Washington State Report Details Cost of Medically Uninsured
The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance will soon reach 1 million, according to a report issued yesterday by the state's Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Kreidler also predicts …
California Insurance Agent Arrested for $6 Million Scam
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said that William A. Sassman, 41, of Sacramento was arrested early Nov. 16 on 43 felony counts of grand theft, 40 felony counts of selling …
California Agent Collected Bogus Premiums While on Bail
California's Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced that Louise May Batchelor, 55, of San Diego was sentenced Nov. 6 to 365 days of work furlough, five years probation and ordered to …
California Commissioner Touts Wildfire Payment Recoveries
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Sayre, Tea and Freeway Fires in Southern California, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced in a press statement Friday that the California …
Georgia Soldiers to Get Insurance Refunds
Georgia's insurance commissioner said American Fidelity Life Insurance has agreed to refund its life insurance policy holders $275 each. Soldiers who purchased policies written from Sept. 1, …
Southern California Agents Pleads to Fraud
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced that Edwin A. Flores, 33, of Long Beach pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor grand theft and was sentenced Nov
California’s Poizner Rejects Workers’ Comp Increase Request, Again
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has rejected for the second time this year an insurance industry request for a large increase in the workers' compensation benchmark premium …
California Recovers $27 Million for San Diegans
California's Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday announced that the Department of Insurance (CDI) has recovered more than $27 million from insurance companies in the aftermath of the …
Former Vermont Commissioner Ledbetter Dies
A former U.S. Senate candidate who once served as Vermont's banking and insurance commissioner has died.
California Man Convicted of Insurance Licensing Perjury
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday announced that Byron Andres Prado, 21, of Northridge was convicted November 2 of one count of misdemeanor identity theft. He was sentenced …
California Man Convicted of Insurance Licensing Perjury
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday announced that Byron Andres Prado, 21, of Northridge was convicted November 2 of one count of misdemeanor identity theft. He was sentenced …
California Pizzeria Owner Pleads to Insurance Fraud
Two Southern California men who were arrested on Oct. 15 for workers' compensation insurance fraud in Orange County. The state Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, said that Sanjiv Mahendra …
Insurers Association Blasts Washington Flood Proposal
The State of Washington's Insurance Commissioner's proposal regarding a state-run, flood insurance program would probably hurt the insurance market and policy holders throughout the state, the …
Sheffield to Tout Regulatory Role in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in Georgia. She is one of several candidates hoping to succeed …
Sheffield to Tout Regulatory Role in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in Georgia. She is one of several candidates hoping to succeed …
California Has Rise in Auto Insurance Fraud
In the year 2008, there was a 25 percent increase in suspected vehicle arson fraud in California, according to the state commissioner. Department of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said …
California Commissioner Warns Seniors About Agents
California's Insurance Commissioner is worried that crooked health insurance agents may target seniors during open enrollment for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program. Insurance …
California Names New Deputy Insurance Commissioner
California's Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that Peter Conlin has been appointed deputy commissioner for policy and regulations and counsel to the Commissioner for the …
California Man Nabbed for Auto Insurance Fraud
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that Tony Lu, 56, of San Jose, was arrested on October 7 and charged with filing a false motor vehicle claim, perjury and falsely …
California Insurers Waive Flu Shot Co-Pay
California 's six largest health insurers will waive co-pays and deductibles to make sure their members can all get the H1N1 flu vaccine, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced …
Florida Insurance Chief Grilled by Lawmakers
Some insurance companies could go out of business if a major hurricane hits Florida, the state's insurance commissioner told a Senate panel this week. But after more than an hour grilling by …
Florida Insurance Chief Grilled by Lawmakers
Some insurance companies could go out of business if a major hurricane hits Florida, the state's insurance commissioner told a Senate panel this week. But after more than an hour grilling by …
Iowa OKs 2.3% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss has approved a request for a 2.3 percent overall rate increase for workers' compensation insurance in that state. The filing was submitted by the …
California Commissioner Questions Workers’ Comp Increase
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is indicating that he may not support the state Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's (WCIRB) request to increase the Workers Compensation …
Mississippi Ruling on State Farm Rate Hike Expected Next Month
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he will decide soon whether State Farm can boost homeowners' rates in three coastal counties.
California Takes Over Golden State Mutual
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company has been served an order of conservation and will discontinue selling new policies …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Warns of Flood Danger
With the fall rainy season fast approaching, and a weakened dam in the region, Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is urging property insurers to tell their customers in King …
California Wildfire Evacuees Urged to File Living Expenses
California Department of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner reminded residents who have been evacuated due to the Guiberson Fire (Ventura County) that they may be eligible for reimbursement for …
Losses in Georgia from Floods Estimated at $250 Million; Most Uninsured
Flooding across north Georgia over the past few days has caused an estimated $250 million in losses, most of that amount uninsured, according to state Insurance Commissioner John W. …
Washington State Bars Iowa-Based Agent
Washington's Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered a Des Moines-based, former insurance agent to immediately stop selling what are apparently fake insurance policies. Brenda L.
