Auto Insurance Proposition 103

State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Should Stop All Auto Insurance Rate Increases During Pandemic, Says Consumer Watchdog

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to suspend all increases in auto insurance rates through September 1, or the termination of shelter-in-place...

Driving Less During Coronavirus Outbreak? You Could Get An Auto-Insurance Discount

By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE April 7, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Driving-less-during-coronavirus-outbreak-Ask-15183304.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result If you're driving less because of the coronavirus - and who isn't - you might be able to get a break on...

Insurance Lobbyists Launch Propaganda Campaign to Protect Their Ability To Overcharge Poor & Minority Drivers

Sacramento, CA -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has launched a deceptive website, at http://www.protectourdiscounts.org, and advertising campaign to protect insurers’ ability to continue overcharging lower income...

Proposed Rule Moves Department of Insurance Closer to Banning Illegal Price Discrimination Against Low-Income Drivers and Communities of Color

In comments submitted on proposed regulations Consumer Watchdog said rule could ban discrimination based on drivers’ occupation and education level; called for key amendments to ensure discrimination based on...

How Auto Insurers Use Your Nondriving Habits To Raise Prices

By Kayda Norman, ASSOCIATED PRESS / NERD WALLET February 26, 2020 https://www.thetelegraph.com/business/article/How-auto-insurers-use-your-nondriving-habits-to-15085823.php You expect your car insurance rates to increase after you buy a new vehicle, cause a crash or add a...

CA Supreme Court Puts an End to Mercury Insurance Company’s 20-Year Battle to Escape Accountability for Unlawful Fees 

Los Angeles, CA -- Mercury Insurance Company will pay at least $27.6 million in civil penalties for overcharging hundreds of thousands of California motorists in violation of insurance reform Proposition...

Farmers Insurance Is Caught Overcharging Its Most Loyal Customers in Violation of Proposition 103

Los Angeles, CA -- Farmers Insurance systematically overcharged its most loyal, longtime California customers from 2008 to 2018, according to evidence uncovered as part of an investigation ordered by the California...

​​​​​​​Community Groups Petition California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara To Ban Use of Occupation and Education to Price Auto Insurance 

Los Angeles, CA â€“ Community organizations representing consumers, low-income workers and communities of color petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today to ban the use of occupation and education to set...

Consumer Watchdog Applauds New California Rules Ending Gender-Based Discrimination in Auto Insurance Pricing

Los Angeles, CA â€“ California auto insurers may no longer charge drivers more based on their gender under new rules just issued by the California Department of Insurance. The rules bring...

Insurance Reform Proposition 103 Saved CA Drivers $154 Billion, Report Says

Los Angeles, CA– Today the Consumer Federation of America reports that Proposition 103, the insurance reform law passed by California voters on November 8, 1988, has saved drivers $154 billion on...

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