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Thursday, November 30, 2006

New York, NY - Price-Gouging by Car Insurance Industry

New York, NY - The city comptroller released a report accusing the auto insurance industry of price-gouging.

Comptroller Bill Thompson says the car insurance industry has raised premiums between 2000 and 2005 by nearly 29-percent, raking in 10 and a half billion dollars from premiums in 2005 alone. He also found companies were decreasing payouts for claims by more than 20 percent.

Thompson's report says drivers in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens are especially hard hit. He says it's not just a matter of customers shopping around for lower rates.
Thompson called on governor-elect Eliot Spitzer to create an Insurance Consumer Advocate office and called for the auto insurers to reduce their premiums by 15 percent or $1.5 billion a year.

2 Comments:

  • At 5:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Have the State govt. haul in these bastards into a public hearing and make them lower their rates.
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    Why? Are they doing something illegal? Can we force lawyers to charge less too?

     
  • At 6:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    To 5:04
    The State is the one who is requesing to have Auto insurance if not u can not drive your car

     

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