Public insurance rate-change record
California approved a +3.8% auto rate change for California Automobile Insurance Company
California Automobile Insurance Company asked to change rates by +7.0%. California approved +3.8%.
This is not your personal renewal price
The percentage is an average for policies covered by this request. Your bill may change by a different amount—or not at all—depending on your coverage, location, discounts, claims, and renewal date.
In plain English: The state approved +3.8% instead of the +7.0% California Automobile Insurance Company requested—a difference of 3.2 percentage points.
What this means
California has allowed an average +3.8% change for the policies covered by this filing. Customers can still see different changes because insurers price each policy individually.
What happened, in order
July 21, 2023
The department listed this filing as received.
Recorded from July 21, 2023, Rate Filings
January 31, 2024
The department recorded an approved change of +3.8%.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
January 31, 2024
Status changed from pending to approved.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
Recorded August 9, 2026
A requested change of +7.0% was published.
Recorded from July 21, 2023, Rate Filings
See filing dates and official identifiers
- California record number
- 23-2152
- Industry filing ID (SERFF)
- MERY-133734206
- Status
- Approved
- Insurance category in the state record
- AUTO LIAB/PHYS DAMAGE
- Policy group or program
- PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTO
- Type of request
- RATE
- First published
- July 21, 2023
- Decision or closing date
- January 31, 2024
This company is part of the Mercury group. Companies in the same group can file separate requests and receive different decisions.
Check the official source records
Every displayed value is tied to a file published by California Department of Insurance. This section is for readers who want to verify the original record.
Where these numbers came from
| Value | As published | How it was read | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approved change | 3.8 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Closed date | 2024-01-31 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Company name | CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Filing type | RATE | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| NAIC group | 660 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Line description | AUTO LIAB/PHYS DAMAGE | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Line type | PERSONAL | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| NAIC company code | 38342 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Public notice date | 2023-07-21 | taken from the date the notice was published | August 9, 2026 |
| Program | PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTO | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Requested change | 7 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Status | APPROVED | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
Source files
- July 21, 2023, Rate Filings
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 a27a87ee26f98a69
- Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 b523e709ec2130c2