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Job, education-linked auto insurance rates raise red flags (Miami Herald)
During a five-hour hearing in Tallahassee on Friday, state regulators pressed insurance officials to explain the logic behind a growing practice of using occupation and education as factors for setting prices for auto insurance.

State to weigh insurance profiling (The Palm Beach Post)
Geico's reptilian mascot "Gecko" seems to be everywhere with his promise that the insurance company can save its customers money on their auto insurance policies.

Discrimination Allegations Against Florida Auto Insurance Companies (WCTV Tallahassee)
State regulators want to know if some of Florida's biggest auto insurers are singling out drivers based on race. The question is whether using education level and occupation to set rates forces minority policy holders to pay higher premiums regardless of their driving records.
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