A state appeals court reinstated $27.5 million in state penalties against Mercury Insurance Co. on Tuesday for charging illegal broker fees in more than 180,000 transactions with auto insurance customers from 1999 to 2004. The fines, imposed by the state Department of Insurance in 2015, were overturned in 2016 by a judge in Orange County,… Continue reading CA Appeals Court: Mercury Insurance Must Pay $27.5M in Fines