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Is Leaving It All Up to Insurance Companies the Best Way Forward on PAYD?

November 6, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
california, californiatransportation, payasyoudriveinsurance, PAYD

Last month, the California Department of Insurance finalized and released new regulations permitting California insurance companies to offer their customers the option of verifying the miles they drive.  This has been called “Pay As You Drive Insurance,” even though there...continued

California Misses a Big Chance with Pay-As-You-Drive

September 28, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
payasyoudriveinsurance, PAYD

(Update: Monday, October 13th: the Regulations have been finalized by the Insurance Commissioner.  Follow this link to view them) Last week, regulations proposed earlier this month by California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner that purport to incentivize Pay As You...continued

Fourteen States Say: “OK, let’s have a look at Pay As You Drive Insurance”

June 4, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
payasyoudriveinsurance, PAYD, transportation, VMT

(Thanks to Allen Greenberg at the US Department of Transportation for this lead) (Updated as of October 9, 2009) In a previous post, I described Pay as You Drive Insurance (PAYD), its environmental benefits, and some of the progress made...continued

Pay As You Drive Insurance: Good for Drivers, the Environment, and Insurers, Too!

April 10, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
californiatransportation, insurance, payasyoudriveinsurance, PAYD, poizner, pricing, VMT

When I first started here at NRDC, I did not expect to become an auto insurance advocate.  But on closer analysis, it just made sense.  Like the cost of gas, or a toll you might pay to cross a bridge,...continued