Credit Scoring News

Gainsco Insurance Drives Into Georgia

Dallas-based Gainsco announced that beginning in May it will be offering high-quality, minimum-limits auto insurance in the state of Georgia. MGA Insurance Company Inc., which markets its policies and services using the trade name Gainsco Auto Insurance, will add Georgia …

Judge Blocks Michigan’s Challenge to Insurers’ Use of Credit Scores

Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher issued an injunction April 10 preventing Michigan insurance regulators from challenging insurers’ home and auto insurance rate filings that use credit scoring in determining their premiums. The injunction against the Office of Financial and …

Consumer Advocates Watching How Insurers Treat Credit in Recession

With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies. They are also warning insurers that they could lose business and consumer confidence …

Judge Blocks Michigan’s Challenge to Insurance Rates with Credit Scores

Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher issued an injunction on Friday, April 10, preventing Michigan insurance regulators from challenging insurance companies’ home and auto insurance rate filings that use credit scoring in determining their premiums. The injunction against the Office …

Michigan Challenging New Home Insurance Filings Based on Credit

The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced April 7 that all new rate filings by homeowners insurance companies that rely on insurance credit scoring as a factor in determining their discounts are being challenged by the agency. …

Liaisons Highlight Consumer Insurance Concerns

Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate Insurance agents, brokers and regulators should be aware that when it comes to insurance, consumers are concerned with such issues as the use of credit scores in …

Michigan’s Auto Insurance Rate Denials Reignite Credit Scoring Fight

Michigan’s regulator has reignited a debate over credit scoring by denying auto insurance companies requested rate increases because their proposed rate schemes include discounts for good credit scores. Commissioner Ken Ross said he has disapproved rate filings for seven insurers …

As Credit Scores Fall, Criticism of Insurers’ Credit Scoring Rises

With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies. They are also warning insurers that they could lose business and consumer confidence …

As Credit Scores Fall, Criticism of Insurers’ Credit Scoring Rises

Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies. …

How Consumer Reps Feel About Internet Sales, State Regulation

Consumer Advisors See Pros and Cons to Internet; Role of Independent Agent Clouded By Commissions Insurance Journal spoke with some of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) consumer liaisons and found that in addition to credit scoring, their issue …