California's Blue Shield to Return $283 Million, L.A. Times Says
Blue Shield of California will return a further $283 million to policyholders, keeping a pledge to give back cash when profit exceeds 2 percent of revenue, the Los Angeles Times reported.
 L.A. Woman Uninsured After Paying With CreditHealth insurer Anthem Blue Cross, based in California, announced this year it no longer allows monthly automatic online bill payments, attracting complaints from long-time customers. And consumer finance watchers warn this may be one of the first of many ca... |  Deadline passes, talks continue for Calif. grocersNegotiations throughout the night failed to produce a resolution as Southern California grocery employees returned to work Monday and their union and three major supermarket chains tried to avoid a strike. |  Calif. rep. wants shared sacrifice in debt talksShortly before his appointment to the commission charged with tackling the national debt, Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra held a conference call with a few hundred constituents in Los Angeles and asked them to recommend a roadmap to cutting the debt. |  Southern California grocery workers authorize a strikeThe union representing 62,000 grocery workers in southern California has received the go-ahead from members to call a strike if an acceptable contract deal cannot be reached with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets, officials said on Sunday. |  California attorney general sues lawyers in alleged mortgage scamThe California attorney general is suing "a ring" of lawyers for allegedly defrauding at least 2,500 homeowners out of millions of dollars, a scam that was supposed to provide relief on their troubled mortgages, she said Thursday. |  L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: End Prop. 13 for businesses to fund educationCalling Proposition 13 a corporate tax give-away, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked state leaders today to eliminate the benefits of the law for commercial properties as part of a "grand bargain" to boost funding for public education. |  KCET strikes $50 million dealKCET, the former PBS station serving Southern and Central California, has entered a partnership with Eyetronics Media and Studios to produce and acquire new series, the companies announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Eyetronics will provide up to $50 mill... |  California's Blue Shield to Return $283 Million, L.A. Times SaysBlue Shield of California will return a further $283 million to policyholders, keeping a pledge to give back cash when profit exceeds 2 percent of revenue, the Los Angeles Times reported. |
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