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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]
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is a coalition of insurance organizations, consumers, government agencies [1] and legislative bodies in the United States working to enact anti-fraud legislation, educate the public, and provide anti-fraud advice. [2]
Between 2020 and 2022, insurance companies declined to renew 2.8 million homeowner policies in the state, according to the most recent data from the California Department of Insurance.
Insurance fraud can take on many forms, from misrepresenting personal details on insurance applications to strategically planned schemes, such as staged accidents. Fraud can even include leaving a ...
The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says. 4 arrested in California car insurance scam: 'Clearly a human in ...
Insurance bad faith is a tort [1] unique to the law of the United States (but with parallels elsewhere, particularly Canada) that an insurance company commits by violating the "implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing" which automatically exists by operation of law in every insurance contract.
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 ...