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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...
Commissioner Lara Should Reject Job & Education-Based Insurance Discrimination, Says Consumer Watchdog
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog said in a letter today that Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject a proposed 5% auto insurance rate increase by Mercury Insurance Company...
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...
California May Limit Using Jobs, School For Auto Insurance Rates
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 24, 2019
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/24/california-may-limit-using-jobs-school-for-insurance-rates/
SACRAMENTO — California is proposing to restrict auto insurance practices that regulators say benefit those who have more money, more education and are...
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...
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