Public insurance rate-change record
California approved a +22.5% auto rate change for Commerce West Insurance Company
Commerce West Insurance Company asked to change rates by +26.9%. California approved +22.5%.
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 +22.5% instead of the +26.9% Commerce West Insurance Company requested—a difference of 4.4 percentage points.
What this means
California has allowed an average +22.5% change for the policies covered by this filing. Customers can still see different changes because insurers price each policy individually.
What happened, in order
March 8, 2024
The department listed this filing as received.
Recorded from March 8, 2024, Rate Filings
August 6, 2024
A requested change of +26.9% was published.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
August 6, 2024
The department recorded an approved change of +22.5%.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
August 6, 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 +56.1% was published.
Recorded from March 8, 2024, Rate Filings
See filing dates and official identifiers
- California record number
- 24-394
- Industry filing ID (SERFF)
- CMWS-133998891
- Status
- Approved
- Insurance category in the state record
- AUTO LIAB/PHYS DAMAGE
- Policy group or program
- Protection
- Type of request
- RATE
- First published
- March 8, 2024
- Decision or closing date
- August 6, 2024
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 | 22.5 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Closed date | 2024-08-06 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Company name | COMMERCE WEST 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 | 411 | 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 | 13161 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Public notice date | 2024-03-08 | taken from the date the notice was published | August 9, 2026 |
| Program | Protection | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Requested change | 26.9 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Status | APPROVED | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
Source files
- March 8, 2024, Rate Filings
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 71985969d09cacf1
- Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/24
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 b523e709ec2130c2