Mercury Fined $27.5 Million for Illegal Auto Insurance Charges: Victory for California Consumers
After over six years of litigation, Levy and Consumer Watchdog have prevailed in their case against Mercury Insurance Company for allowing Mercury agents to charge California consumers millions in illegal “broker fees” on Mercury car insurance. On January 7, 2015, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones adopted the 62-page recommendations of Administrative Law Judge Michael Scarlett, ordering Mercury to pay $27,593,562 in fines for willfully violating the Insurance Code by allow