Jan 31
Consumer Group Wants Insurance Commissioner to Fire Attorney
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is the consumer group in question. The members say that one of the insurance commissioner’s top attorneys gave advice on how to avoid court costs in a court case concerning insurance rates. His intent? To help insurers get out of paying $300,000 in court fees after a legal battle over car insurance premiums. Now they want the offending attorney fired. They have a pile of emails that support their claim.
Gausewitz is a former insurance industry lobbyist who is senior counsel to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. He says, “The documents obtained by FTCR show that Mr. Gausewitz continues to work closely with, and on behalf of, the insurance industry, albeit in a covert fashion – conduct that is utterly incompatible with your pledge of an independent and open administration.”
Jennifer Kerns is a spokeswoman for Poizner. She says, “While Harvey’s work is admirable, he’s just plain wrong on this. The fact is, it is not uncommon for the Department of Insurance to submit statements of fact on particular issues, which is what Bill Gausewitz did in this case.”
The facts are in hot dispute, but the court ordered the industry to pay the court costs.
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