a great service by making public confidential insurance market conduct examination reports. Doing so only confirmed what many of us in the legal profession already know: Insurers cheat consumers whenever possible, and have been able to do so for years with impunity. Thanks to Escutia, the carriers' long...

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