Auto-insurance rates, which have risen sharply since World War II, appear to be on the way down. Rates have soared because 1) courts have been handing out sky-high judgments in accident cases (TIME, Aug. 27, 1951 et seg.) and, 2) the accident rate itself, notably among young drivers, has gone up alarmingly (28% of all drivers involved in fatal auto accidents in 1951 were under 25). But as the rates went up, independent auto-insurance firms began cutting their rates and snatching business from the large companies. Last week a number of big companies got ready to meet the competition...
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