Tips To Help Consumers Get Fair Insurance Treatment After Hurricane Ian
Washington, DC – Today Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and United Policyholders (UP) shared resources to help consumers get their wind and flood insurance claims paid promptly, fully, and fairly...
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Meet the Robinsons: Progressive’s Ideal Insurance Customers—And Woe to All...
Auto insurance companies like to present themselves as consumers’ friends. The mascots used in commercials, ranging from GEICO’s gecko and Aflac’s duck to Progressive’s Flo, are intended to put you at...
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Consumer Tips: How to Get Your Payments from Insurance Companies and Hold...
Three weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall, and consumers are still recovering from the damage and working on their insurance claims. One firm estimated that privately insured losses from the storm...
View ArticleIn Victory for Consumers, Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Temporary Ban on...
Washington, D.C – In a major victory for consumers, the Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the Nevada Division of Insurance’s temporary ban on use of credit information to determine insurance rates. The...
View ArticleStudy Shows Insurance Industry Price-Gouges Businesses While Claims Drop
New York/Washington, D.C. – A new study of the property/casualty insurance industry, Inventing Social Inflation, 2023, finds that commercial insurers are misrepresenting their actual losses, sometimes...
View ArticleConsumer Advocates Call for Strong Action Against Florida Insurers After...
Washington, DC — Consumer Federation of America (CFA), United Policyholders, and the Center for Economic Justice called on Florida regulators to investigate and punish insurance companies that have...
View ArticleTips to Help Consumers Get Fair Insurance Treatment After Hurricane Idalia
Washington, D.C. — Today, Consumer Federation of America and United Policyholders shared resources to help consumers get their wind and flood insurance claims paid promptly, fully, and fairly in the...
View ArticleConsumer Federation of America Testifies on Rising Property Insurance Costs...
On September 7th, 2024, Consumer Federation of America’s Director of Insurance Douglas Heller testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on rising property insurance...
View ArticleThe Office of Management and Budget Should Authorize Federal Insurance Office...
Washington, D.C.— At a time of rising insurance costs due to climate change and spiking reinsurance costs, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to...
View ArticleSlide Insurance is Getting Sweetheart Deals from Florida Regulators—And Using...
Florida’s insurance market has been troubled for quite some time. Premiums are skyrocketing, insurers have gone bankrupt left and right, and consumers are struggling. But one insurance company in...
View ArticleConsumer Groups Applaud President Biden’s Announcement of Steps to Address...
Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Center for Economic Justice (CEJ), the nation’s leading experts on consumer insurance issues, praised a plan announced by the White House...
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EXPOSED: A Report on 1.6 Trillion Dollars of Uninsured American Homes
For most American homeowners, their home is not only their greatest financial asset but also a key source of financial stability, community, and personal pride. Homeowners insurance is an essential...
View ArticleMillions of Consumers Lack Vital Homeowners Insurance, Resulting in $1.6...
Washington, D.C.—A new report by Consumer Federation of America (CFA) reveals that over six million homeowners lack homeowners insurance, leaving them dangerously unprotected from natural disasters and...
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Webinar- EXPOSED: Homeowners Insurance, Climate Risk, and Growing Risks to...
Homeowners insurance serves as a crucial safety net for American homeowners, protecting their homes against unexpected damage. However, escalating climate disasters and soaring prices in the global...
View ArticleConsumer and Housing Advocates Call for Public Access to Homeowners Insurance...
Washington, D.C.— Twenty consumer and housing organizations called on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to be more transparent about its homeowners insurance data call, agree...
View ArticleCFA Urges Louisiana Legislature to Approve Bill To Strengthen Louisiana’s...
In a letter to the Louisiana House Insurance Committee, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged them to SB 484, a bill that would strengthen the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program and help ensure...
View ArticleInsurance Costs are Rising in Maryland and Consumers Are Suffering. Governor...
State Insurance Commissioners, depending upon how they carry out their role, have a significant impact on consumer budgets and can be key forces for consumer protection. And there is currently an...
View ArticleTips to Help Consumers Get Fair Insurance Treatment After Hurricane Beryl
Washington, DC—Today the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Texas Watch, and Texas Appleseed shared resources to help consumers get their wind and flood insurance claims paid promptly, fully, and...
View ArticleConsumer Advocates Pressure Louisiana to Collect More Data on Rising...
The Consumer Federation of America, HousingNOLA, and Real Reform Louisiana sent a letter to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, urging him to protect consumers, help policyholders and...
View ArticleIn California, Consumer Federation of America Criticizes Proposed Catastrophe...
In a letter to the California Department of Insurance, the Consumer Federation of America criticized the Department’s proposed catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation. CFA is concerned that the...
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