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News: 2008 Press Releases

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December 30, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Distribution of $121 Million from Liquidation of Mission Insurance Companies

December 26, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Broker-Agent Convicted of Theft of Premium Payment, Attempted Bribery of Investigator

December 22, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $750,000 Settlement with Company for Alleged Claims Handling Violations

December 19, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Life Insurance Agent for Scamming Victims Out of More Than $4000

December 19, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Former Life Insurance Agent on Charges of $100,000 Theft from 83-Year-Old Victim

December 11, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of Two Auto Insurance Fraud Suspects

December 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Five Arrests in Million Dollar Auto Collision Ring

December 8, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Offers Tips for Recovering Wildfire Victims

December 5, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of Insurance Agents for Stealing More Than $30,000 From Customers

December 3, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Agent Arrested, Charged with Elder Abuse, Grand Theft

December 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Suspects Charged with $18 Million Fraud Scheme

November Back to Top

November 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 20.5 Percent Malpractice Insurance Rate Cut for the Doctors' Company Following Its Acquisition of SCPIE

November 25, 2008
Anticipating Heavy Rainfall in Wildfire Zones, Commissioner Poizner Warns Residents Standard Homeowners Policies Do Not Cover Flood Damage

November 21, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Bail Bond Agents Arrested in Connection with Theft of $300,000 in Cash and Property

November 21, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers As Part of Disaster Fraud Task Force in Santa Barbara

November 21, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Tours Sylmar Local Assistance Center, Warns Victims To Be On The Lookout For Scams

November 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Tea Fire Survivors in Santa Barbara

November 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces More than 300 Additional Insurance Adjusters Have Registered to Assist Southern California Fire Victims During Recovery Efforts

November 19, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Sayre and Freeway Fire Survivors

November 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers As Part of Disaster Fraud Task Force in Orange County

November 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Declares Insurance Emergency to Allow Expedited Processing of Fire Claims

November 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers to Sayre Fire, Reminds Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

November 14, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Reminds Tea Fire Evacuees That Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

November 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 15 Percent Rate Reduction for Explorer Auto Insurance Policyholders

November 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Husband, Wife in Connection with $10,000 Insurance Fraud Scheme

November 12, 2008
Consumer Federation of America Awards ‘Excellent’ Rating to California Department of Insurance Web Site

November 7, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Warns Seniors to Protect Themselves from Predatory Insurance Sales Practices

November 6, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Encourages Brooke Customers to Verify Status of Insurance Policies

November 3, 2008
Updated Location: Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Staff to Aid Fire Survivors at SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Monterey County

October Back to Top

October 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Broker Convicted of Stealing Up to $80,000 from Customers

October 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Rejects WCIRB's 16 Percent Increase in Claims Cost Benchmark

October 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Community Relations

October 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Nearly $13 Million Recovered by Department for 2007 Wildfire Survivors One Year After Fires Break Out

October 16, 2008
San Carlos Husband and Wife Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

October 14, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Visits Marek Fire Region with Governor Schwarzenegger, Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Living Expenses

October 10, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Husband and Wife in Connection with Insurance Fraud Charges

September Back to Top

September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on New Consumer Protections for Seniors Targeted by Misleading Agents and Brokers

September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns AIG Policyholders to Be Cautious If Approached to Replace Policies

September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Legislation to Reform State Compensation Insurance Fund

September 29, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Signing of Environmentally-Friendly Bill to Allow Paperless Transactions

September 26, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Offers Insurance Tips for College-Aged Adults and Their Parents During Back to School Season

September 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement on Creation of New Enforcement Tools to Enhance Consumer Protections

September 25, 2008
San Diego-Area Couple Arrested for Insurance Fraud Related to 2007 Southern California Wildfires

September 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement Welcoming New Restrictions on Illegal Title Marketing Activities

September 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on National Recognition for Department's Information Technology Achievement

September 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Scam Artist for Stealing More than $163,000

September 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Issues Statement on Federal AIG Action and its Effect on AIG-Owned Insurance Companies in California

September 16, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Pledges to Scrutinize WCIRB's Request to Raise Key Component of Workers' Comp Rates

September 15, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Culver City Insurance Broker in Connection with Grand Theft Charges

September 12, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Historic Settlement with Health Net Life Insurance Company to Halt Improper Rescissions

August Back to Top

August 27, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sets Framework For Environmentally–Friendly Automobile Insurance, Increased Options For Consumers

August 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement Branch

August 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on National Recognition for Department’s Information Technology Achievement

August 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Praises Sen. Aanestad's Bill to Address Medical High Risk Pool Waiting List

August 13, 2008
Downey Insurance Broker Booked on Six Counts of Felony Grand Theft in Plot to Embezzle Liability Insurance Premiums

August 8, 2008
Huntington Park Insurance Broker Convicted in Scheme to Embezzle Homeowners Insurance Premiums

August 5, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Insurance Company Agrees to Stop Issuing Policies in California Without Proper License

July Back to Top

July 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Los Angeles Residents to Prepare for Wildfires and Other Disasters

July 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Telegraph Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

July 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Availibility of First Green Homeowners Policy in California

July 24, 2008
Small Business California Honors Steve Poizner for Work on Behalf of Small Businesses

July 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Recovery of $56.25 Million From Continental Casualty Company Workers' Compensation Surety Bond For California Insurance Guarantee Association

July 23, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces California to Receive More than $2 Million from Multi-State Settlement

July 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Fire Survivors at Butte County Assistance Center

July 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns Sacramento Drivers to be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions

July 18, 2008
Redwood City Duo Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme

July 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $50 Million Rate Cut For Northern California AAA Homeowners Insurance Policyholders

July 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Agent Jailed, Ordered To Pay $650,000 In Restitution For Stealing From Clients

July 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces A $255 Million Dollar Rate Cut For Allstate Policyholders

July 8, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Orders Company To Pay $60,000 Fine For Selling Insurance Without A License

July 3, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Insurance Agent in Connection with Missing Premium Payments

July 2, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Big Sur, Santa Barbara and Other Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

July 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $30 Million Reduction for Fireman's Fund Homeowners Policyholders

June Back to Top

June 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $1 Million Settlement for Company Selling Insurance Without A License

June 26, 2008
Statement by Department of Insurance General Counsel Adam Cole on Approval of Doctors’ Acquisition of SCPIE

June 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Quarter Million Dollar Settlement with Mercury Insurance Group for Alleged Claims Handling Violations

June 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns San Diego Drivers to Be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions

June 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Fire Survivors at Butte County Assistance Centers

June 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Recent Graduates, Young Adults to Maintain Adequate Health Coverage

June 19, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Investigators to Humboldt and Ophir Fire Zones

June 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces $3.8 Million Restitution, 14-Year Prison Sentence Ordered for Carmel Criminal

June 13, 2008
San Diego Man Sentenced To Jail, Ordered to Pay More than $25,000 in Restitution for Workers Comp Fraud Scheme

June 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

June 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Auto Fraud Perpetrator Busted – Ordered to Pay More than $400,000 Restitution

June 12, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Unique Agreement to Create Incentives to Increase Disaster Preparation, Fire Mitigation

June 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Summit Fire Disaster Assistance Centers

June 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $61 Million Reduction for Mercury Auto, Homeowners and Renters Policyholders

June 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $6.3 Million in Restitution Ordered in Workers' Compensation Fraud Case

June 9, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of San Jose Man in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud, Assault with a Deadly Weapon

June 6, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest in Felony Insurance Fraud Linked to 2007 Southern California Fires

June 5, 2008
Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Californians to Evaluate their Individual Travel Insurance Needs

May Back to Top

May 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Investigators To Summit Fire Zones to Assist Survivors with Recovery Efforts

May 30, 2008
Los Angeles Insurance Agent Charged For Attempting To Defraud Unsuspecting Victim

May 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Hosts Fraud Summit, Creates Electronic Fusion Center to Help Detect False Insurance Claims

May 27, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns San Luis Obispo Drivers to Be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions

May 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses

May 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Touts Availability of Personal Health Records, Encourages Consumer Participation

May 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Fraud Suspects Arrested in Attempt to Defraud Insurance Company of $30,000

May 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Congratulates New Assembly Speaker Karen Bass

May 13, 2008
Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Disaster, New Survey Reveals

May 9, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Joins President Bush, Bipartisan Delegation to Visit Israel, Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Founding

May 9, 2008
Stability in Workers' Compensation Insurance Market Forecasted

May 6, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Californians to Prepare for Possible Disaster During Wildfire Awareness Week

May 2, 2008
Text of Letter from Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi

May 2, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Newport Beach Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Auto Insurance Premiums

April Back to Top

April 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner To Ensure Allstate’s Immediate Implementation Of Nearly $250 Million Auto Insurance Rate Reduction

April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces the Arrest of Auto Insurance Fraud Suspect

April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Reforms to Title Insurance Industry to Eliminate Abuses and Unnecessary Costs From the System

April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Protects Residents' Options to Replace Their Homes After a Disaster

April 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Celebrates California Being Named a Leader in Consumer Protection

April 24, 2008
Statement By Insurance Commissioner Poizner On Nearly $250 Million Court Victory For Allstate Customers

April 23, 2008
Insurance Agent Charged with Defrauding Business Owners Out of More Than $2.5 Million in Insurance Premiums

April 22, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Proudly Announces the Department of Insurance Fraud Division’s Participation in the 24th Annual ‘Baker to Vegas Cup Relay’

April 21, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Issues Emergency Regulations to Improve Rate Approval Process

April 18, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests Of Seven In Connection with Automobile Arson and Fraud Scams

April 16, 2008
Statement By Insurance Commissioner Poizner On Anthem Civil Enforcement Action Over Alleged Illegal Rescissions

April 16, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Recognized By Statewide

April 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Review of the California Insurance Guarantee Association

April 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Associate Deputy Commissioner and Press Secretary

April 3, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Bay Area Fraud Sweep, Nearly One Dozen Fraud Perpetrators Arrested

April 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Bush Administration Proposal to Overhaul Financial Regulation

March Back to Top

March 28, 2008
Southern California Trio Arrested for International Auto Insurance Fraud; Two More Suspects Remain at Large

March 27, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Approves License for Buffett-Owned Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.

March 18, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Approves Auto Rate Reduction for Allstate Customers

February Back to Top

February 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $10 Million Settlement With Allianz For Allegedly Deceiving Seniors Into Purchasing Unsuitable Annuities

February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Alleged Fraud Scheme Stopped by CDI Investigators

February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Sentencing of Scam Artist for Stealing Nearly $300,000 from Elderly Couple

February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces that CDI Investigation Brings Alleged Scam Artist to a Halt

January Back to Top

January 29, 2008
Commissioner Poizner and DMHC Director Ehnes Take Historic Joint Action Against PacifiCare to Halt Broken Claims Payment Systems

January 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces $3.5 Million Settlement with LandAmerica Corporation, $2 Million Refunded to Customers

January 15, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Fines Palos Verdes-based Company for Illegally Adjusting Insurance Claims in South Lake Tahoe

January 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Declares Insurance Emergency to Cut Through the Red Tape, Expedite Claims Processing for Victims of Recent Winter Storms

January 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum to Assist La Mesa and San Diego County Wildfire Survivors With Recovery Efforts

January 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Celebrates A Year Of Victories For California Consumers

January 4, 2008
Responding to Current California Rainstorms, Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Residents to be Smart About Safety and Insurance