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Fraud USA: Two Convicted on Employee Payroll Charges

The latest case report from California; John Nemandoust, 70, and Annette Assil, 62, a Los Angeles couple, were sentenced after a California Department of Insurance investigation found they underreported more than $21 million in employee […]

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Regulator Approves Rate Rise For State Farm in California

It’s not easy to get property insurance in California and recent wildfires have proven costly for insurers. The solution is to increase premiums but in California that idea meets resistance from the regulator. A rise […]

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US Wildfire Insurers Paying Contents Claims Without Inventory Lists

Quite astonishing news from the USA, where the door is being left wide open for fraud in California; Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has reported that more insurance companies are paying contents coverage to wildfire survivors […]

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Kin Expands into California, Offering Wildfire Coverage

This has to be good news for property owners in California;  Kin, the pioneering, direct-to-consumer, digital home insurance provider, today announced it has expanded into California and now offers a home insurance option for the […]

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Tow Truck Scammer Alert Issued in California

(header image; pexels, not a scam operator) The latest scam news from California is worth nothing by insurers too, as this is often potential salvage being held to ransom; Today the California Department of Insurance […]

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MIS Will Work With CIERA on Wildfire Prevention in California

This partnership aims to thwart wildfires before they do serious damage; McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) and the California Insurance Emergency Response Association (CIERA) announces an initial one-year partnership aimed at improving the coordination of the […]

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State Farms Wants to Hike Prices, Commissioner Lara is Triggered

The latest from California, where the State is attempting to regulate prices on wildfire insurance cover. Here are the details; Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has called a meeting with State Farm to answer answers regarding […]

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California Commissioner Orders Insurers to Speed Up Claims Process

The Insurance Commissioner’s Office is trying to apply pressure to the few insurers still left in the California wildfire insurance sector – will it work? Here’s the word; Ordering the insurance companies’ FAIR Plan to […]