Consumer Federation of America News
Hunter to Retire as CFA Director of Insurance
The man who served as the conscience of the property/casualty insurance industry for nearly three decades is retiring from a long-held post as director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of ...
Opinion: Steps Regulators and Legislators Should Take To End Reverse Competition Abuses
Reverse competition is a major problem in insurance lines like title insurance, credit insurance, and lender-placed insurance—one that is not easy to correct. The beneficiaries of reverse ...
Carriers Challenge CFA Over its No-Fault Auto Insurance Report
A national consumer group has charged that innocent drivers in most states are being forced to pay more for auto insurance for accidents in which they are not at fault. The report from the Consumer ...
Florida Bans Price Optimization; Insurers Question Definition
A memorandum released last week by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warning insurers in the state not to use price optimization in rating has gotten cheers from a consumer advocate group ...
Price Optimization or Price Discrimination? Regulators Weigh In
Insurers' growing use of predictive data analytics is predicated on enhancing operational efficiency, improving decision-making and offering more detailed pricing of products. It's that last practice ...
Cost of Uninsured Motorists Continues to Climb: IRC
There hasn't been much ground gained in the battle to reduce the number of uninsured motorists on the road, according to a new industry report. And experts don't fully understand why a solution to ...
Consumer Group Offers Fix for Uninsured Motorist Problem
Most uninsured motorists in the U.S. are responsible, safe drivers who simply cannot afford to purchase liability coverage with their income but who still need to drive for their work, according to a ...
CFA Report Calls for Prior Approval for All States
Holding automobile insurance regulation in California as an example, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a report on Tuesday showing that auto insurance expenditures in America rose by 43 ...