http://www.googlealert.com/ A Google Alert feed http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C1%2C1047732.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-investYou can call your agent, who will contact your insurer for you, or you can call ... But policies vary on this point, so be sure to check with your insurer. ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.60.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprintedition%2Fla-fi-poizner15nov15%2C1%2C241791.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-business... clients and was satisfied that he remained distant from his firm's Proposition 103 work for State Farm, the state's biggest home and automobile insurer. ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.62.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fla-fi-insure21jul21%2C0%2C427516.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-topstoriesHe noted that the Automobile Club of Southern California, the fourth-largest auto insurer in the state, announced this month it would jettison ZIP-Code ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-fi-healthinsure-sg%2C0%2C4817805.storygalleryThe health insurer 'routinely' dropped the policies of pregnant or ill ... At issue is the insurer's leaving patients without coverage after they have been ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-fi-insure200628mar28%2C0%2C4058705.storyThe state's largest health insurer systematically -- and illegally -- cancels coverage retroactively for people who need expensive care, 10 former Blue ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196180.56.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Ftips%2Fla-fi-perfin26aug26%2C1%2C4803973.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-utilities-investorHis current focus: big, brand-name stocks, such as General Electric Co., Procter & Gamble Co. and insurer American International Group Inc. ...2007-11-27T20:43:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196179.112.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Ftips%2Fbal-bz.ambrose14oct14%2C1%2C6950604.column%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-utilities-investorThe insurer offers an annuity for 401(k)s called Personal Pension Builder. $100 a month. According to MetLife, a 25-year-old contributing $100 a month to ...2007-11-27T20:42:59+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196179.115.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.latimes.com%2FBETTER%2Ffind.jsp%3Fterm%3DpatientsAmgen wins a round with FDA advisory panel - Detox doctor is rebuked by medical board - Inside Today's Times - Insurer delivers a setback to Amgen ...2007-11-27T20:42:59+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196196179.116.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.latimes.com%2FBETTER%2Ffind.jsp%3Fterm%3DamericanDeeper cuts in store for title insurer - Kickin' it up: Be 'The Next Great American Band' - Richardson pitches Latin American plan ...2007-11-27T20:42:59+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C1%2C1651216%2Cfull.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-utilities-businessYou can call your agent, who will contact your insurer for you, or you can call the insurer's toll-free claim line. You don't need a copy of your insurance ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.16.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200630mar30%2C1%2C7464160.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessHe said the claims were reminiscent of those that led him to impose an $8-million fine last year on disability insurer UnumProvident Corp., ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.58.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fasection%2Fla-le-tuesday13nov13%2C1%2C1604348%2Cfull.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-news-a_sectionRe "Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders," Nov. 9 No surprise that Health Net Inc. gave out bonuses to drop sick insurance ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.70.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-na-gophealth20nov20%2C0%2C747551.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Former Members Sue Blue Cross. -, Previous insurance rescission coverage ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.38.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fcalifornia%2Fla-me-language23nov23%2C1%2C1501948.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-californiaBlue Cross of California, the state's largest private insurer, expects to spend about $20 million to meet the new regulations. ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.50.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-fi-insure200713feb13%2C1%2C7498807.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthA California association acts to stop its health insurer from canceling coverage for thousands. Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.19.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-tr-money11nov11%2C1%2C4232478.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-editions-valleySeymour estimated that his insurer paid $2500 for his evacuation from the mountain, ... That's a riddle only an insurer could answer. jane.engle@latimes.com ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.39.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fhighway1%2Fla-hy-wheels17oct17%2C1%2C7047172.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-news-highway_1Repairs that should take a couple of weeks end up taking months, because the insurer requires that adjusters make repeated trips to inspect vehicles, ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1196109566.43.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Fpardonourdust%2F2007%2F11%2Findex.htmlBut if your new house burns down, and your insurer finds out it included unpermitted space, "they have a way to get out of any of their obligation as an ...2007-11-26T20:39:26+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.18.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-fi-insure23mar23%2C1%2C2973577.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-frontpageThe health insurer 'routinely' dropped the policies of pregnant or ill clients, an agency finds. The company disputes the charge. ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.48.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-art9nov09%2C1%2C1658192.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-invest"You are looking at an auction market that has come from the speed of light to the speed of sound," said Steven Pincus, who runs insurer DeWitt Stern ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C1%2C451833.column%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-utilities-businessYour insurer probably then will give you a list showing each item and the amount you have been reimbursed for it. After you buy a new television comparable ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.76.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-me-mental19sep19%2C1%2C976338.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.27.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure8aug08%2C1%2C6998548.storyBlue Cross of California's top executive attended the hearing to state the insurer's case. President Brian Sassi told the regulatory panel that the health ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.16.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-fi-insure200630mar30%2C1%2C3168846.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthHe said the claims were reminiscent of those that led him to impose an $8-million fine last year on disability insurer UnumProvident Corp., ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.28.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fla-fi-richfire26oct26%2C0%2C4457493.story%3Fpage%3D1%26track%3Dntothtml%26coll%3Dla-tot-topstoriesAIG says the service is not a replacement for public fire departments; after all, the insurer did lose some houses. But like an air bag in a car crash, ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.78.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-me-campaign15oct15%2C1%2C1044248.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-editions-valleyMore San Fernando Valley News. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Tracking firestorms. -, Pressure on both camps grows ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.74.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-mayorgov8nov08%2C1%2C478408.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets. -, McClatchy charge at $1.37 billion ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.45.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200713feb13%2C1%2C3794128.storyA California association acts to stop its health insurer from canceling coverage for thousands. Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195936468.26.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.latimes.com%2FBETTER%2Fdetail.jsp%3Fkey%3D50177The California Insurance Department had alleged that title insurer Stewart funneled ... The Houston-based insurer passed on the cost of the payments to 3908 ...2007-11-24T20:34:28+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.54.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure11jul11%2C0%2C4228807.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-center... and hospitals about Blue Cross of California since the state's largest health insurer was acquired by an Indiana firm in 2004, officials said Tuesday.2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.12.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-lazarus24oct24%2C1%2C5548933%2Cfull.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessIn other words, a claim filed with one insurer can be used by another insurer to jack up premiums, even though your record with that other insurer may be ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.14.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-fi-aetna14nov14%2C1%2C4034638.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthHealth insurer Aetna Inc. agreed to make changes to its doctor-ranking system nationwide after a probe by the New York state attorney general into whether ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.53.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-fi-insure21jul21%2C1%2C1233888.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthHe noted that the Automobile Club of Southern California, the fourth-largest auto insurer in the state, announced this month it would jettison ZIP-Code ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.81.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-office30oct30%2C1%2C6953665.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Stocks continue their slide ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.79.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-hew-numbers8oct08%2C1%2C5501871.story%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-utilities-healthHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use. -, New mom's NYC marathon win stirs debate ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.74.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-fg-autopsy9nov09%2C1%2C2491924.story%3Ftrack%3DrssPolice ring Bhutto home in crackdown. -, Japan's police see no evil. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.71.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-na-gophealth20nov20%2C0%2C3039163%2Cfull.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Former Members Sue Blue Cross. -, Previous insurance rescission coverage ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.76.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fcareers%2Fwork%2Fla-fi-brown7nov07%2C1%2C2988576.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Countrywide critics slam board's pay. -, USC professor accused of meddling in federal grant ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.59.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-fireday2-sg%2C1%2C1537233.storygalleryWhen Southland clients' multimillion-dollar homes were threatened, insurer AIG dispatched crews with fire retardant. October 26, 2007 ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.67.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fsuncommentary%2Fla-na-insure14nov14%2C1%2C5313451.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-suncomment... chief executive of Health Net, a major managed-care insurer based in Woodlands Hills, and chairman of the trade group's policy committee. ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195763298.50.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-fi-poizner15nov15%2C1%2C4718805.story%3Ftrack%3Drss... clients and was satisfied that he remained distant from his firm's Proposition 103 work for State Farm, the state's biggest home and automobile insurer. ...2007-11-22T20:28:18+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.42.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprintedition%2Fla-fi-art9nov09%2C1%2C2898871.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-business"You are looking at an auction market that has come from the speed of light to the speed of sound," said Steven Pincus, who runs insurer DeWitt Stern ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.79.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-he-mindgames15oct15%2C1%2C7286265.story%3Fpage%3D1%26ctrack%3D2%26cset%3DtrueMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.76.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fmedicine%2Fla-he-capsule29oct29%2C1%2C3517401.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-health-medicineHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Bush tours troops' Center for the Intrepid. -, U.S. smoking rate levels off ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.75.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fcareers%2Fwork%2Fla-me-calstate7nov07%2C1%2C3325427.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Countrywide critics slam board's pay. -, USC professor accused of meddling in federal grant ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.71.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-vioxx10nov10%2C0%2C1469368.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Stocks continue their slide ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.28.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-fi-fine16nov16%2C1%2C3569004.story%3Ftrack%3DrssThe state Thursday slapped a $1-million fine on Health Net Inc., the Woodland Hills-based insurer that acknowledged last week that it set goals for ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195590209.70.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2F%3Fxid%3Daol-entertainment-newsNew strain of cold virus kills 10. • Insurer draws fine for policy violations. • Pakistan releases Benazir Bhutto. • Panel passes bold eco-building plan ...2007-11-20T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417121.67.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-econ9nov09%2C1%2C5393478.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets. -, McClatchy charge at $1.37 billion ...2007-11-18T20:18:41+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417121.35.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fmedicine%2Fla-me-fire-gb%2C1%2C7862357.graffitiboard%3Fcoll%3Dla-health-medicine%26slice%3D98%26limit%3D10When insurer will not insur, banks will not finance firetraps. Then, finally, no more will .... Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-18T20:18:41+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417121.25.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-wamu8nov08%2C1%2C1815748.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-investAndrew Cuomo said his office was examining whether Washington Mutual pressured a big title insurer to inflate home values in appraisals, making it possible ...2007-11-18T20:18:41+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417121.62.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fpolitics%2Fla-me-legis11sep11%2C1%2C6441238.storyDemocrats Lou Correa, a conservative Democrat from Santa Ana, and Sheila Kuehl of Santa Monica, who favors a state-run insurer, voted against it. Sen. ...2007-11-18T20:18:41+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417121.20.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-richfire26oct26%2C1%2C1661626%2Cfull.storyAIG says the service is not a replacement for public fire departments; after all, the insurer did lose some houses. But like an air bag in a car crash, ...2007-11-18T20:18:41+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.113.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fcareers%2Fwork%2Fla-me-localgovtqa15oct15%2C1%2C2132002.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-careersHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Countrywide critics slam board's pay. -, USC professor accused of meddling in federal grant ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.115.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-tesco9nov09%2C1%2C5910929.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-california-underdogMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.116.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-me-border28oct28%2C1%2C7488586.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-editions-valleyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Tracking firestorms. -, Pressure on both camps grows. Most ViewedMost E-mailedRelated News ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.111.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-na-campaign9nov09%2C1%2C2967890.story%3Ftrack%3DrssPolice ring Bhutto home in crackdown. -, Japan's police see no evil. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.119.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-gd-fav18zeaoct18%2C1%2C3111467.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-editions-valleyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Pressure on both camps grows. -, Tracking firestorms. Most ViewedMost E-mailedRelated News ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195417119.114.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fmedicine%2Fla-na-blood9oct09%2C1%2C1147736.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-health-medicineHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Bush tours troops' Center for the Intrepid. -, U.S. smoking rate levels off ...2007-11-18T20:18:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.26.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure16feb16%2C1%2C5825775.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessAt issue is the insurer's leaving patients without coverage after they have ... "The law does not permit a health insurer to agree to provide coverage and ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.81.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-oil13sep13%2C1%2C5145067.story%3Fpage%3D2Merck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.5.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Ftips%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C1%2C7556495.column%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-utilities-investorYour insurer probably then will give you a list showing each item and the amount you have been reimbursed for it. After you buy a new television comparable ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.56.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure29aug29%2C1%2C3330830.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessThe health insurer disagreed with the finding, as well as the department's view of the law, and is disputing both. Surveys of the other plans -- Blue Shield ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Ftips%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C1%2C525835%2Cfull.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-utilities-investorYou can call your agent, who will contact your insurer for you, or you can call the insurer's toll-free claim line. You don't need a copy of your insurance ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.70.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-he-vibration29oct29%2C1%2C5699633.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-utilities-healthHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use. -, New mom's NYC marathon win stirs debate ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195330537.21.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-fi-fine16nov16%2C1%2C7472374.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthThe state Thursday slapped a $1-million fine on Health Net Inc., the Woodland Hills-based insurer that acknowledged last week that it set goals for ...2007-11-17T20:15:37+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195243956.58.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-fi-insure11jul11%2C1%2C4546446.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-frontpage... and hospitals about Blue Cross of California since the state's largest health insurer was acquired by an Indiana firm in 2004, officials said Tuesday.2007-11-16T20:12:36+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195243956.28.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-fi-insure200620sep20%2C1%2C1760463.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-frontpageThe health insurer, accused of dumping sick policyholders, ... The state's largest health insurer said it would make the changes -- including creating an ...2007-11-16T20:12:36+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195243956.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure24oct24%2C1%2C3461901.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessBy early afternoon, the state's biggest home insurer, State Farm General, and No. ... A third insurer, American International Group Inc., was even more ...2007-11-16T20:12:36+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195243956.27.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-tr-money11nov11%2C1%2C7635827.column%3Ftrack%3DrssSeymour estimated that his insurer paid $2500 for his evacuation from the mountain, ... That's a riddle only an insurer could answer. jane.engle@latimes.com ...2007-11-16T20:12:36+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195157427.39.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-art9nov09%2C1%2C5058859.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business"You are looking at an auction market that has come from the speed of light to the speed of sound," said Steven Pincus, who runs insurer DeWitt Stern ...2007-11-15T20:10:27+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195157427.12.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprintedition%2Fla-fi-aetna14nov14%2C1%2C7551935.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-businessHealth insurer Aetna Inc. agreed to make changes to its doctor-ranking system nationwide after a probe by the New York state attorney general into whether ...2007-11-15T20:10:27+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195157427.83.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-breastmilk10nov10%2C1%2C5397292.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthIQ isn't fed by genes alone. -, Merck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-15T20:10:27+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195157427.67.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fcolumnists%2Fla-me-fire-gb%2C0%2C7657425.graffitiboard%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-center%26slice%3D96%26limit%3D10When insurer will not insur, banks will not finance firetraps. Then, finally, no more will be built. Submitted by: Sam B. 5:57 PM PDT, October 24, 2007 ...2007-11-15T20:10:27+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195157427.44.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fclassified%2Frealestate%2Fprintedition%2Fla-re-landslide11nov11%2C0%2C4525761.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-class-realestateThe insurer paid $3 million in 2005 to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for landslide damage to his property. Another policy holder lives 1 1/2 miles from ...2007-11-15T20:10:27+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure11may11%2C0%2C2524867.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessThe insurer's new stance is aimed at ending rescissions based on ... Blue Cross is by far the largest insurer in California's individual market, ...2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure17apr17%2C0%2C3901131.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessA judge ruled Monday that Blue Shield of California could cancel group health insurance for the California Assn. of Realtors, apparently dooming it to the ...2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.18.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-pension31oct31%2C1%2C6499899.story%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-headlines-business-investThe federal pension insurer's deficit -- already $18 billion -- will grow if ... The federal pension insurer could then be faced with an overwhelming cost, ...2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.72.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-financials26oct26%2C1%2C2118150.story%3Fpage%3D2%26coll%3Dla-headlines-business-investMoney manager Bronchick said he had been researching depressed mortgage-insurer stocks such as Radian Group Inc. because he believed investors were making ...2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.5.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-amgen19oct19%2C1%2C7746969.storyThousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen's summer doldrums are stretching into the fall.2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1195070852.84.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-breast23oct23%2C1%2C347446.storyThis explains your doughnut addiction. -, IQ isn't fed by genes alone. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-14T20:07:32+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.26.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200620sep20%2C0%2C4372426.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessThe health insurer, accused of dumping sick policyholders, ... The state's largest health insurer said it would make the changes -- including creating an ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.8.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure23mar23%2C0%2C2655938.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessThe health insurer 'routinely' dropped the policies of pregnant or ill clients, an agency finds. The company disputes the charge. ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.78.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-me-air28oct28%2C1%2C1501709.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-editions-valleyMore San Fernando Valley News. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Tracking firestorms. -, Pressure on both camps grows ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.63.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fcalifornia%2Fla-me-fireday2-sg%2C0%2C1936599.storygallery%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-californiaWhen Southland clients' multimillion-dollar homes were threatened, insurer AIG dispatched crews with fire retardant. October 26, 2007 ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.82.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-travel25aug25%2C1%2C5694711.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Merck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure20apr20%2C0%2C1279679.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessIn such cases, the insurer contends, the patients are responsible for ... As the state's largest healthcare insurer, Blue Cross does business with most ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.84.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-merck18sep18%2C1%2C463281.storyMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Fed chief fails to calm markets ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.17.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-pension31oct31%2C0%2C5485642%2Cfull.storyThe federal pension insurer could then be faced with an overwhelming cost, Watson Wyatt's ... Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.79.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-hew-askus8oct08%2C1%2C2429659.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.12.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200630mar30%2C0%2C2340804.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessHe said the claims were reminiscent of those that led him to impose an $8-million fine last year on disability insurer UnumProvident Corp., ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.33.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprintedition%2Fla-fi-bikes12sep12%2C0%2C526903.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-businessFor example, a spokesman for State Farm said the insurer based its premiums on its own loss ... Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.56.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure21jul21%2C0%2C4818633.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessHe noted that the Automobile Club of Southern California, the fourth-largest auto insurer in the state, announced this month it would jettison ZIP-Code ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.27.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200627dec27%2C0%2C112572.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessThe dispute centers on this question: Under what circumstances may an insurer revoke individual coverage once it has been issued? ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.11.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200628mar28%2C0%2C5421010.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-tot-businessThe state's largest health insurer systematically -- and illegally -- cancels coverage retroactively for people who need expensive care, 10 former Blue ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.24.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-tr-money11nov11%2C1%2C7635827.story%3Ftrack%3DrssSeymour estimated that his insurer paid $2500 for his evacuation from the mountain, ... That's a riddle only an insurer could answer. jane.engle@latimes.com ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194984310.20.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.latimes.com%2Farticles%2Fla-trw-insider11nov11Seymour estimated that his insurer paid $2500 for his evacuation from the mountain, $8000 for medical ... That's a riddle only an insurer could answer. ...2007-11-13T20:05:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194897790.23.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-me-docs14may14%2C1%2C1503991.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthThe CMA, which represents about half of the state's physicians, also opposes a proposal to create a single government-run insurer out of concerns it would ...2007-11-12T20:03:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194897790.4.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-perfin11nov11%2C0%2C1677494.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-businessYou can call your agent, who will contact your insurer for you, or you can call ... But policies vary on this point, so be sure to check with your insurer. ...2007-11-12T20:03:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194897790.13.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-wamu8nov08%2C1%2C1714279.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessAndrew Cuomo said his office was examining whether Washington Mutual pressured a big title insurer to inflate home values in appraisals, making it possible ...2007-11-12T20:03:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194897790.62.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-hew-askus29oct29%2C1%2C2671096.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use. -, New mom's NYC marathon win stirs debate ...2007-11-12T20:03:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194897790.29.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fclassified%2Frealestate%2Fnews%2Fla-re-landslide11nov11%2C0%2C528101.storyThe insurer paid $3 million in 2005 to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for landslide damage to his property. Another policy holder lives 1 1/2 miles from ...2007-11-12T20:03:10+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.58.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-disneyland9nov09%2C1%2C3399994.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Stocks continue their slide ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure16feb16%2C0%2C7051436.storyAt issue is the insurer's leaving patients without coverage after they have ... "The law does not permit a health insurer to agree to provide coverage and ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.59.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-he-briefly29oct29%2C1%2C6910254.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use. -, New mom's NYC marathon win stirs debate ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.54.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fnation%2Fla-me-legis11sep11%2C1%2C301506.storyDemocrats Lou Correa, a conservative Democrat from Santa Ana, and Sheila Kuehl of Santa Monica, who favors a state-run insurer, voted against it. Sen. ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.64.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-me-gordon8nov08%2C0%2C3073530.storyMore San Fernando Valley News. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Pressure on both camps grows. -, Tracking firestorms ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194811200.63.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvalley%2Fla-gd-favwillard8nov08%2C1%2C4441881.storyHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Tracking firestorms. -, Pressure on both camps grows. Most ViewedMost E-mailedRelated News ...2007-11-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.7.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-lazarus24oct24%2C0%2C7765505.column%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-centerIn other words, a claim filed with one insurer can be used by another insurer to ... An insurer will want to know about any past damage at the property. ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.21.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-me-docs14may14%2C1%2C487558.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-politics-campaignThe CMA, which represents about half of the state's physicians, also opposes a proposal to create a single government-run insurer out of concerns it would ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.62.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fcareers%2Fwork%2Fla-fg-iraq21oct21%2C1%2C1700763.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-careersHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Countrywide critics slam board's pay. -, USC professor accused of meddling in federal grant ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.64.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-he-painmeditation29oct29%2C1%2C7691038.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthMerck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.15.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure8aug08%2C0%2C6314463.storyBlue Cross of California's top executive attended the hearing to state the insurer's case. President Brian Sassi told the regulatory panel that the health ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.61.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Ffront%2Fla-me-lapd9nov09%2C1%2C6058438.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-frontpagePolice ring Bhutto home in crackdown. -, Japan's police see no evil. -, Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.59.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-folic26oct26%2C1%2C255429.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-healthHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Cervical cancer risk rises during pill use. -, New mom's NYC marathon win stirs debate ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.39.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure29aug29%2C0%2C4556491.storyThe health insurer disagreed with the finding, as well as the department's view of the law, and is disputing both. Surveys of the other plans -- Blue Shield ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.14.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200619oct19%2C0%2C6862808.storyKaiser, along with other insurers, believes that it can revoke coverage for any omission or misstatement in an application that would have led the insurer ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.1.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure9nov09%2C0%2C4409342.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-centerOne of the state's largest health insurers set goals and paid bonuses based in part on how many individual policyholders were dropped and how much money was ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.63.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fmedicine%2Fla-me-olive31oct31%2C1%2C3781800.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-health-medicineHealth insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders. -, Bush tours troops' Center for the Intrepid. -, U.S. smoking rate levels off ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194724608.40.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200713feb13%2C0%2C6670765.storyA California association acts to stop its health insurer from canceling coverage for thousands. Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer ...2007-11-10T19:56:48+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194638093.18.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fprintedition%2Fla-fi-bizletters28oct28%2C1%2C2321751.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-pe-businessAbout five years ago, my insurer doubled my homeowner policy, claiming that hail damage claims were excessive in my area, Walsh County, North Dakota, ...2007-11-09T19:54:53+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194638093.39.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fnutrition%2Fla-fi-markets8nov08%2C1%2C5854959.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-health-nutrition-newsAndrew Cuomo said his office was examining whether Washington Mutual pressured a big title insurer to inflate home values in appraisals, making it possible ...2007-11-09T19:54:53+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194638093.10.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-richfire26oct26%2C1%2C4295538.story%3Fctrack%3D1%26cset%3DtrueAIG says the service is not a replacement for public fire departments; after all, the insurer did lose some houses. But like an air bag in a car crash, ...2007-11-09T19:54:53+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194551514.41.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fla-me-fireday2-sg%2C0%2C6004680.storygallery%3Fcoll%3Dla-home-centerWhen Southland clients' multimillion-dollar homes were threatened, insurer AIG dispatched crews with fire retardant. October 26, 2007 ...2007-11-08T19:51:54+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194464936.52.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Flaland%2F2007%2F10%2Fwill-lenders-fr.htmlIn that case, the insurer makes up the difference of the lost profit after the sale of the property.. If the owners of the loan (whoever that maybe out a ...2007-11-07T19:48:56+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194464936.14.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Flaland%2F2007%2F10%2Fopen-house-rese.htmlIs the insurer going to write a check for one million? ... Smokey, the insurer's check to the homeowner is determined by the insured amount on the ...2007-11-07T19:48:56+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194378406.21.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200627dec27%2C1%2C5235928.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessThe dispute centers on this question: Under what circumstances may an insurer revoke individual coverage once it has been issued? ...2007-11-06T19:46:46+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.11.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-bizletters28oct28%2C1%2C7643740.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessAbout five years ago, my insurer doubled my homeowner policy, claiming that hail damage claims were excessive in my area, Walsh County, North Dakota, ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.9.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-pension31oct31%2C1%2C699259%2Cfull.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessThe federal pension insurer's deficit -- already $18 billion -- will grow if ... The federal pension insurer could then be faced with an overwhelming cost, ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.45.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2Fla-fi-financials26oct26%2C1%2C2970214%2Cfull.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-business-investMoney manager Bronchick said he had been researching depressed mortgage-insurer stocks such as Radian Group Inc. because he believed investors were making ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.50.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.latimes.com%2F%7Er%2Flatimes%2Fbusiness%2Finvesting%2F%7E3%2F171474265%2Fla-fi-markets18oct18%2C1%2C2698816.storyBut mortgage insurer MGIC Investment slumped $4.71 to $26.16 after reporting a third-quarter loss tied to rising loan defaults. The firm also forecast it ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.33.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fsuncommentary%2Fla-le-sunday21oct21%2C1%2C2888602.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-suncommentThis was how I discovered that my husband's cardiologist was on probation; we insisted that our health insurer transfer him to another doctor. Tasneem Watts ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194291819.35.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-fi-insure25oct25%2C0%2C7068664.story... for the Property and Casualty Insurers of America, a Chicago-based trade group that includes Allstate Corp., California's third-largest home insurer. ...2007-11-05T19:43:39+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194205246.28.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-policy23oct23%2C1%2C991260%2Cfull.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessThis is the maximum amount the insurer would pay to replace the structure of the home: the walls (inside and out), the roof, windows, plumbing, ...2007-11-04T19:40:46+00:00 http://www.googlealert.com/view.php?u=phillipnakata1&c=e512713&m=12.1194205246.16.1&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-insure200620sep20%2C1%2C1495789.story%3Fcoll%3Dla-headlines-businessT