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Insurers Say Alaska Court Decision Could Lead to Uneven Rates

West News • August 22, 2007
A ruling by the Alaska State Supreme Court requiring insurers to re-rate all policies at the very first renewal as if credit information was never considered will have the unintended result of ...

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Subject: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?!

Posted On: August 22, 2007, 3:11 pm CDT
Posted By: Ratemaker
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No individual driver is ever a "known quantity." Credit history is an extremely strong predictor of losses. Insurers wouldn't be using it if it didn't work.

But that's not the point of my comment - The Alaska regulation has created an unequal playing field. The simple fact is, most insurance consumers select their policy based on price. If I (as an insurer) am only allowed to give a credit-based discount in the first year I have that policy, how am I supposed to keep that policy for a second year when another insurer is allowed to give that policyholder a discount that I'm not?
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RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! wudchuck
Aug 26, 2007, 10:05 am
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! Nobody Important
Aug 23, 2007, 1:02 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! actuary
Aug 23, 2007, 12:09 pm
RE: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! Nobody Important
Aug 23, 2007, 9:30 am
RE: RE: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! R&D
Aug 23, 2007, 9:29 am
RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! actuary
Aug 23, 2007, 8:20 am
RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! wudchuck
Aug 22, 2007, 4:34 pm
RE: RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! Desert rat
Aug 22, 2007, 4:21 pm
RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! Ratemaker
Aug 22, 2007, 3:11 pm
RE: RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! actuary
Aug 22, 2007, 3:03 pm
RE: The heck are they thinking?!?! Cynder
Aug 22, 2007, 2:17 pm
The heck are they thinking?!?! Ratemaker
Aug 22, 2007, 12:49 pm
Credit AGAIN!? wudchuck
Aug 22, 2007, 12:33 pm
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