RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Prosecutors in Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties have obtained a $925,000 settlement with Liberty Mutual vehicle insurance over false advertising.

The civil complaint, filed in Riverside Superior Court under California’s Unfair Competition Law and false advertising law, alleges that Liberty Mutual car insurance ads failed to properly disclose that the “Accident Forgiveness” benefit featured prominently in the ads was not available in California.

Under the legal mandate of California’s Proposition 103, the California Department of Insurance prohibits offering “accident forgiveness” provisions in auto insurance policies in California.

Under a complaint filed in Riverside Superior Court, Liberty’s car insurance ads prominently seen on Los Angeles television stations failed to disclose that the ‘accident forgiveness’ benefit was not available in California under California’s Proposition 103.

The television ad is estimated to have reached 80 percent of California’s households.

Under the settlement, the three counties will share the settlement.

The final judgment was signed October 19th.

Story Date: October 24, 2016