Health | Bruce Japsen | December 8, 2003
Tens of thousands of retired workers, long accustomed to generous health benefits, are being hit with huge hikes in premiums as rising medical-care costs strain tight corporate budgets in a lackluster economy.
Business | Sharon Bernstein | November 10, 2000
Secure Horizons, the nation's largest Medicare HMO, said Thursday it will freeze membership next year in 41 counties nationwide, most of them in California.
Business | Noam N. Levey | March 25, 2009
The country's leading health insurers Tuesday offered to end their long-standing practice of charging sick customers higher premiums, a significant concession in the face of mounting criticism of the industry in Washington.
Business | Ryan Cormier | July 27, 1999
Survival Insurance Inc., accused by the state Department of Insurance last month of price-gouging and threatening its customers, filed papers recently stating it will defend itself against the charges, which could result in the revocation of its license.
News | Philip Hager | January 30, 1990
In a major victory for insurers, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that, under Proposition 103, an auto insurance company may refuse to renew policies and withdraw from California without finding another firm to serve its abandoned customers.
Business | Josh Friedman | February 5, 2006
George Joseph has always had a head for numbers. In World War II, he navigated a B-17 bomber through 50 combat missions. After the war, he earned a degree in mathematics and physics from Harvard.
Business | Marc Lifsher | July 10, 2006
In a move that could presage lower auto insurance premiums for many of California's 23 million drivers, the state's fourth-largest provider has agreed to base its rates on how safely and how much its customers drive rather than primarily on where they live.
