Changes to auto insurance laws are complex and have deadlines

Requirements for Wisconsin automobile insurance change Nov. 1 and by June 2010 every Wisconsin driver will be required to have liability insurance.

Janesville Gazette by Shelly Birkelo – Janesville, Wi 10/23/09

Wis.: No one taking blame for higher car insurance

MADISON, Wis – As insurance companies begin mailing notices to Wisconsin customers telling them that their auto premiums are likely to increase soon, state politicians are scrambling to avoid the blame.

Associated Press by Scott Bauer 10/26/09

Guest column:  Consumers to feel impact of state budget auto insurance provisions

Buried deep in the state budget that was enacted earlier this year were a number of automobile insurance mandates that will drastically impact Wisconsin’s automobile insurance rates for businesses, nonprofit organzations and consumers across the state.

Green Bay Gazette – Guest Column by Andrew Franken, Wisconsin Insurance Alliance – Madison, WI 10/20/09

Determining auto insurance rates by ZIP code is unfair

Journal Sentinel – Opinion by State Senator Tim Carpenter

Auto insurance companies are threatening to raise our premiums again.  This time in response to a proposed insurance reform bill…

Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee, WI 10/17/09

ZIP codes are important in determining drivers’ risk factors

Journal Sentinel – Opinion by Andrew Franken – Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, Madison, WI

For a state where consumers benefit from some of the most affordable auto insurance rates in the nation, it comes as a surprise that some Wisconsin lawmakers recently have shown an extraordinary interest in the auto insurance market.

Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee, WI 10/17/09

GOP: Budget changes will cause auto insurance premiums to jump

The Lakeland Times by Richard Moore – Minocqua, WI 10/16/09

Call it sticker shock, call it what you will, but be prepared for a higher auto insurance bill the next time your coverage is renewed, if Republicans and the insurance industry are correct in their assessment of new automobile insurance laws.

Andrew Franken:  New rules will hurt consumers

Buried deep in the state budget that was enacted earlier this year were a number of automobile insurance mandates that will drastically impact Wisconsin’s automobile insurance rates for businesses, nonprofit organizations and consumers across the state

LaCrosse Tribune – by Andrew Franken – LaCrosse, WI 10/16/09

State budget boosts costs of auto insurance

Buried deep in the state budget that was enacted earlier this year were a number of automobile insurance mandates that will drastically impact Wisconsin’s automobile insurance rates for businesses, nonprofit organizations and consumers across the state.

Janesville Gazette – Opinion by Andrew Franken – Janesville, WI 10/14/09

Editorial:  Keep ZIP code as insurance factor

Post Crescent Editorial – Appleton, WI 10/12/09

If you live in a heavily populated urban area, say Milwaukee, you car insurance will cost more than if you live in rural Calumet County.  Is this fair?

Call for Action:  Flooded cars at MATC

WKOW TV 27 – Madison, WI 9/23/09

Melissa Zwaska drove to class at MATC with a perfectly fine car, and went home with a totaled car.