Three suspects have been arrested following an 11-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance of an auto insurance fraud ring that targeted car rental and insurance companies for fraudulent automobile damage claims. On Oct. 6, 2005, a 75-count complaint …
Three of UnumProvident Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries have entered into a settlement agreement with the California Depart-ment of Insurance, concluding an investigation of the subsidiaries’ disability claims handling practices. As part of the settlement, Unum Provident has agreed to change certain …
A Costa Mesa Insurance agent pled guilty to three felony counts of grand theft and was forced to surrender his insurance license for life following an investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and prosecution by the Orange …
Three of UnumProvident Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries have entered into a settlement agreement with the California Depart-ment of Insurance, concluding an investigation of the subsidiaries’ disability claims handling practices. As part of the settlement, Unum Provident has agreed to change certain …
Three of UnumProvident Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries have entered into a settlement agreement with the California Department of Insurance, concluding a market conduct examination and investigation of the subsidiaries’ disability claims handling practices. As part of the settlement, UnumProvident has agreed …
A San Diego County Superior Court judge has sentenced Kevin Vint, 50, of Del Mar, Calif., to three years formal probation for conspiracy to commit workers’ compensation insurance fraud and payroll tax evasion. Vint was ordered to pay restitution of …
The managing co-owner in The Leavitt Group’s Albuquerque office has been dismissed for reported misrepresentations made in proposals to 20 current or former clients over a six-year period. The misrepresentations were made in annual insurance renewal proposals, in which a …
The California Department of Insur-ance (CDI) has arrested three suspects–Richard Contreras, 41, his wife Jun Nigh Contreras Carrasco, 42, of Fontana, Calif., and Robert Bird, 65, of La Quinta, Calif.–for insurance fraud, grand theft, conspiracy and labor code violations for …
S.D. Farm Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Scheme: A Rapid City, S.D. couple has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government out of more than $1.3 million in farm benefits. Connie S. Finneman, …
Former Agent Accused of Taking $92,000 Joel Berg, the former owner of J.B. Williams & Co. in Weston, Fla., and Seacoast Marine Insurance Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, was arrested for allegedly misappropriating more than $92,000 in insurance premiums from more …
