November 12, 2013 1 min read

What Works: A Review of Auto Insurance Rate Regulation in America and How Best Practices Save Billions of Dollars

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Over the past quarter century, auto insurance expenditures in America have risen by more than 40 percent. This report follows prior reports in 2008 and 2001; it is part of Consumer Federation of America’s ongoing effort to evaluate the various types of insurance regulatory regimes found across the country and identify best practices from a consumer protection perspective. The data sets we have reviewed allow us to conduct a rigorous comparative analysis of both state markets and regulatory systems.

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