Resolution 12488 RESOLUTION NO. 12488
WHEREAS, the automobile industry is currently under
Congressional investigation for certain practices that work
hardships on older drivers, and
WHEREAS, said practices include refusal to renew
previously written insurance protection, cancellation of
insurance policies, increase in rates and decrease in in-
surance coverage when a policyholder reaches an arbitrary
chronological age, without regard to his individual driving
record or skill, and
WHEREAS, said investigation is being conducted under
the auspices of Senator Warren Magnuson, Chairman of the
Senate Commerce Committee, and
WHEREAS, Senate Joint Resolution 129 authorizes a
comprehensive study of existing practices in the automobile
insurance business, and
WHEREAS, there is a significant number of senior
citizens who reside in the City of Miami Beach and who drive
automobiles, and
WHEREAS, it is the finding and position of the City
Council that the above mentioned practices of the automobile
insurance industry are patently discriminatory against older
drivers and in violation of the basic principle for wiich
the driver buys insurance,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that Senator Magnuson,
members of the Senate Commerce Committee, and all members
of the Florida delegation to the House and Senate be advised,
by forwarding to them a copy of this Resolution, that the
City of Miami Beach fully supports Senate Joint Resolution
129, and further that the City of Miami Beach stands ready,
willing and able to make a valuable contribution to the
"data collection" phase of the study, and further that the
City shall, upon request, amass and submit documentary
evidence of the above-mentioned discriminatory practices of
the automobile insurance industry.
The foregoing resolution was introduced for adoption
by Councilman D. Lee Powell.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of July, 1968.
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ATTEST:
ity Clerk and Finance Director
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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