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Premium Rating Errors Cost Auto Insurers $16 Billion, Report Claims

National News • December 4, 2008
Premium rating errors by insurance companies resulted in the loss of $16.1 billion of auto insurance premium revenues in 2007, slightly down from the 2006 figure of $16.6 billion — but still ...

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Subject: This is the tip of the Iceberg

Posted On: December 5, 2008, 12:07 pm CST
Posted By: Rich McDonald
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Premium leakage - or poor underwriting? the call is a difficult one to make, however the personal auto lines are but the tip of the problem. To see how much premium shortfall there is, audit an commercial auto carrier and look at the problems they are facing.

OTR Drivers are putting in more miles, the monthly reports to the carriers are not accurately reflecting the exposure, in most cases - some are very accurate. Tie those accounts to a reporting form on miles or revenue, and see how many Comm Auto Underwriters can accurately asses the rate based upon unverified information?

The bucks involved in losses in this market sector are a whole lot larger than personal auto, and premium is shrinking.
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RE: RE: This is the tip of the Iceberg Richard McDonald
Dec 9, 2008, 4:04 pm
RE: This is the tip of the Iceberg nobody important
Dec 5, 2008, 12:32 pm
This is the tip of the Iceberg Rich McDonald
Dec 5, 2008, 12:07 pm
RE: Premium Leakage Is Real nobody important
Dec 5, 2008, 12:06 pm
Premium Leakage Is Real Agreed
Dec 5, 2008, 11:38 am
This is not 'news', this is marketing... another guy named Rick
Dec 5, 2008, 8:56 am
Math Direct Writers
Dec 5, 2008, 8:33 am
RE: RE: Premium Anon
Dec 5, 2008, 8:28 am
RE: Premium Betsy Ross
Dec 5, 2008, 7:43 am
Do the math George Washington
Dec 4, 2008, 3:35 pm
Premium " Leakage" Jay
Dec 4, 2008, 12:44 pm
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