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Industry Douses Consumer Group Praise for Prior Approval of Auto Rates

A nationwide consumer study of automobile insurance regulation says that rates have risen more slowly over the past two decades in the 15 states that require insurers to receive advance approval of rate increases from the state. But the insurance …

Consumer Federation Says Prior Approval Works, Industry Says Not True

A nationwide consumer study of automobile insurance regulation says that rates have risen more slowly in the 15 states that require insurers to receive advance approval of rate increases from the state over the last two decades. According to the …

Prior Approval Study Off-base, Industry Says

You don’t have to be involved in the property/casualty insurance industry long to become acquainted with the many studies that are released each year on rating systems, both from consumers and from the industry. The most recent study was released …

Consumer Federation Says Prior Approval Works, Industry Says Not True

A nationwide consumer study of automobile insurance regulation says that rates have risen more slowly in the 15 states that require insurers to receive advance approval of rate increases from the state over the last two decades. According to the …

CFA Study Off-base, Industry Says

You don’t have to be involved in the property/casualty insurance industry long to become acquainted with the many studies that are released each year on rating systems, from both consumer and industry groups. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) recently …

Consumer Federation Says Prior Approval Works, Industry Says Not True

A nationwide consumer study of automobile insurance regulation says rates have risen more slowly in the 15 states that require insurers to receive advance approval of rate increases from the state in the past two decades. According to the Consumer …

Consumer Federation Says Prior Approval Works, Industry Says Not True

Underwriting Hurt Insurers’ Bottom Lines in 2007

Steep declines in underwriting profits hurt bottom lines for property casualty insurers, which saw their 2007 profits slip slightly from a year earlier, a new report from three industry groups says. The industry’s net income after taxes fell 5.8 percent …

Report: Underwriting Hurt Insurers’ Bottom Lines in 2007

Steep declines in underwriting profits hurt bottom lines for property casualty insurers, which saw their 2007 profits slip slightly from a year earlier, a new report from three industry groups says. The industry’s net income after taxes fell 5.8 percent …

Survey: Fla. Voters Agree Property Insurance Market Still in Crisis

More than 40 percent of “likely” Florida voters polled in a recent survey describe the current property insurance market as a crisis, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Neil Newhouse, of Public Opinion Strategies, conducted the survey …