The State Department of Insurance, A Major Resource
The state department of insurance is a major resource whose services are free. This is a vital resource that few insurance buyers take advantage of. Any questions you may have that are not covered in this book can be directed to the state department of insurance. In all 50 states, there is a state department of insurance that regulates the insurance industry in their particular state.

The department not only oversees the operations of the insurance industry in the state, but helps to set guidelines, enforce laws, monitor complaints, and see that the insurance companies comply with their filings. Most important, they give protection to the insurance consumer. In addition, the department can supply valuable information to the consumer. This information includes, but is not limited to, the following: compile and supply rate comparisons (available in most states); complaint ratio list of companies doing business in the state; and general information about an insurance company.

Functions of the department include managing the guarantee fund, taking action
against insurance companies in violation of their filings or state law, rate and rule
approval, licensing of agents and brokers, and many other related activities. Let's
look at these items in more detail to see how they benefit you.

Rate Comparisons
Most state insurance departments compile rate comparisons of all companies
operating in the state. They will usually supply a comparison using several different
scenarios to give you, the consumer, an idea as to how competitive a company is
with other companies in the state. We will discuss how to use the rate comparisons
in more detail in Section 3 which deals with selecting an insurance company.

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