Credit score ban for insurance premium calculation leads to massive lawsuit

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American Property Casualty Insurance Association has filed a suit against the Washington regulator. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has filed a lawsuit against the regulator in Washington state over the ban against using credit scores for insurance premium calculation. Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued an administrative ban against using that factor for underwriting policies. The office of Commissioner Mike Kreidler defended its ban against using credit scores for insurance premium calculation. It released a statement calling the practice “inherently unfair” and that the ban protects customers. The commissioner has…

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Washington Insurance Commissioner Kreidler fines Starbucks insurer $24 million

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The state commissioner ordered the coffee chain’s insurer to pay taxes, penalties and interest. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ordered a Starbucks owned insurer to pay almost $24 million in fines. The insurance company is required to pay the total amount in taxes, penalties and interest. The full amount of the fine is the result of Starbucks’ insurer’s alleged unauthorised insurance sales. If, when all is said and done, Starbucks is required to pay the complete amount the Washington Insurance Commissioner, it would approach $24 million. This would be the…

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