Officials Say California Family Arraigned for Auto Insurance Fraud Filed 40-Plus Claims February 2, 2024 Shannon Ninio, 60, of North Hills was arraigned for insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she...
Uninsured California Subcontractor Charged with 30 Felony Counts January 19, 2024 The California Department of Insurance is urging business owners to verify the insurance coverage for any subcontractor or vendor they...
California Insurance Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Leaving Client’s Business Uninsured November 7, 2023 Licensed insurance agent Vlada Cruz, 40, of Encino, California, was arraigned on two felony counts of grand theft after a...
California Business Owner and Office Manager Charged for Workers’ Comp Fraud October 11, 2023 Bobby Levell Gilbert, Jr., 66 of Santa Ana, California, and owner of B & J Tree Service, has been charged...
Arrests Made in California ‘Family and Friend’ Auto Insurance Fraud Ring August 17, 2023 An alleged “family and friend” organized auto insurance fraud ring in California was seemingly broken up by the Urban Automobile...
Viewpoint: California’s Next Steps on Cat Models, Challenges and Issues in Insurance Rate-Making August 3, 2023 By Elizabeth Tosaris A recently brewing and critical California issue is the conflict between industry’s desire to file catastrophe rating models to inform...
Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing From Consumers July 17, 2023 Christopher Ramos, 45, of Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced to four years in prison after an investigation by the California...
California Insurance Broker Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Small Businesses July 7, 2023 Brian Keith Arteaga, 39, of Placentia, California, was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement,...
Agent in California Arrested for Falsifying Evidence And Perjury June 8, 2023 Bail agent Fausto Atilano, 60, of Temecula, California, was arrested this week on multiple felony counts of falsifying judicial records,...
California Department of Insurance Bans Sender of Misleading Wildfire Mailers May 26, 2023 A California Department of Insurance investigation into misleading mailers on insurance claims following wildfires led to a ban of public...