Spotty credit? That’ll cost you

Since the 1990s, insurers have discovered a strong correlation between low credit scores and filing lots of claims. Today, more than 90 percent of insurers use credit?history in their underwriting, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a New York-based organization. Although consumer advocates argue that it unfairly penalizes the poor, it can also bite the middle class, says Birny Birnbaum, executive director at the Center for Economic Justice. After all, “87 percent of families in bankruptcy are there because of a job loss, medical catastrophe, or divorce,” he says.

Since many insurers do factor in credit history, it’s important to get your credit?report from each of the three bureaus—TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax—and check them for errors before you shop for insurance.

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