Article: Consumer Groups Seek Car Insurance Changes;Call for Rate Cuts in Maryland Unlikely

Maryland consumer groups, following the lead of California voters who approved a 20 percent auto insurance rate rollback, are gearing up for regulatory revisions but are unlikely to call for outright rate cuts.

They are contemplating proposals that would force changes in the automobile insurance industry in the state, including greater regulatory oversight, removal of exemptions from the consumer protection act and changes in the way rates are calculated, according to two of the groups, National Insurance Consumer Organization and Maryland Citizen Action Coalition.

Maryland is the 10th most expensive state for car insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute in New York, a ...

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