Content from J. Robert Hunter
J. Robert Hunter is Director of Insurance for Consumer Federation of America. He is a property/casualty actuary. He formerly served as Federal Insurance Administrator under Presidents Ford and Carter, Insurance Commissioner of Texas and President of the National Insurance Consumer Organization. He has written two articles previously in CM, “Price Optimization: A Dangerous Method” (2013) and “CFA’s Hunter Reacts in Actuarial Battle: Allstate’s Plan is Price Optimization.” (2016)
Opinion: Competition Driving Prices to Excessive Levels in Several Specialty Insurance Lines
Competition is driving up prices. No, that's not a typo, and, no, this is not a belated April Fool's column. As a result of a serious insurance regulatory oversight problem in most states, certain ...
Proposed Regulator Consumer Alert on Title and Other Lines
When offered insurance as part of another purchase transaction, be cautious and take your time. These policies are often very high priced, since the salesman may be getting a large commission or ...
CFA’s Hunter Reacts in Actuarial Battle: Allstate’s Plan Is Price Optimization
Carrier Management recently published an article in three parts by James Lynch, chief actuary and vice president of Research and Information Services at the Insurance Information Institute, based ...