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After fall, insurers’ auto rates up again

Auto insurance rates, which tumbled after Massachusetts opened the state to more competition four years ago, are marching steadily upward again.

How Moving Violations Jack Up Your Auto Insurance Rates

Getting multiple tickets can boost a driver's premiums beyond reach.

NY hearings on 'forced' insurance in foreclosure

Premiums for so-called force-placed insurance have more than tripled since 2004, producing enormous profits for insurers and the banks that take out policies when a homeowner fails to maintain coverage required by the mortgage, according to New York regulators.

Arizona eyes new role on health insurance reviews

Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving to implement part of the contested law by reviewing health insurance rates to see if they should be labeled unjustifiably high.

Insurance Rates Force Mid-Missouri Couple Out of Business

CALIFORNIA -Skyrocketing insurance rates forced a local couple out of business. For 12 years, Billy and Elsie Meyer used a carriage to take people to parties and weddings, and were a part of festivals.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Considers Rate Hike Plan

Insurance rates would jump an average of 30 percent for new customers under a plan being considered by the state-operated Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

Massachusetts Drivers See Insurance Rates Rise

Massachusetts drivers are starting to see higher auto insurance rates, four years after they tumbled when the state opened the market to more competition. Many of the state’s largest auto insurers have raised rates in each of the past two …

Price-Gouged Patients, Insurance Commissioner & Consumer Advocates File 800,000 Signatures To Qualify Health Insurance ...

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients who have suffered skyrocketing health insurance rates joined with the leaders of Consumer Watchdog Campaign to turn in more than 800,000 voter signatures for a ballot initiative requiring health insurance companies to open their books and justify rates, under penalty of perjury, before their rate increases take effect. Insurance ...

Citizens panel: Shrinking policyholder base requires higher insurance rates

TALLAHASSEE — Facing fallout from potentially significant rate increases, members of a Citizens Property Insurance Corp.committee said Thursday that they need to do a better job of working with lawmakers, news media and the public as they formulate 2013 premiums for the state-backed insurer.