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Study Shows No-Fault Auto Insurance Far More Expensive Than Traditional 'Personal Responsibility' System
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BOSTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- No-fault auto insurance is
consistently more expensive than traditional insurance and should be
repealed in Massachusetts and across the country, according to a
national study of auto insurance premiums released today by the
nonprofit, nonpartisan Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
(FTCR).
The study found that the cost of insurance fell for drivers in
states that have repealed no-fault laws. It also details the
importance of a strong insu...
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Study Shows No-Fault Auto Insurance Far More Expensive Than Traditional 'Personal Responsibility' System
U.S. Newswire
; BOSTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- No-fault auto insurance is consistently more expensive than traditional insurance and should be repealed in Massachusetts and across the country, according to a national study of auto insurance premiums released today by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Foundation for
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Romney's Auto Insurance Plan Would Make Mass. Worse for Consumers;Repeal of No-Fault, Regulation, Needed to Lower Drivers' Rates
U.S. Newswire
; SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer advocates with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR), a national insurance reform and consumer protection organization, condemned the auto insurance proposal released by Governor Romney today for failing to address the two
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CALIF. GROUP URGES REPEAL OF MASS. NO-FAULT AUTO INSURANCE
The Boston Globe
; ... regardless of who is at fault, is a recipe for fraud and waste. "No-fault is a bonanza for insurance companies," Rosenfield said at a news conference in Boston. "It's a disaster for consumers." The foundation's focus on Massachusetts was indirectly prompted by Wal-Ma ...
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Make room for compassion and personal responsibility
Sunday News Lancaster, PA
; Matters Of Faith Conflicts over big issues abound in American culture. The issues range from the war in Iraq to homosexuality to illegal immigration. Accompanying these and a myriad of other issues is often a conflict between two values: personal responsibility and compassion. Those calling for
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Auto insurance: Crisis and reform
The University of Memphis Law Review
; Auto insurance occupies a unique status within the U.S. economy. It is the only example of a product that most Americans are required by law to purchase but is provided exclusively by private industry on a for-profit basis. Most of the time, those who pay for the product will not have to use it.
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AUTO INSURANCE REVISION:RALPH NADER
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 No Fault, Choice No Fault, Insurance Industry Reform: An Analysis And Assessment of Alternative Approaches To Auto Insurance Reform Testimony of Ralph Nader and Harvey Rosenfield [1] Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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Auto insurance companies work to keep rates fair for everyone City residents pay higher premiums because statistics show urban areas have more thefts and accidents
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... disparity in the cost of auto insurance is not news. At the heart of insurance pricing is risk ... replacement and health care costs. There is good news. A recent report issued by the National ... similarly sized urban areas, there is also good news. When compared to Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia ...
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Watch out: Here comes personal responsibility
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; This one is for Priscilla Parten, the Derry, N.H., woman who had the temerity to ask Lamar Alexander who would care for the elderly if the budget is cut according to the GOP pattern. The answer from the presidential candidate, one of the men hawking their wares across New Hampshire, was that "we're
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THE `PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY' MANTRA
The Boston Globe
; THIS COLUMN WAS INSPIRED BY THE FIVE EXTRA POUNDS THAT HAVE MADE THEIR ANNUAL POST-HOLIDAY APPEARANCE AND FOR WHICH I CLAIM PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. NO ONE ELSE IS TO BLAME, ALTHOUGH PERHAPS I COULD LAUNCH A SMALL LITIGATION AT THE TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO PRODUCED THAT MIRACULOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR
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NEW AUTO INSURANCE OPTION:MICHAEL H. GLADSTONE
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 Statement to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials Committee on Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Re: Auto Choice Reform Act Presented by: Michael H. Gladstone, Esq. May 20, 1998 DRI opposes federal legislation enacting Auto Choice. Legislation improving the existing
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