Insurance Industry Whistleblower on Bill Moyers Journal


	Insurance Industry Whistleblower on Bill Moyers Journal

Spiritualmonkey

7-20-2009 1:34 PM

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7-20-2009 1:38 PM

Spiritualmonkey

If you look closely at the testimony, the industry CEOs said they would continue to use rescission even when no fraud or abuse is alleged.

Why? "Because we can" was basically the answer.

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