State dismantling a system that works

RE "DRIVERS losing a right to appeal": Insurance commissioner Nonnie Burnes doesn't know if her plan to eliminate the Division of Insurance Board of Appeal will work for Massachusetts drivers. Here's what is known: A total of 25,000 drivers saved a lot of money when their surcharges were overturned by the board last year; fees from drivers' appeals generated $2.5 million for the Commonwealth; more than half of our legislators oppose her plan. We know the appeals board works. If it "ain't broke," what exactly is Burnes trying to fix?

David J. Holway
National president
National Association of Government Employees
Quincy