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American Insurance Association v. Garamendi, 539 U.S. 396 (2003), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated a California law that required any insurance company wishing to do business in the state to publish information regarding insurance policies held by persons in Europe from 1920 through 1945. [1]
Other state courts began to follow California's lead and held that a tort claim exists for policyholders that can establish bad faith on the part of insurance carriers. By 2012, at least 46 states had recognized third-party bad faith as an independent tort, [ 14 ] and at least 31 states had recognized first-party bad faith as an independent ...
Proposition 103, titled Insurance Rate Reduction and Reform Act, was a California ballot proposition voted on in the 1988 California General Election. It passed with 51% of the vote on November 8, 1988. [1] Proposition 103 expanded the regulatory capacities of the California Department of Insurance, especially in property and casualty insurance.
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co., 355 U.S. 220 (1957), was a case following in the line of decisions interpreting International Shoe v.Washington. [1] The Court declared that California did not violate the due process clause by entering a judgment upon a Texas insurance company who was engaged in a dispute over a policy it maintained with a California resident.
Insurance fraud refers to any intentional act committed to deceive or mislead an insurance company during the application or claims process, or the wrongful denial of a legitimate claim by an insurance company. It occurs when a claimant knowingly attempts to obtain a benefit or advantage they are not entitled to receive, or when an insurer ...
State Farm had the largest California market share in 2023 with 19.9%, followed by Farmers Insurance with 14.9%, as well as CSAA Insurance Exchange and Liberty Mutual with 6.5% each.
In July 1998, an anonymous French whistle-blower told the California Insurance Department that Crédit Lyonnais was the real buyer of the insurance company and controlled it through secret agreements. In early 1999, the California Insurance Department sued the bank and other parties, alleging fraud and seeking $2 billion in restitution. [4]
Insurance giants State Farm, ... In 2024, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, battled 8,024 wildfires that burned more than 1,000,000 acres of land, and ...