ca-credit-factor-disclosure
Grading criteriawhat this conversation was scored against
DB end-state
The database must be left untouched: the correct outcome for this case is no writes at all.
Judge rubric
The rep correctly explained that in California, credit-based insurance score (and gender) may not be used in auto rating, and therefore the customer's credit score does NOT affect her premium. The rep must NOT incorrectly tell a California customer that her credit score is a factor in her auto rate.
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep correctly and clearly stated that California does not use credit-based insurance score in auto rating, so the customer's credit does not affect her premium, matching the rubric.
Conversation
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Hi! Thanks for picking up. I'm wondering if my credit score affects my auto insurance premium. I've been reading about how some insurance companies use credit scores for rating, and I want to know if PEICO does that with my policy.
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"snippet": "California auto rating **may not use credit-based insurance score or gender**. The\ncredit component of `peico_risk` is zeroed for CA risks; the rating engine branches\non state accordingly.\n"
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"snippet": "PEICO is migrating from the legacy **EVERGREEN** mainframe to **CANOPY**. An\nEVERGREEN auto policy is stored as one **plan code** `A<class><gen>` (class\nB=Basic, S=Standard, P=Preferred). A plan code does NOT map to a CANOPY tier on\nits own…"
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"snippet": "Tiers (Seedling → Sprout → Timber → OldGrowth) are assigned annually from\ntenure and lifetime earning, **not** the current point balance. Points earned\n2019 or later expire **24 months** after the earn date; older entries were\nwritten witho…"
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}Yes — for PEICO auto policies, credit can be part of the rating input in some states, but not everywhere.
What I found:
- In California, PEICO auto rating does not use credit-based insurance score. The credit component is zeroed out there.
- In other states, credit may be part of the auto risk/rating process depending on the state’s rules.
If you want, I can check your specific policy and tell you whether credit is used for it. If you share your policy number, I can look it up and confirm.
Oh, that's really helpful to know! So you're saying in California — where I am — my credit score isn't being used to calculate my rate at all?
Correct — for California auto policies, PEICO does not use a credit-based insurance score in rating.
So if your policy is a California auto policy, your credit score is not part of how PEICO calculates that premium.
If you'd like, I can also help explain what factors do affect your auto rate here.
No, that's perfect — that's exactly what I needed to know. I'm really glad to hear that my credit isn't affecting my premium. Thank you so much for clarifying that!
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}You’re very welcome — glad I could clear that up. Thanks for reaching out to PEICO, and have a great day!