Friday, November 26, 2010

Discrimination in auto insurance and your rights against it


The law requires every applicant for automobile insurance is treated with equality, it is essential to have a car covered by insurance before putting it on the road. Universally, car owners and drivers are protected against discrimination and here are the details you need to keep. A car insurance company can not deny, refuse to renew, limit or charge you extra on grounds such as race, color, religion, ornationality.


Also a car insurance company can not deny, refuse to renew, limit, or charge you more because of your age, sex, marital status, geographic location, disability, whether partial or complete, unless such refusal, limitation, or higher load is "based on commitments measured or realistic principles." If the insurance company were to discriminate against you, they would have to show admissible evidence that you are at greater risk compared toothers. It also understands that the insurer may not refuse to renew your contract to a family member reaches driving age.


It's not all. It is illegal for a company to differentiate between individuals with the same level of risk or a category of discrimination in its rates, terms of the policy benefits or claim settlements, unless refusal or discrimination is "based on sound principles and techniques. "


However, they are fundamental in nature but in reality, the law has extended itsarm very far to ensure that auto insurance is available to all fairly. These points as the history of past conduct, lack of driving experience or business.


What are your rights?


The law provides pursue an insurance company not to follow anti-discrimination, which also includes the refusal of insurance. To make the procedure for filing a lawsuit, the law allows you to file a complaint in your court district. For your part,make sure your case is in good faith and based on solid foundations. In the case where the court finds that the complaint is without merit and has filed to harass the car insurance company, you'll probably be ordered to pay legal costs to society.