AUTO INSURANCE: HOW IT WORKS. WHICH COMPANIES ARE BEST. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO NO-FAULT

This article on automobile insurance is directed to consumers. It consists of three parts. Part 1 discusses how auto insurance works, giving an overview of the seven coverages the consumer is most likely to encounter--liability, medical payments, wage loss, substitute service, uninsured motorist, collision, and comprehensive. Part 2 discusses which companies are best, giving the results of a survey of more than 69,000 Consumer Reports subscribers who had filed at least one claim in the preceding three years with one of the rated companies. Part 3 discusses no-fault insurance.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Consumers Union of United States, Incorporated

  256 Washington Street
  Mount Vernon, NY  United States  10550
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 14 p.
• Serial:
  • Consumer Reports
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Consumers Union of U.S., Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0010-7174
  • Serial URL: http://www.consumerreports.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile insurance; Consumers; Data collection; Insurance claims; Insurance industry; Loss and damage claims; No fault insurance; Ratings; Surveys
• Old TRIS Terms: Coverage
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393891
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 713
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM