Inaugural address of Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. (California)

California

In his inaugural address, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi told his audience on January 7, "we will aggressively seek out and assist individuals and groups who wish to intervene in rate hearings, as is their right. We will also invite citizen and industry groups to participate in task forces designed to solve some of our knottiest insurance problems -things like ensuring adequate, but nonduplicative health coverage for the elderly, eliminating discrimination against those infected with HIV, and strategies to prevent and reduce the costs of auto crashes. Using current law, we will stop the shameful industry practice of dumping sick …