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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 ...
The Fraud Division has funding codified in California law to investigate the following areas of insurance fraud: Automobile, Workers' Compensation, Property Life and Casualty, Disability and Healthcare Fraud. In recent years, the some notable cases the Fraud Division has brought to prosecution are: Operation Spinal Cap [3] Operation Backlash [4]
In law, fraud is an intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1]
The California Consumers Legal Remedies Act ("CLRA") is the name for California Civil Code §§ 1750 et seq. [1] The CLRA declares unlawful several "methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by any person in a transaction intended to result or which results in the sale or lease of goods or services to any consumer". [2]
California insurers will be required to sell coverage in wildfire-prone regions that have seen an insurer exodus in recent years, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Monday. Under ...
Months after California's home insurance market was rattled by major companies pausing or restricting their coverage, the state's top regulator said Thursday that he would write new rules aimed at ...
Life insurance fraud involving faked deaths is a rare but audacious scheme that has surfaced throughout history, testing the limits of investigative methods and the law.
The California Insurance Code are the codified California laws regarding insurance.The code not only covers requirements for home, auto, medical and business insurance policies, but also covers the licensing of bail bond agents, workers' compensation, motor club services, and other related business types.