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In Reply to: Mercury Insurance has a long history of trying to thwart consumer protections posted by StopTheSurcharge.org on May 27, 2010 at 06:13:10:
Prop. 17 means more competition, more choice and lower rates for California consumers so that drivers can shop around for the lowest auto insurance rates
: Mercury Insurance has a long history of trying to thwart consumer protections and the will of the voters in the state legislature.
: Ever since California voters enacted the landmark insurance reform initiative Proposition 103 in 1988, Mercury Insurance has led a series of efforts to undermine or repeal its consumer protections.
: Over the years Mercury has sponsored at least eight bills in the California Legislature to repeal or override key consumer protections approved by the voters. These include attempts to gut the 20% Good Driver Discount requirement, to re-impose discriminatory ZIP Code-based auto insurance pricing, to add new surcharges on customers, and to prevent courts and the Insurance Commissioner from ordering refunds when insurers violate the law.