Proposition 103
Supreme Court Confirms Right to Sue Insurance Companies for Overcharges
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...
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company To Cut California Homeowners And Renters Insurance Rates By Over $800,000
Consumer Watchdog’s Challenge Using Prop 103’s Consumer Participation Process Leads To An Overall 3.1% Rate Decrease
Los Angeles, CA -- As a result of Consumer Watchdog’s challenge to Pacific Specialty’s...
Ricardo Lara’s Troubles Aside, Reverting To An Appointed Insurance Commissioner Would Hurt Consumers
Where the troubling trail of accusations dogging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will lead is hard to tell. State records show that insurance industry executives and their relatives gave tens...
CA Supreme Court Puts an End to Mercury Insurance Company’s 20-Year Battle to Escape Accountability for Unlawful FeesÂ
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...
Appellate Court Holds Mercury Insurance Accountable for Phony Premium Overcharges
Los Angeles, CA -- A state Court of Appeal in Orange County has upheld $27 million in civil penalties imposed by former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones against Mercury Insurance...
Consumer Watchdog Applauds New California Rules Ending Gender-Based Discrimination in Auto Insurance Pricing
Los Angeles, CA – 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...
​​​​​​​US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Mercury Insurance Challenge to Prop 103 Insurance Rules that Saved California Motorists Over $100 Billion
SANTA MONICA, CA - The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a challenge brought by Mercury Insurance, State Farm and other insurance companies across the United States to insurance reform...
Consumer Watchdog Petitions Commissioner to Stop Travelers from Overcharging Small Business Owners
Santa Monica, CA – Consumer Watchdog has filed a petition challenging the insurance rates that two companies in the Travelers Group want to charge small businesses. The consumer group...
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