Doug Heller
Doug Heller
asked bail billions companies utility worth
We're being asked to bail out the utility companies for billions of dollars, but they're not worth billions of dollars.
consumers filing legitimate strange threatened
It has been a very strange development. Consumers are being threatened with non-renewal for filing legitimate claims.
california caps companies company insurance less liability limits looking lower medical model money patients rates reform regulation rights spend understand victims worked
With limits on the rights of victims of medical negligence, insurance companies spend less money on patients and more money on insurance company lawyers, but insurers do not lower rates for doctors. Lawmakers looking to California as a model for malpractice insurance reform must understand that regulation worked and liability caps did not.
expect exposes range shows truly wide
This really exposes the industry. They say it's all about cost-based pricing. But this shows it is all about marketing. If it were truly about risk, you wouldn't expect to see such a wide range of approaches.
forced hard imagine numbers pay prices profits rattle shocking
The only thing more shocking than these profits is the prices that motorists are being forced to pay at the pump. It's hard to imagine that these numbers won't rattle the cages pretty severely.