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In the News
Below are links to media coverage of United Policyholders' work.
For articles and reports on the insurance industry, visit the Marketplace Watch.
For articles and reports on insurance regulation, visit the Politics and Regulation news page.
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| May 14, 2008 |
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Disaster Readiness in San Diego
click here to read on UP's site |
| April 28, 2008 |
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Supreme Court Weighs Insurer's Conflict of Interest in Claim Denial
click here to read on UP's site |
| April 23, 2008 |
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Most S.D. Wildfire Victims Still in Struggle with Insurance Companies to Rebuild
click here to read on UP's site |
| April 20, 2008 |
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Allstate records raise yet more questions
click here to read on UP's site |
| March 14, 2008 |
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Insurer Losses From Subprime Approach Katrina Claims
click here to read on UP's site |
| March 13, 2008 |
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Calif. Department of Insurance Offers Help to San Diego Fire Victims
click here to read on UP's site |
| March 10, 2008 |
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Spitzer Redux: N.Y.'s Insurance Chief Dinallo Strikes Familiar Chord
click here to read on UP's site |
| March 3, 2008 |
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CNBC Business Nation: Are you insured?
click here to read on UP's site |
| March 1, 2008 |
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Insuring your home against disaster
click here to read on UP's site |
| February 14, 2008 |
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Allianz settles annuities cases
click here to read on UP's site |
| January 29, 2008 |
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Newly Homeless Have Help Available |
| January 24, 2008 |
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UP Weighs in for policyholders in CA Supreme Court |
| January 10, 2008 |
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Insurers maintain record profits in 2007 by overpricing policies and underpaying claims (pdf) |
| January 9, 2008 |
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Common Homeowners' Fire Insurance Problems
(Video, 14MB wmv)
Aired in Fall 2007 on NBC-11.
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| January 6, 2008 |
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Allstate Bowl Sponsorship raises Ire in LA
click here to read on UP's site |
| January 4, 2008 |
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Group settles 22 Katrina cases with State Farm
click here to read on UP's site |
| December 29, 2007 |
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Keep your insurance up to date for 2008
click here to download as a pdf |
| December 19, 2007 |
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Overhaul of claims process adopted
click here to download as a pdf |
| December 19, 2007 |
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Insurance panel to meet final time this morning
click here to download as a pdf |
| December 5, 2007 |
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Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum to Assist San Bernardino County Wildfire Survivors with Recovery Efforts
click here to read on UP's site |
| November 11, 2007 |
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Foti's lawsuit targeting insurers faces uphill fight |
November 5, 2007 |
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As California Wildfires Die Down, Lawsuits May Ignite |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Where to get, give help
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| November 1, 2007 |
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Quake insurance costs shake consumers
click here to read on UP's site |
| October 31, 2007 |
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UP Outreach Coordinator quoted on underinsurance in USA Today |
| October 30, 2007 |
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Newly homeless have help available |
| October 29, 2007 |
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Cedar fire victim becomes homeowners' insurance advocate |
| October 29, 2007 |
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Battling your insurer
click here to read on UP's site |
| October 26, 2007 |
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How to handle fire-related damage claims
click here to read on UP's site |
| October 26, 2007 |
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Scripps Ranch veterans of '03 fire ready to help |
| October 26, 2007 |
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Listen to the story Lessons in Rebuilding from Oakland Hills Fire on the NPR website. |
| October 24, 2007 |
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Insurance claims could haunt houses
click here to download as a pdf |
| October 23, 2007 |
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Insurance woes loom for wildfire victims
click here to download as a pdf |
| October 22, 2007 |
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Facing up to the costs of long-term care
click here to read on UP's site |
| September 15, 2007 |
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Shortcuts: Another Way for Wind to Put Holes in Homeowners' Pockets |
| September 4, 2007 |
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Homeowners Going Bare (pdf) |
| August 28, 2007 |
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Earthquake Insurance on the Rise |
| August 28, 2007 |
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Listen to the story Quake fund break a boon for insurers? on the Marketplace website. |
| August 17, 2007 |
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Homeowners Insurance 9-1-1 |
| July 10, 2007 |
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Scripps Ranch Wildfire Survivors Warn Insurance Won't Save You, interview with UP's Karen Reimus |
| July 4, 2007 |
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Insurance chief touts reforms |
| July 3, 2007 |
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Consumers, insurers unhappy with bills passed (pdf) |
| May 24, 2007 |
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State to grill Allstate on premiums, UP quoted in a LA Times article
click here to download as a pdf |
| May 18, 2007 |
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Have insurance with assurance UP on NPR’s Marketplace |
| May 14, 2007 |
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On the hunt for homeowners insurance
click here to read on UP's site |
| May 7, 2007 |
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Halted health coverage suit may be far-reaching, UP quoted in a LA Times article
click here to download as a pdf |
| March 2, 2007 |
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UP pressure leads to Allstate Order to reinstate LA policies |
| February 28, 2007 |
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UP Louisiana Counsel Rosato opposes disbanding rating commission
click here to download as a pdf |
| February 14, 2007 |
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Poizner's choice of advisor criticized, UP quoted in an article in The Los Angeles Times |
| February 13, 2007 |
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Insurance: Maximize your benefits, UP mentioned as a resource at CNNMoney.com |
| January 30, 2007 |
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Lawsuit in Miss. stands in contrast to La., UP quoted in an article in The Times-Picayune |
| January 2007 |
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Protesting Allstate's Sugar Bowl Advertising |
| December 8, 2006 |
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Insurance companies taking heat from clients
Forum Testimony Video 1 and Video 2, News Release (pdf), Public Forum Flyer 1(pdf) and Public Forum 2 (pdf) for UP's Louisiana forums. |
| November 14, 2006 |
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UP Amicus brief contributes to policyholder victory,
Daily Journal |
| September 6, 2006 |
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CBS interview with UP's Susan Knowles |
| August 17, 2006 |
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UP mentioned in CNN's 5 Tips—When your insurer plays hardball |
| August 17, 2006 |
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Home Insurance 9-1-1 |
| July 15, 2006 |
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CNN's Open House, Interview with Amy Bach
download as pdf |
| June 16, 2006 |
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Policy Shakeup, The San Mateo Times interview with Amy Bach |
| May, 2006 |
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Insurance Showdown, Interview with Amy Bach on Open House, CNN |
| May 22, 2006 |
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Insurance non-renewal
click here to read on UP's site |
| February 10, 2006 |
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UP mentioned in CNN's 5 Tips—Getting homeowners insurance |
| November, 2005 |
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What If? Advice on Insurance Claims, Interview with Amy Bach on NBC 11 News |
| November 8, 2004 |
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Independent Insurance Agent speaks on behalf of UP at public hearing on solving the underinsurance crisis
click here to download as a pdf |
| August 15, 2004 |
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UP educates San Diego property owners on how to avoid being underinsured
click here to download as a pdf |
| November 20, 2003 |
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United Policyholders – an independent source, not a front
click here to download as a pdf |
| November 12, 2003 |
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Many find coverage inadequate after total loss
click here to download as a pdf |
| Spring 1994 |
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An Oakland/Berkeley firestorm survivor on how UP helped solve insurance problems |
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