By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS September 23, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/09/23/consumer-watchdog-says-california-drivers-need-protections-against-misuse-of-technology-by-insurers/ Consumer protection organization Consumer Watchdog is urging California’s insurance commissioner to protect the state’s residents against the misuse of computer algorithms and...

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 serious threat to Californians...

By Lurah Lowery, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS August 15, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/08/15/csaa-sued-for-continuing-to-charge-excessive-premiums-throughout-pandemic/ A class action lawsuit has been filed against CSAA, the Northern California AAA Auto Club affiliate, for allegedly overcharging its customers since 2020...

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 insurance company – overcharged customers during the...

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 carriers, including Geico, which he said overcharged...

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 laws by selling its highest-priced policy to...

By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 2, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/GEICO-closes-California-offices-ends-telephone-17347208.php GEICO, the nation's second-largest auto insurer, is limiting its physical presence in California and eliminating telephone sales of new policies here. The company...

By Thomas Elias, TAFT MIDWAY DRILLER December 6, 2021 https://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/newsletter/appeals-court-tries-to-gut-tough-consumer-law/article_443599c4-56e8-11ec-94a3-9ffefdc3d8c5.html California’s ballot initiative process has never been more effective or beneficial to voters (who are also utility customers) than since the strongly...

Sacramento, CA – Insurance companies’ illegal use of job and education level to price auto insurance discriminates against lower income drivers and communities of color and must end, Consumer Watchdog...

Decision Rebuffs Industry Arguments Against Proposition 103 Enforcement Rights Los Angeles, CA -- In a decision that will likely affect California motorists, homeowners, small businesses and even medical providers, the...