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N.J.'s Escalating Auto Insurance Costs Trigger a California-Style Revolt : Reform movement: Companies are expected to wage a furious battle over a plan by Gov. Florio to cut rates 20%. The Legislature opens debate.

February 11, 1990 | KAREN TUMULTY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Harriet Goldstein wonders why she bothered to buy car insurance in the first place. The 58-year-old Teaneck woman drove 41 years without an accident, she said, until one icy day when her car slid into another and left a small dent. Her insurance company paid the $600 that a body shop claimed for the damage, but then it turned around and assessed her a $900 surcharge on her premium.

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N.J.'s Escalating Auto Insurance Costs Trigger a California-Style Revolt : Reform movement: Companies are expected to wage a furious battle over a plan by Gov. Florio to cut rates 20%. The Legislature opens debate.

February 11, 1990 | KAREN TUMULTY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Harriet Goldstein wonders why she bothered to buy car insurance in the first place. The 58-year-old Teaneck woman drove 41 years without an accident, she said, until one icy day when her car slid into another and left a small dent. Her insurance company paid the $600 that a body shop claimed for the damage, but then it turned around and assessed her a $900 surcharge on her premium.

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