Pastor Lobbies To Double Minimum Car Insurance

[The Straight Story]

Pastor Lobbies To Double Minimum Car Insurance

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A local pastor is lobbying to double the minimum amount of car insurance required by law in the state of Ohio.

Ralph Flynn, a Bellevue pastor, was injured by a reckless driver in an accident in July, NBC 4's Matt Alvarez reported. That's when he decided that minimum insurance isn't enough.

"The fellow that hit me had $12,500 (of car insurance), my expenses so far are close to $100,000," he explained.

House Bill 258, if passed, would raise the state's car insurance minimum requirement from $12,500 to $25,000.

http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2007-10-09-0018.html

[TheUniverse]

1. So instead of paying 90 dollars a month for car insurance I can pay 180?

even though I have a perfect driving, the insurance company sticks it to me because of my age.

[kurth]

2. How much is the insurance industry paying him?

[slackmaster]

3. The minimum in California is 15/30/5

Most people buy up. I think mine is 50/100/10.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr18.htm#minliareq

[shraby]

4. Doesn't he have any car insurance that helps

with the tab?

[Turbineguy]

5. That will never work

The insurance companies make more money off good drivers who buy under-insured coverage. If States wanted to do something about bad drivers who don't have insurance they could have done so for almost 100 years now.