John Chiang

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  11 more Calif. insurers settle unclaimed property

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  June 7, 2013

  The state has settled with insurers that write more than 50 percent of all the issued and active life insurance policies nationwide.

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  The state of the game

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  The push for tax revenues is pitting states against insurers over the issue of unclaimed funds.

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  Calif. sues Texas insurer over escheat records

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  California's controller alleges American National Insurance has been stonewalling his record requests.

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  Calif. controller: $64 billion in retiree health promises

  By Allison Bell  |  February 22, 2013

  The state should contribute $4.9 billion this year to start pre-funding the benefits, Chiang says.

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  Hancock hit with unclaimed property lawsuit

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  February 1, 2013

  The suit could represent a new escalation of the unclaimed property practices of insurers.

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  John Hancock Companies settle with 6 states

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 19, 2012

  The firm agreed with six state insurance regulators to improve the steps that they take to ensure the timely pay out on death benefit claims.

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  AIG reaches settlement on unclaimed property

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  October 23, 2012

  The insurer will pay $11 million to be divided between states joined in the settlement.

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  Nationwide settles DMF case with state insurance departments

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  October 11, 2012

  Nationwide has agreed to a $7.2 million settlement with seven state insurance departments for its misuse of the Social Security Death Master File database.

• Scrounging for Dollars

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 1, 2012

  Let’s pause for a second. The announcement April 24 by state regulators of a settlement with Metropolitan Life of its unclaimed property practices, coupled with an announcement that the settlement could include the return of perhaps $700 million either to policy beneficiaries or to the states, raises more questions than...

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  Scrounging for Dollars

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 24, 2012

  The multi-state settlement with MetLife of its unclaimed property practices, coupled with an announcement that the settlement could include the return of perhaps $700 million either to policy beneficiaries or to the states, raises more questions than it answers.