California Department of Insurance News

True Religion Jeans Subcontractors Underreported $78M in Payroll

Sung Hyun Kim and her sister Caroline Choi, CEOs of sewing companies that were subcontracted by True Religion Brand Jeans were arrested this week along with their CPA, Jae Kim, on 18 felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud totaling …

California Homeowners Allegedly Sold Bogus Insurance Policies

The recent arrest of Dean Joseph Basler by the Ventura County Sheriff following a California Department of Insurance investigation, serves as an important consumer warning to confirm the validity of insurance coverage. Basler is accused of embezzling more than $250,000 …

13 Arrested in California Staged Accident Scam

More than a dozen people have been arrested for allegedly staging car crashes or submitting phony accident claims in a California insurance fraud scheme. The state Department of Insurance says the scam, centered in Riverside County, netted more than $300,000 …

California DOI Arrest 6 in San Diego Staged Property Theft Scam

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 18, 2014 multiple enforcement teams from the California Department of Insurance arrested six suspects in San Diego County for multiple counts of felony insurance fraud. The operation titled Bogus Burglary focused on …

Ex-Insurance Broker Arrested for Embezzling Policyholder Premiums

A former California insurance broker was arrested on May 30, 2014 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies on 11 felony counts of embezzlement and insurance code violations, after he allegedly duped multiple consumers into believing they were insured while …

California Insurance Investigators Conduct Contractor Sweep

A multi-agency task force led by the California Department of Insurance, consisting of more than 100 detectives and investigators focused on curbing California’s underground economy, conducted a sweep across major metropolitan areas statewide issuing more than 60 citations for various …

Million Dollar Los Angeles Organized Fraud Ring Busted

A four-year investigation into an organized fraud ring has uncovered a million dollar scheme targeting high-end vehicles through auto loan and insurance fraud. Multiple teams from the California Department of Insurance executed coordinated arrest warrants of the suspects in the …

Workers’ Comp Fraud Nets Arizona Man 8 Years in Prison

Chip Kyle Bolton, a resident of Arizona who formerly lived in Salinas, Calif., received a maximum sentence to prison for eight years and eight months. The sentence followed a verdict by jury in April 2014 where Bolton was convicted of …

California Mail Carrier Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Wayne Lu, 53 of Torrance is in custody on charges of alleged workers’ compensation fraud associated with an injury received during his employment with the U.S. Postal Service. Detectives from the California Department of Insurance, with the assistance of U.S. …

Homesite Insurance Company Agrees to Pay $350,000 for California Penalities

The Department of Insurance announced that Homesite Insurance Company has agreed to pay a penalty of $350,000, and refund $10,522 in premium overcharges to over 70 California policyholders. “Ensuring that insurance companies are conducting business according to all laws and …