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PacificCare fined for claims denials
The Oregonian, December 31, 2008
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has fined PacifiCare Life Assurance $46,000 for failing to conduct reasonable investigations before denying claims, making policyholders with pre-existing conditions wait more than six months for coverage of those conditions, and for failing to act promptly on a claim.
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