Press Releases & Statements: Insurance Industry

Don’t Forget the Insurance Companies, Mr. President

September 15— Any Congressional relief plan must include strong protections for the people affected by Hurricane Katrina – and Hurricane Rita – to ensure that any insurance company that wrongly denies claims or defrauds policyholders will be held accountable. Full Press Release

House Passes Giveaway to Pharmaceutical and Insurance Industries

July 28— Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a medical malpractice bill (H.R. 5) that does nothing to help doctors with high insurance rates but gives sweeping liability protections to drug companies that knowingly market deadly drugs like Vioxx. Full Press Release

New EPI Study Shows "Tort Tax" Is An Insurance Industry Fabrication

May 18— A major new report released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) offers more evidence that the insurance industry is intentionally using faulty data to make claims that the tort system leads to increased economic costs. Full Press Release

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