Massachusetts Attorney General Appeals Auto Insurance Rate Increase
BOSTON, Jan 06, 2004, (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- Massachusetts automobile insurers' 2004 rates might yet be challenged, as the state's attorney general files an appeal claiming the rating methodology is unreasonable.

Massachusetts Approves Group Auto Insurance Discounts for 2004
BOSTON, Jan 06, 2004, (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- Massachusetts drivers received another year's approval for group insurance discounts, with a special provision permitting less than 35% group participation.

Insurers Pleased as N.J. Adopts 20 Auto-Reform Regulations
TRENTON, N.J., Jan 08, 2004, (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- The insurance industry is applauding a move by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to adopt several new regulations that relate to the automobile insurance reform enacted in mid-2003,...

Analysts Estimate Auto Insurance Rates to Rise 6% in 2004
NEW YORK, Jan 07, 2004, (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- A handful of factors--most related to fraud--are expected to cause automobile insurance rates to rise for the fifth year in a row in 2004, but the projected increase is a slight moderation from what was...

Racing toward market mania
The new year brings a host of changes for the healthcare industry, many of them sparked by the new Medicare reform law that sets the course for hospital-physician relations, private-sector involvement in Medicare, consumer driven health plans and provider...


Texas Plan on Credit Scores Draws Criticism
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 08, 2004, (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- A scant few weeks after Congress permanently reauthorized insurers' right to use credit information in underwriting, Texas officials are about to enact sharp curbs on those rights when it comes to...

Sides Argue over Use of Credit Score by Texas Insurers
Jan. 8--AUSTIN, Texas -- The controversial use of credit history by Texas insurers took center stage during a public hearing Wednesday, with consumer groups calling the practice unfair and industry officials saying it leads to more accurate rates.

2004 Buyers' Guide -- Insurance Administration