| AUTO INSURANCE ALERT!: WHY THE SYSTEM STINKS HOW TO FIX IT WHAT TO DO MEANTIME: Overcoming the Crisis in Manufacturing |  | Author: Andrew Tobias
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1724413
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0671792229
Dewey Decimal Number: 368.0920973
EAN: 9780671792220
ASIN: 0671792229
Publication Date: January 1, 1993
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 A great idea that eliminates uninsured motorists May 16, 2006
GP in Seattle
Tobias is a thoughtful and intellegent analyst who lays out an excellent program that would stop punishing responsible motorists. I have read his invetment guide books and many of his magazine articles as well, and I consider him a consumer advocate of the highest order.
14% of the drivers in the USA are uninsured (based on 1997-1999 data), as are 22% of those in California, where Tobias tried to implement his plan in 1993 shortly after this book was published. To exacebate the problem, the uninsured drivers are typically the ones who are the greatest risk. I've been victimized by such a driver, and I'm sure many of you reading this have been as well. Sure, his system isn't perfect, but it is better than the programs that most states have now.
I read a follow-up article by Tobias in the aftermath of the California initiative. It turned out that the successful campaign against his proposal was heavily funded by insurance companies and attornies. You may draw your own conclusions.
 Interesting ideas on car insurance August 3, 1998
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a semi-retired insurance agent. Mr Tobias has some great ideas, some pretty radical. I read the book a few years ago, and I'm surprised it is out of print. I guess the suggestions were too threatening to the people who bring you the current insurance system. I wasn't threatened, but then I liked Hillary's suggestions on insurance!
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