North Carolina policyholders confronted with ‘Consent to Rate’

WFMY-TV in Greensboro, N.C. reports on a common problem facing North Carolina consumers: the arrival of letters from one’s home insurer or auto insurer requesting to raise rates above levels approved by the state, with the implicit threat of dropped coverage for those who don’t consent…

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