Tag: Auto Insurance
Insurers Say California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 26, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/health-california-covid-traffic-02c6d9215243d6534f1af9a5693c8e1a SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis...
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KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Insurance Companies Are Using Your Private Information To Raise Your Rates
By Emily Valdes, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Harvey Rosenfield, author of Proposition...
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Calls For Insurance Commissioner To Reject Allstate’s Proposed Price Hike
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS September 23, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/calls-for-insurance-commissioner-to-reject-allstates-proposed-price-hike-421512.aspx Consumer Watchdog has issued a public statement petitioning California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on Insurance Commissioner Lara to Reject Allstate’s Job-Based Insurance Rate Discrimination, Adopt Regulations to Stop the Practice Industrywide
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should reject Allstate’s proposed $165 million auto insurance rate hike and its two-tiered job- and education-based discriminatory...
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Californians Need Protection Against Insurance Industry’s Use of Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Consumer Watchdog Will Tell Insurance Commissioner
Los Angeles, CA — The insurance industry’s use of algorithms and Artificial Intelligence to set premiums and determine who can get insurance coverage is a...
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CSAA Sued For Continuing To Charge ‘Excessive’ Premiums Throughout Pandemic
By Lurah Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS August 15, 2022 CSAA sued for continuing to charge ‘excessive’ premiums throughout pandemic A class action lawsuit has been filed...
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CSAA Faces Lawsuit Over Claims It Overcharged Auto Insurance Policyholders $150 Million
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA August 11, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/csaa-faces-lawsuit-over-claims-it-overcharged-auto-insurance-policyholders-150-million-416482.aspx A lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court claims that CSAA – California’s seventh-largest auto...
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California Commissioner Withholds Auto Insurance Rate Approvals, Rattles Market
By Renée Kiriluk-Hill, BESTWIRE August 10. 2022 https://news.ambest.com/NewsContent.aspx?&refnum=243607 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is pumping the brakes on private passenger auto rate hike requests from...
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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...
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As Auto Insurance Rates Increase, Legislative & Nonprofit Actions Crop Up
By Lurah Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS August 4, 2022 As auto insurance rates increase, legislative & nonprofit actions crop up There have been recent legislative...
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Mercury Insurance Accused Of Overcharging ‘Good Drivers’ In California
By Kevin Smith, MERCURY NEWS August 2, 2022 https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/02/mercury-insurance-accused-of-overcharging-good-drivers/ California’s insurance commissioner has issued a notice of noncompliance against Mercury Insurance, alleging the company violated consumer protection...
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