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handle is hein.cbhear/cbhearings6307 and id is 1 raw text is: S. HRG. 103-793
HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION
HEARING
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON
BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBANAFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
ON
THE AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF HOME-
OWNERS' INSURANCE, PARTICULARLY IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS.
COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND INTEREST GROUPS ARGUE THAT MANY
URBAN AREAS HAVE INSURANCE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF INSUR-
ANCE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACIAL AND INCOME CHARACTER-
ISTICS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA-I.E., REDLINING
INSURERS RESPOND THAT THEY PROVIDE COVERAGE BASED ON
COLOR-BLIND UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES AND THEY SIMPLY DIF-
FERENTIATE BETWEEN RISKS IN PROVIDING COVERAGE TO INDIVID-
UALS AT A PRICE THAT REFLECTS EXPECTED LOSSES; HIGHER
PRICES, PARTICULARLY IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT REFLECT
A GREATER RISK OF CRIME, VANDALISM, OR LOSS
MAY 11, 1994
Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
84-051 CC          WASHINGTON : 1994

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
ISBN 0-16-046080-8

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