California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said a bill passed by state lawmakers “levels the playing field” for health insurance in the state.

A former insurance agent from Clayton, Calif., was sentenced to nearly four years in state prison for his role in a $800,000 Ponzi scheme involving stranger-owned life insurance (STOLI).

California’s insurance commissioner and state controller are investigating how MetLife handles its payment of death benefits, exploring practices they say “are not isolated, but are systemic in the insurance industry.”

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, saying he was “pleased” that Blue Shield of California withdrew its recent rate increase, used the opportunity to again appeal for regulatory authority over health insurance rates in the state.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is targeting medical malpractice insurers in the state because of what he calls “excessive rates.”

Blue Shield of California agreed to delay for 60 days its health insurance premium rate increases of up to 59%, originally scheduled to go into effect March 1.

California’s insurance commissioner says three insurers have agreed to comply with his request that they delay increasing health insurance rates for 60 days past the effective dates for their recent filings with the California Insurance Department.

Newly instated California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sent letters to Anthem Blue Cross, PacifiCare and Aetna asking them to delay increasing premiums for at least 60 days while he reviews the filings.

The new California insurance commissioner and the secretary of the U.S. Health Department are working to prevent Blue Shield of California from implementing a rate increase of up to 59%.

California’s new state insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, issued emergency regulations making the state’s medical loss ratio provisions match those included in the federal health reform la