Erie Indemnity Co. units’ termination of an agreement with an “African American woman insurance agent” as well as related commission reductions and “policy redlining,” were motivated by racial animus, an amended complaint filed by the agent and her agency said.
Zerita Ross and Ross Insurance Agency Inc. filed the updated complaint Monday, alleging violations of the US Civil Rights Act of 1866 by several Erie units, after the US District Court for the District of Maryland in March dismissed most counts of the lawsuit and granted leave to amend the federal discrimination claim.
Ross sued the Erie insurance carriers in ...
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