Highway robbery : the two-decade battle to reform America's automobile insurance system /

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Main Author: Kinzler, Peter (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Series:Studies in government and public policy.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- "Fifty ways to lose your recovery" : so you think your auto insurance will protect you -- "Las Vegas has better odds than that" : studies detail the shortcomings of the fault system, and support builds for no-fault auto insurance -- Early congressional action : a consumer icon goes missing in action (1968-1974) -- How to get a Committee Counsel position on Capitol Hill -- "I'm just a bill on Capitol Hill" : a primer on how to move legislation in the 1970s -- "Van Deerlin's a really nice guy, but that Kinzler's a son of a bitch" : early House hearings and chairman-staff relationships (1975) -- The House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Reports a no-fault bill, only to see the Senate bill falter (1975-1976) -- New key players in the 95th Congress : Rep. Bob Eckhardt, President Jimmy Carter and Senator Howard Cannon tackle no-fault (1977) -- Eckhardt, Carter, and Cannon support no-fault, only to be betrayed by Senator John Durkin (June 1977-June 1978) -- One last chance : Eckhardt rejects late compromise and goes to full committee markup (July 25, 1978-August 1, 1978) -- Decompression, depression,and introspection, and a failed effort to secure support for a choice no-fault bill (Fall 1978) -- Experience with other liability reform issues leads to a surprise return to no-fault (1981-1996) -- Two decades of changes in state auto insurance laws fail to fix the major problems -- No-fault rises like a phoenix from the ashes, reincarnated as auto choice, with focus on lower premiums and choice (1992-2004) -- Let's all change partners and dance again : political support for auto choice flip flops (1996-1998) -- The rubber hits the road : congressional consideration of auto choice (1996-2004) -- Afterword : does auto insurance reform have another turn on the federal agenda? 
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