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What an unbelievable year!
12/26/2012
Posted by Jamie Court
Can you remember another year when consumers' voices have been heard so loudly? We're one step closer to fair health insurance rates: Consumer Watchdog Campaign qualified a ballot measure for the next California general election that forces health insurance companies to justify and get permission before raising rates, and also provides...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls for Price Reduction for Low Cost Auto Insurance Program
11/15/2012
Posted by Pam Pressley
Santa Monica, CA – Low-income Californians with good driving records should be given a 3.9% rate decrease on the state's innovative Low Cost Auto Insurance Program, according to an actuarial analysis Consumer Watchdog submitted to the California Department of Insurance Wednesday. The Insurance Commissioner is conducting an annual rate...
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Consumer Watchdog Campaign Releases Top Five Reasons the Insurance Company Behind Prop 33 Can’t Be Trusted
10/16/2012
Posted by Carmen Balber
Santa Monica, CA -- The insurance billionaire behind Prop 33 is asking California voters to believe that he wants to overturn laws that have protected consumers for 24 years to save consumers money. Consumer Watchdog Campaign today released the “Top Five Reasons You Can’t Trust Mercury Insurance,” outlining the company’s...
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Prop 33: Auto Insurance Rules
10/11/2012
Posted by Daniel Palay
We continue our look at next month’s California election ballot with Proposition 33. It would change state laws on auto insurance premiums. If you've been with the same car insurance company for five-straight years or more, you're probably getting some type of "continuous coverage" discount. But let's say you wanted to...
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Consumer Watchdog Campaign Release: Mercury Hikes Auto Insurance Rates in California By $63 Million, More Proof that Prop 33’s Promises of Discounts Are False Say Consumer Advocates
10/10/2012
Posted by Daniel Palay
Santa Monica, CA – Mercury General is raising auto insurance rates by $63 million on its customers, an average 4% rate hike for 990,000 Mercury auto insurance policyholders in California. The rate hike comes just ahead of a November vote on Proposition 33, funded by Mercury Chairman George Joseph, which would allow insurance companies to...
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