Consumers Union blasts Quackenbush. (Consumers Union of the U.S. Inc.; Chuck Quackenbush accused of lying about the California Insurance Commission's achievements)

From: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk &Benefits Management | Date: February 2, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Consumers Union charges Chuck Quackenbush, California's Insurance Commissioner, with providing the public misleading and inaccurate information. For example, the group noted that Quackenbush had stated incorrectly that auto insurance premiums would no longer be primarily influenced by ZIP codes. The group also noted that Quakenbush had also changed his position on campaign contributions and the possibility that they result in conflicts of interest.

Consumers Union, a prominent consumer group, is accusing California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush of lying to the public about ...

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