Consumer Federation of America

• New York Force-Placed Insurance Inquiry to Expand to Other Coverages

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2012

  New York State regulators intend to expand their review of insurance coverages beyond force-placed insurance programs, according to Benjamin M. Lawsky, superintendent of Financial Services.

• Survey: 9 in 10 Would Pay for Disability Insurance, If They Knew What It Was

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  May 3, 2012

  Most employees know very little about Group Disability Insurance, but when they learn more about it, nine out of 10 say they want the coverage and are willing to pay for it, according to a survey by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and employee-benefits insurer Unum.

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  9 in 10 Would Pay for Disability Insurance, if Only They Knew What it Was

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 30, 2012

  Most employees do not know anything about group-disability insurance, but when they learn about it, 9 out of 10 employees say they want the coverage and are willing to pay for it, according to a survey released today.

• U.S. Insurers Re-Think Coverage After Weather Disaster Payouts

  By Matt Stroud, Reuters  |  April 10, 2012

  As weather disasters strike with more frequency, U.S. homeowners first get hit with the destruction or total loss of property. Many are then hit with the unexpected loss of homeowners insurance policies as insurance companies re-evaluate their financial liabilities.

• CFA Report: Good Points on Bad Data?

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  March 1, 2012

  Longtime insurance veteran Charles L. Ruoff, president of the consulting firm CR Market Strategies Inc., says a recent report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) raises some valid points concerning a shrinking marketplace and the need for the industry to take on more risk, such as flood coverage. (Released...

• Hunter Disputes Consultant’s Analysis of CFA Homeowners Report

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 29, 2012

  The criticism of a consumer watchdog by an industry analyst heated up when Bob Hunter, the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America, refuted the analysis of his work by industry consultant Charles Ruoff.

• Florida PIP Bill Heads to House Floor

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 24, 2012

  The Florida House Economic Affairs Committee has advanced legislation to reform the state’s no-fault, personal injury protection program.

• CFA Report Makes Good Points Based on Bad Data

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 24, 2012

  A report from the Consumer Federation of America critical of the homeowners-insurance marketplace raises some good points, but is based on erroneous data, says an industry consultant.

• CFA: Insurers Becoming Experts at Risk-Avoidance

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 21, 2012

  Insurers are shifting the cost of risk to consumers and taxpayers, side stepping their traditional role of risk-takers and becoming experts at risk-avoidance, according to a report from the Consumer Federation of America.

• CFA Study on Auto Insurance ‘Misguided,’ Says Industry

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 31, 2012

  A Consumer Federation of America study claims insurers are making auto insurance less affordable to low- and moderate-income families—a conclusion the insurance industry calls erroneous.