Polis’s auto insurance roadmap is working. It’s also avoiding the hard part.
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice
Last November, Governor Jared Polis stood before cameras and announced a Roadmap to Reduce Auto Insurance Premiums. Colorado had the fifth-highest auto insurance rates in the nation. His administration had a plan. Eight months later, the state has hit most of its targets — and Colorado is still fifth.
Polis built the roadmap around enforcement, education and infrastructure — plus legislation he had already signed. What it doesn't do is ask the legislature for anything new. There would be a public dashboard so Coloradans could watch it happen. Most targets were met. The ranking hasn't moved.
What the roadmap doesn't address is a separate question, one that insurance industry analysts say explains why Colorado pays more ...