If you purchased Farmer’s Auto Insurance, you may have been charged an allegedly improper “accident surcharge” – for California residents only.
Farmer’s Auto Insurance has been reportedly charging an additional fee for previously uninsured motorists. This act is in direct violation of California Insurance Code §1861.02(c). When this Code and Proposition 103 was passed, it precluded an insurance company from considering an individual’s lack of prior insurance as a factor in determining auto insurance premiums and Good Driver discounts. This landmark insurance initiative prevented insurance companies from discriminating against new drivers and previously uninsured motorists and consequently charging those people higher insurance rates.
It is alleged that the Farmers Auto Insurance company has been utilizing an inappropriate insurance surcharge since 1997. It is reported that if the insurance company could not verify previous auto insurance, then the agent would place a surcharge on the insurer’s premium, claiming that their accident record could not be properly verified.
California residents and policy holders of Farmers car insurance seek a class action lawsuit and compensation for damages on the basis that the insurance company was allegedly in violation of the California Insurance Code since at least 1997.
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