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Insurance Companies Charge 79% More To Safe Drivers in Washington State Due...
Washington, D.C. – New data released by Consumer Federation of America (CFA) show that good drivers in Washington State face auto insurance penalties of 35% if they have Fair credit histories rather...
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Oregon Women Charged $100 More Than Men for Basic Auto Insurance; Drivers...
Washington, D.C. – The price Oregon auto insurance companies charge to a 35-year-old female driver with a safe record is 11.4% higher than is charged for the same coverage to male drivers, according to...
View ArticleMaryland Consumer Rights Coalition and Consumer Federation of America Release...
Baltimore, M.D. — The nonprofits Maryland Consumers Rights Coalition (MCRC) and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) have released a new report illustrating today’s version of redlining in...
View ArticleMaryland Lawmakers Defeat Auto Insurance Reforms Aimed at Systemic Bias
Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) condemns the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee for voting against sensible and urgently needed bills that would reform the way auto...
View ArticleCalifornia Insurance Department Ends Auto Insurers’ COVID Windfall Profits
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) praised California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s action to require insurers to give back COVID...
View ArticleProposed Auto Insurance Reform Will End Discrimination Against Lower-Wage...
Washington, D.C. – Millions of California drivers will see auto insurance savings with the adoption of regulations to be presented at a California Department of Insurance workshop on Tuesday, according...
View ArticleWashington Insurance Commissioner Kreidler Protects Consumers from Unfair...
Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) praised Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s new consumer protection rule banning...
View ArticleCFA Urges NAIC to Continue Using Principles in Insurance Ratemaking Despite...
On March 9, 2021, the NAIC’s regulatory actuaries (CASTF) unanimously voted to request that the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) reverse their rescission of the Principles actuaries have followed for...
View ArticleActuary Group Criticized for Deleting Ratemaking Principles Despite...
Washington, D.C. — Ignoring criticism from regulators and consumer rights organizations, the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has rejected efforts to reinstate its Statement of Principles Regarding...
View ArticleNewly Signed Montana Law Will Raise Auto Insurance Rates for Women, Unmarried...
Washington, D.C. –The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) said that a new Montana law signed Monday by Governor Greg Gianforte allowing discrimination in insurance markets based on a consumer’s sex or...
View ArticleCFA Urges Insurance Commissioners to Protect Consumers by Filling Gap Left by...
Consumer Federation of America sent a letter to Insurance Commissioners urging them to take steps to fill the gap caused by the sudden and unexpected deletion by the Casualty Actuarial Society (“CAS”)...
View ArticleProtections Against Unfair and Excessive Auto and Home Insurance Rates...
Washington, D.C. — In a letter sent to all state insurance commissioners this week, the Consumer Federation of America urged that steps be taken to fill the gap caused by the sudden and unexpected...
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Consumer and Civil Rights Groups Urge Colorado Legislators to Take Action to...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Center for Economic Justice (CEJ), and Consumer Reports (CR) urge Colorado lawmakers to enact proposed legislation, SB 21-169 (Sen. Buckner),...
View ArticleNew White Paper Released: Auto Insurance Telematics Programs Require New...
Washington, D.C.—Auto insurers are, increasingly, monitoring the driving habits of consumers through telematics systems that use consumer-generated driving data to calculate auto insurance premiums. A...
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Auto insurers are increasingly monitoring the driving habits of consumers through telematics systems that use consumer-generated driving data to calculate auto insurance premiums. A new white paper...
View ArticleColorado Bill to Address Discriminatory Insurance Pricing Heads to Governor...
Washington, D.C.—The Colorado Legislature has passed an important consumer protection bill that will require insurers to demonstrate that their company practices – including rating, claims handling,...
View ArticleAverage Auto Insurance Premiums in Washington State By Auto Insurer
Consumer Federation of America conducted an analysis of auto insurance premiums using data acquired from Quadrant Information Services, LLC. We found that average premiums vary substantially by...
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Auto Insurers Reaped Nearly $30 Billion Pandemic Windfall Profit in 2020 as...
Washington, D.C. – Insurers selling personal auto insurers reaped windfall profits of at least $29 billion in 2020 as miles driven, vehicle crashes and auto insurance claims dropped because of the...
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Washington Commissioner Kreidler’s Proposed Ban on Insurance Credit Scoring...
Washington D.C. — Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner to move forward with their proposed temporary ban on credit history’s use in...
View ArticleCFA Calls for Quick Implementation of Washington States proposed Ban on...
Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner to move forward with their proposed temporary ban on credit history’s use in insurance pricing. In...
View ArticleState Senators, Consumer Advocates: Illinois Department of Insurance Should...
Sixteen state Senators and nine advocacy organizations sent a letter Thursday to the Illinois Department of Insurance, asking the department to investigate how much insurance companies overcharged...
View ArticleGroups Call for Illinois Department of Insurance to Collect Data on Insurance...
Sixteen Illinois state legislators and nine consumer advocacy groups, including Consumer Federation of America, sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Insurance urging the Department to collect...
View ArticleJ. Robert “Bob” Hunter to Retire After 27 Years as CFA’s Director of Insurance
Washington, D.C. — Consumer Federation of America announced today that J. Robert “Bob” Hunter, the organization’s Director of Insurance since 1995, will be retiring from CFA effective immediately. He...
View ArticleGroups urge Nevada Supreme Court to uphold Regulation Temporarily Banning the...
Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice submitted an amicus brief urging the Nevada Supreme Court to uphold Nevada’s regulation temporarily banning the use of credit...
View ArticleConsumer Advocates Urge Nevada Supreme Court to Stop Unfair Discrimination in...
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) submitted an amicus brief in support of the Nevada Division of Insurance’s temporary ban on the use of credit information...
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