Insurance: Zip and Insurance Companies

insurance: Those were the only states where regulators had the data available, according to Brandon Sun. The report says 33 of the 34 insurance companies analyzed in Illinois charged rates that were at least 10 per cent higher in zip codes where a majority of the residents are minorities. Non-profit investigative news organization Pro Publica and Consumer Reports published an analysis Wednesday based on insurance data in California, Illinois, Missouri and Texas detailing insurance claims payments by zip code. Six Illinois insurers charged rates 30 per cent higher in minority zip codes. In California, where insurers are regulated more tightly, eight companies were charging significantly higher rates in minority zip codes. In Missouri and Texas, more than half of the insurers charged rates that were at least 10 per cent higher in minority areas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.