Consumer Activist Endorses Poizner

The race for California insurance commissioner took an unexpected turn last week when one of the state's best-known consumer advocates endorsed Republican candidate Steve Poizner over Democrat Cruz Bustamante. Harvey Rosenfield, author of the 1988 Proposition 103 auto insurance initiative, said Poizner has made a commitment to enforce regulations that govern insurers' applications for auto insurance rate changes and to stop insurers' practice of canceling policies of policyholders who file claims. Rosenfield said Poizner, unlike Bustamante, has agreed not to accept campaign contribution...