Category Archives: Automobile

January/February 2002: Crash

(January 1, 2002) Is no-fault insurance a legislated crime against innocent victims who receive inadequate compensation, or is it a necessary social tool to curb rising auto insurance costs? Continue reading

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Car insurance: price isn’t everything

(January 1, 2002) The insurance industry, in response to an announcement from the Consumers’ Association of Canada on auto insurance rates in Canada, is cautioning consumers to compare the benefits paid out in claims with the premiums collected. Continue reading

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Challenges facing the U.S. state-based system of insurance regulation

(August 1, 2001) Statement of the IIAA to the U.S. House of Representatives on some problems related to state regulatory oversight of the rates charged for automobile insurance in the personal lines market. Continue reading

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Insurance product approval: the need for modernization

(June 21, 2001) The testimony of Robert C. Gowdy, CEO of Beacone Insurance Group on behalf of the American Insurance Association before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-sponsored Enterprises, U.S. House of Representatives. Continue reading

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Car deals

(April 23, 2001) Lawrence Solomon has missed the big picture: it’s true, Pay-per-minute Auto Insurance (April 10) will “begin to tame the worst excesses of the private automobile.” But why stop there? Why not pay for your car by the minute, too? Continue reading

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