Massachusetts auto insurers under scrutiny

Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, is taking aim at the state’s auto insurers. Coakley claims that the price for commercial coverage is excessive, costing consumers more than $1 billion over the course of seven years. The Attorney General is urging the state’s Insurance Commissioner, Joseph Murphy, to reduce rates. The notion has received opposition from many auto insurers who argue that the current rates are necessary. Coakley claims to have received information from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Automobile Insurers Bureau that show consumers are paying too…

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A check list of the last 30 days in car insurance news headlines for the U.S.

It looks like 2011 is going to be the year for several states to make all out changes to laws relating to car insurance requirements. Some of the states involved in making changes to existing legislation, are; New York, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.  Also, in the car insurance news headlines…several states have decided to raise the minimum liability coverage required. Texas, for instance, has raised the minimum liability limits to 30/60/25. This means $30,000 for each injured person, up to $60,000 per accident. Property damage is staying at $25,000 per accident.…

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