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Auto insurance premiums reduction sought by Consumer Watchdog

Julie Campbell
California Low Income Auto Insurance Program

The group claims the agency running the car policy program is seeking to charge $40 more than necessary. According to a Consumer Watchdog actuarial analysis, California drivers who are in the low income bracket and who maintain a good driving record should be paying 3.9 percent less on their car coverage premiums through the Low Cost Auto Insurance Program. The analysis was just submitted to the California Department of Insurance. The auto Insurance Commissioner in the state is now performing an annual review in order to decide whether or not…

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Study suggests that auto insurance may be too expensive for low income drivers.

Nordstrom

A new study from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a consumer advocacy group, suggests that auto insurance is too expensive for the poorest Americans to afford. CFA claims that this is to bias seen in the insurance industry despite the fact that insurers cannot base prices solely on a person’s income. In most states, however, insurers can use socio-economic information to price policies, which directly correlates to income. This could be a major problem in states in which auto insurance is mandatory for all drivers. The study shows that,…

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