Auto Insurance

Consumer Information

Press Releases

Studies

Testimony and Comments


Consumer Information

  • CFA Guide to Navigating the Auto Claims’ Maze:  Getting the Settlement You Deserve, 12/14/11. (PDF)
  • CFA Auto Claims Checklist 12/14/11. (PDF)
  • Consumer Alert: Some Auto Insurers May be Underpaying Bodily Injury Claims, 12/09/10. (PDF)
  • A Buyer's Guide to Insurance, 06/01/00. (PDF)

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Press Releases

  • CFA Releases Study on Economic Harm to LMI Households From Overpriced Auto Insurance, 01/30/12. (PDF)
  • CFA Releases New Guide For Holiday Driving: How Consumers Can Get the Auto Insurance Settlement They Deserve, 12/14/11. (PDF)
  • CFA Issues Consumer Alert about Auto Insurers that Make Unjustifiably Low Claims’ Payments, 12/09/10. (PDF)
  • CFA and Consumer Watchdog: Michigan FAIR Initiative Modeled after Nation's Most Successful Insurance Reforms, 12/01/09. (PDF)
  • Study Finds Significant Differences in Auto and Home Insurance Information Provided by States to Consumers, 11/10/08. (PDF)
  • New York State Legislature Advances Bill to Allow Huge Auto Insurance Rate Increases, 06/23/08. (PDF)
  • Consumer Groups Call on Governor Paterson to Rein in Excessive Automobile Insurance Rates, 06/13/08. (PDF)
  • $4 Gallon Gas Should Lower Auto Insurance Rates for Many Consumers: Consumers Who Are Driving Less Should Contact their Insurance Companies, 06/10/08. (PDF)
  • Nationwide Study of Auto Insurance Regulation Finds that Consumers Fare Better in States that Pre-Approve Rates, 04/24/08. (PDF)
  • GEICO Ties Insurance Rates to Education, Occupation--Many Lower Income, Minority Consumers Pay Higher Prices, 03/20/06. (PDF)
  • Higher Agent/Broker Commissions in Home and Auto Insurance Often Mean Higher Rates, But Not Better Service, 02/24/05. (PDF)
  • CFA Study Finds Controversial Contingency Payments Widely Used in Sales of Home and Auto Insurance, 01/26/05. (PDF)

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Studies

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Testimony and Comments

  • Consumer Federation, Consumers Union, and NYPIRG Urge NY Governor Paterson to Rein in Excessive Auto Insurance Costs in Response to $4 per Gallon Gasoline, 06/09/08. (PDF)
  • CFA, CEJ Letter to Insurance Commissioners on the Impact of Higher Gasoline Prices on Auto Insurance Pricing, 01/25/06. (PDF)
  • Lowering Automobile Insurance Rates in New York, 11/12/03. (PDF)

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