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Consumer Watchdog Challenges $268 Million GEICO Auto Insurance Rate Hike & Job- and Education-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination

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...

Consumer Watchdog Challenges $202 Million Auto Club Insurance Rate Increase & Job-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination

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-...

Your Job and Education Could Be Determining Your Car Insurance Rate

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...

Consumer Group Objects as Mercury General Proposes 5% Auto Rate Hike in California

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...

California Tries To Curb Discrimination In Auto Insurance Pricing

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...

Reaction To New CA Insurance Department Rules To Limit Education & Occupation In Auto Insurance

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...

California to Toughen Rules on Group Discounts for Car Insurance

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...

Editorial: To Get Lower Car Insurance Premiums In California, It Helps To Be Well-Off And White

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...

In California, A “Disturbing” Gap In What Drivers Pay For Car Insurance

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...

Data Shows Insurance Companies Use Occupation and Education to Segregate and Overcharge Communities of Color And Blue-Collar California Drivers

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...

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