Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject GEICO’s proposed $268 million auto insurance rate hike and its job- and education-based discriminatory rating system, wrote Consumer Watchdog...

Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject the Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club’s (“Auto Club”) proposed $202 million auto insurance rate hike and its job-...

By Marisa Endicott, SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT July 24, 2022 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/your-job-and-education-could-be-determining-your-car-insurance-rate/ I went online last week to get a car insurance quote from Mercury Insurance. I went through the process twice, once...

By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE January 29, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=223140 Mercury Insurance Co. subsidiary California Auto Insurance Co. is seeking a 5% rate hike for drivers in the state, which has a consumer group...

By Greg Iacurci, CNBC TV December 24, 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/24/california-tries-to-curb-discrimination-in-auto-insurance-pricing.html California officials proposed a rule on Tuesday that would cut discriminatory pricing practices being used by auto insurance companies in the state. The California...

Los Angeles, CA –  “A year ago, Consumer Watchdog and organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to ban the use of...

Investigation found some programs discriminated against low-income people By Leslie Scism, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL December 23, 2019 https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-to-toughen-rules-on-group-discounts-for-car-insurance-11577127630 California regulators are planning stiffer rules on car insurance sold through occupational, educational and...

By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD October 14, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-14/car-insurance-premiums-higher-for-poor-people If you’re a Latino or black Californian with a low-wage job and no college degree, you already have the economic deck...

By Kristopher J. Brooks, CBS NEWS October 4, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-california-a-disturbing-gap-in-what-drivers-pay-for-car-insurance/ Auto insurers commonly offer rate discounts to white-collar professionals in rich neighborhoods, but deny those benefits to people of color in...

Los Angeles, CA -- An analysis of new data obtained from insurance companies by the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) confirms complaints by Consumer Watchdog and other citizen groups that...