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National Study On Auto Insurance Rates Confirms Toronto Consumers Pay The Highest Rates in Canada
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Sept. 10, 2003
Consumers' Association National Study On Auto Insurance Rates Confirms Toronto Consumers Pay The Highest Rates In Canada
TORONTO, Sept. 10 /CNW/ - "Auto insurance rates in Toronto are the highest in Canada and are outrageously high compared to other major cities such as Vancouver and Montreal", said Mr. Mel Fruitman, President of the Consumers' Association of Canada at a news conference held at 10 am today at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The Association released its national study of auto insurance rates across Canada including data from forty cities in all ten provinces.
2003 Auto Insurance Rates Comparison Study - Final Report
This Consumers' Association of Canada study on auto insurance rates answers the following question:
"How much would the same driver pay for auto insurance if they had the same vehicle, same driving record and same claims history, and lived in each of the 40 cities surveyed in this study?"
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Read MoreConsumers’ Association Study Confirms Alberta Is A Have-Not Province When It Comes To Auto Insurance
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August 27, 2003
Consumers' Association Study Confirms Alberta Is A Have Not province When It Comes To Auto Insurance
CALGARY, Aug. 27 /CNW/ - "Auto insurance rates in Alberta are completelyout of step with other western provinces", said Mr. Mel Fruitman, President of the Consumers' Association of Canada at a news conference held today in Calgary. "Some drivers in Alberta pay up to 500% more for auto insurance than do consumers in provinces like Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia which have public auto systems."
2003 Auto Insurance Rate Comparison Study - Interim Release “17 Cities in 4 Western Provinces”
August 27, 2003
Consumers across Canada are very concerned about auto insurance rates. Auto insurance is a unique and complex consumer product. How much a consumer pays for an insurance policy differs significantly across Canada.
Read MoreConsumers’ Association Invites Consumers To Tell Their Insurance Horror Story
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August 20, 2003
Consumers' Association Re-Issues Warning To Consumers About Insurance Company Practices and Invites Consumers To Tell Their Insurance Horror Stories
OTTAWA, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - The Consumers' Association of Canada reconfirmed its advisory that consumers should be on the alert when contemplating making a claim on insurance policies for any losses incurred as a result of electrical blackouts in Ontario. "Over the last two days consumers in Ontario have told us first hand about how they have been unfairly dealt with by the insurance industry," said Mel Fruitman, President of the Association.