Appeals Court Invalidates Law Permitting Discounts For Drivers With Existing

Appeals Court Invalidates Law Permitting Discounts For Drivers With Existing Auto Insurance Coverage (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
Legislation enacted in 2003 to allow insurers to give persistency discounts to drivers who have maintained insurance with any carrier for a number of years is invalid because it does not further the purposes of a 1988 insurance reform measure passed by the voters, this district s Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.

Auto insurance law rejected (Monterey County Herald)
SACRAMENTO - A state appeals court on Tuesday struck down a law that consumer advocates said would result in higher auto insurance rates for many low-income motorists and discourage uninsured drivers from getting coverage.

AG seeks 18 reduction in auto rates (Boston Globe)
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly plans to seek an 18 percent reduction in auto insurance rates for next year. If approved by the state insurance commissioner, the cut would shave almost $200 off the current average statewide premium of $1,099.

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Reilly to seek 18 percent cut in car insurance (WPRI 12)
BOSTON Attorney General Thomas Reilly says he will ask for an 18 percent reduction in the state's auto insurance rates for next year. Such a deep rate cut would trim nearly 200 dollars off the average statewide premium -- if approved.

State To Seek 18 Percent Cut In Car Insurance Rates (The Boston Channel)
Attorney General Thomas Reilly says he will ask for an 18 percent reduction in the state's auto insurance rates for next year.

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'Persistency Discounts' on Auto Insurance No More (The Sacramento Union)
SACRAMENTO A state appeals court has struck down a law that consumer advocates said would result in higher auto insurance rates for many low-income motorists and discourage uninsured drivers from getting coverage. A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday that the statute violated Proposition 103, the insurance regulation initiative adopted by

Court strikes down insurance law critics said would hurt poor (SanLuisObispo.com)
SACRAMENTO - A state appeals court has struck down a law that consumer advocates said would result in higher auto insurance rates for many low-income motorists and discourage uninsured drivers from getting coverage.