Kentucky and Ohio: Members Urged to Fight Accident Response Fees

NAMIC sent an Action Alert last week to member companies domiciled or writing in Kentucky and Ohio urging them to join a grassroots effort to fight the growth of accident response fees in the Cincinnati area.

According to the Ohio Insurance Institute, a NAMIC state advocacy partner, increased media attention in the Cincinnati area has focused on accident response fees. Erlanger, Ky., recently passed an ordinance authorizing local officials to charge consumers for accident responses, and officials in New Richmond (Clermont County), Ohio, are considering a similar ordinance. The OII is in the process of contacting area media outlets to rebut claims being made by third-party vendors.

NAMIC member companies domiciled or writing in Kentucky and Ohio have been asked to alert area insurance agents about the adverse impact of accident response fees and to ask local agents to encourage consumers who are or could be negatively affected by these fees to contact their local officials in Erlanger and New Richmond.

"NAMIC believes accident response fees to be a form of double taxation applied only to responsible citizens carrying insurance," said Joe Thesing, NAMIC's director of state affairs.

In 2006, NAMIC authored an Issue Brief to inform members about the topic.

Direct questions to NAMIC's Director of State Affairs Joe Thesing.

Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:00:00 AM. Modified: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:11:03 PM.