New Insider Info Revealed: Prop 17 Sponsor - Mercury Insurance - Found to Discriminate Against Women Married to Younger Men: The Mercury Cougar Clause

**NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ANGRY COUGARS AT MERCURY INSURANCE, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 @11:00 AM PDT**

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The campaign against Prop 17 has obtained insider information showing that Mercury Insurance has a history of discriminating against women married to younger men, even if they had good driving records.

Stop Prop 17 is holding a news conference -- TOMORROW , Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Mercury Insurance  -- with Lucia, a Los-Angeles based self-described Cougar Dating Expert and a Cougar herself, along with other "Cougars" and "Cubs," to discuss Mercury's discrimination and their opposition to Prop 17.

Mercury Insurance is the $10 million sponsor of Proposition 17, on the June ballot, that would legalize a new surcharge against California drivers.

WHO: Lucia, a self-described Cougar and advice columnist, along with other Cougars  

Doug Heller, Consumer Watchdog

Naomi Seligman, Stop Prop 17

WHAT: News Conference to Discuss Discrimination Practices by Mercury Insurance against women married to much younger men and others.

WHEN: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 20, 2010 @11:00 AM PDT

WHERE: Mercury Insurance, 4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 90010

Prop. 17 would allow insurance companies to increase premiums for drivers who had a break in insurance coverage for more than 90 days during the past five years.  It would force good drivers to pay higher premiums even if they weren't driving when they did not have insurance coverage.

Consumer Watchdog's campaign affiliate, Campaign for Consumer Rights, is organizing the effort to defeat Proposition 17.  For more information, visit: http://www.StopProp17.org.

SOURCE Campaign for Consumer Rights

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