Garamendi to Fix Comp, SCIF, Universal Care

San Jose Mercury News on Monday ran excerpts from a recent interview with California's new Insurance Commissioner, John Garamendi. In the interview, Garamendi says that one of his primary goals while in office is to bring universal health care to Californians, stating "I am going to drive health care." With regards to workers' compensation, Garamendi calls the current situation a "full-blown crisis," blaming health care costs, irresponsible price cutting by insurers in the mid-1990s, and carrier insolvencies leaving fewer insurers to meet demand, as the primary culprits.09/11 was also cited as...