Insurance Regulation

Zesty AI Helping Insurers Meet California’s 180 Day Wildfire Deadline

Can we predict wildfires in terms of severity, direction and intensity? Maybe. What we do know, or can qualify using data, is the asset value of property in the path of a blaze. That, plus […]

Global insurance trends

Fake Collision Claims Result In Felony Charges

Latest dodgy dealings news from California’s Dept of Insurance; Branden Heywood, 30, of Chino, was arraigned recently on 39 felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation found he allegedly acted as the leader of […]

Insurance claims

Social Media Surveillance Exposes Fake Injury Claim

Latest dodgy dealings from California; Richard James McGee, 47, of San Bernardino, was arraigned today on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly misrepresented injuries […]

Global insurance trends

California Takes Action Against Mercury Insurance

Some interesting news from California; Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a major legal action against Mercury Insurance for violating consumer protection laws, including by selling Mercury’s highest-priced policy to “good drivers” instead of the lowest-priced […]

Global insurance trends

California Insurtech & Underwriter Face Legal Action

The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps, Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Company, after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims for more than two […]

Global insurance trends

US News: Insurance Agent Arrested on Multiple Charges

Latest update from the California Dept of Insurance; An insurance fraud investigation by the California Department of Insurance led to the arrest yesterday of agent John Ryan, 64, of Palm Springs on multiple charges of […]

Global insurance trends

Workers Comp Fraud Scheme Busted

Some insurance fraud news from the California Dept of Insurance; Troy Williams, 49, of Angels Camp, Nanci Morman, 68, of Somerset, and John Allison, 63, of Rocklin, were arraigned yesterday on multiple felony counts of […]