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Enforcement/Investigations

December 22, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $750,000 Settlement with Company for Alleged Claims Handling Violations
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August 5, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Insurance Company Agrees to Stop Issuing Policies in California Without Proper License
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July 8, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Orders Company To Pay $60,000 Fine For Selling Insurance Without A License
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June 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $1 Million Settlement for Company Selling Insurance Without A License
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June 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Quarter Million Dollar Settlement with Mercury Insurance Group for Alleged Claims Handling Violations
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January 15, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Fines Palos Verdes-based Company for Illegally Adjusting Insurance Claims in South Lake Tahoe
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Fraud - Auto

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December 11, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of Two Auto Insurance Fraud Suspects
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December 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Five Arrests in Million Dollar Auto Collision Ring
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October 16, 2008
San Carlos Husband and Wife Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Scam
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July 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns Sacramento Drivers to be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions
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July 18, 2008
Redwood City Duo Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme
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June 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns San Diego Drivers to Be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions
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June 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Auto Fraud Perpetrator Busted – Ordered to Pay More than $400,000 Restitution
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June 9, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of San Jose Man in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud, Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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May 27, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns San Luis Obispo Drivers to Be Alert for Staged Auto Collisions
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May 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Fraud Suspects Arrested in Attempt to Defraud Insurance Company of $30,000
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May 2, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Newport Beach Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Auto Insurance Premiums
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April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces the Arrest of Auto Insurance Fraud Suspect
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April 18, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests Of Seven In Connection with Automobile Arson and Fraud Scams
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March 28, 2008
Southern California Trio Arrested for International Auto Insurance Fraud; Two More Suspects Remain at Large
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Fraud - Other

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December 26, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Broker-Agent Convicted of Theft of Premium Payment, Attempted Bribery of Investigator
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December 19, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Life Insurance Agent for Scamming Victims Out of More Than $4000
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December 19, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Former Life Insurance Agent on Charges of $100,000 Theft from 83-Year-Old Victim
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December 5, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of Insurance Agents for Stealing More Than $30,000 From Customers
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November 21, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Tours Sylmar Local Assistance Center, Warns Victims To Be On The Lookout For Scams
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November 21, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Bail Bond Agents Arrested in Connection with Theft of $300,000 in Cash and Property
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November 21, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers As Part of Disaster Fraud Task Force in Santa Barbara
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November 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Husband, Wife in Connection with $10,000 Insurance Fraud Scheme
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October 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Broker Convicted of Stealing Up to $80,000 from Customers
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October 10, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Husband and Wife in Connection with Insurance Fraud Charges
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September 25, 2008
San Diego-Area Couple Arrested for Insurance Fraud Related to 2007 Southern California Wildfires
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September 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Scam Artist for Stealing More than $163,000
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September 15, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Culver City Insurance Broker in Connection with Grand Theft Charges
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August 13, 2008
Downey Insurance Broker Booked on Six Counts of Felony Grand Theft in Plot to Embezzle Liability Insurance Premiums
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August 8, 2008
Huntington Park Insurance Broker Convicted in Scheme to Embezzle Homeowners Insurance Premiums
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July 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Agent Jailed, Ordered To Pay $650,000 In Restitution For Stealing From Clients
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July 3, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Insurance Agent in Connection with Missing Premium Payments
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June 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces $3.8 Million Restitution, 14-Year Prison Sentence Ordered for Carmel Criminal
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June 6, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest in Felony Insurance Fraud Linked to 2007 Southern California Fires
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May 30, 2008
Los Angeles Insurance Agent Charged For Attempting To Defraud Unsuspecting Victim
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May 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Hosts Fraud Summit, Creates Electronic Fusion Center to Help Detect False Insurance Claims
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April 23, 2008
Insurance Agent Charged with Defrauding Business Owners Out of More Than $2.5 Million in Insurance Premiums
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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’
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April 3, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Bay Area Fraud Sweep, Nearly One Dozen Fraud Perpetrators Arrested
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February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Sentencing of Scam Artist for Stealing Nearly $300,000 from Elderly Couple
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Fraud - Workers' Compensation

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December 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Suspects Charged with $18 Million Fraud Scheme
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June 13, 2008
San Diego Man Sentenced To Jail, Ordered to Pay More than $25,000 in Restitution for Workers Comp Fraud Scheme
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June 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $6.3 Million in Restitution Ordered in Workers' Compensation Fraud Case
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March 11, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Correctional Officer for Workers' Comp Fraud
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February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces that CDI Investigation Brings Alleged Scam Artist to a Halt
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February 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Alleged Fraud Scheme Stopped by CDI Investigators
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Health Care

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November 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 20.5 Percent Malpractice Insurance Rate Cut for the Doctors' Company Following Its Acquisition of SCPIE
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September 12, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Historic Settlement with Health Net Life Insurance Company to Halt Improper Rescissions
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August 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Praises Sen. Aanestad's Bill to Address Medical High Risk Pool Waiting List
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June 26, 2008
Statement by Department of Insurance General Counsel Adam Cole on Approval of Doctors’ Acquisition of SCPIE
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June 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Recent Graduates, Young Adults to Maintain Adequate Health Coverage
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May 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Touts Availability of Personal Health Records, Encourages Consumer Participation
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April 16, 2008
Statement By Insurance Commissioner Poizner On Anthem Civil Enforcement Action Over Alleged Illegal Rescissions
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January 29, 2008
Commissioner Poizner and DMHC Director Ehnes Take Historic Joint Action Against PacifiCare to Halt Broken Claims Payment Systems
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Homeowner's Insurance

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November 25, 2008
Anticipating Heavy Rainfall in Wildfire Zones, Commissioner Poizner Warns Residents Standard Homeowners Policies Do Not Cover Flood Damage
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October 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Nearly $13 Million Recovered by Department for 2007 Wildfire Survivors One Year After Fires Break Out
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July 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Los Angeles Residents to Prepare for Wildfires and Other Disasters
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July 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Telegraph Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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July 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Availibility of First Green Homeowners Policy in California
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July 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $50 Million Rate Cut For Northern California AAA Homeowners Insurance Policyholders
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June 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $61 Million Reduction for Mercury Auto, Homeowners and Renters Policyholders
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May 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Protects Residents' Options to Replace Their Homes After a Disaster
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January 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum to Assist La Mesa and San Diego County Wildfire Survivors With Recovery Efforts
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Miscellaneous

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December 30, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces Distribution of $121 Million from Liquidation of Mission Insurance Companies
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December 8, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Offers Tips for Recovering Wildfire Victims
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December 3, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Agent Arrested, Charged with Elder Abuse, Grand Theft
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November 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Tea Fire Survivors in Santa Barbara
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November 20, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces More than 300 Additional Insurance Adjusters Have Registered to Assist Southern California Fire Victims During Recovery Efforts
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November 19, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Sayre and Freeway Fire Survivors
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November 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Declares Insurance Emergency to Allow Expedited Processing of Fire Claims
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November 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers As Part of Disaster Fraud Task Force in Orange County
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November 15, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Enforcement Officers to Sayre Fire, Reminds Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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November 14, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Reminds Tea Fire Evacuees That Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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November 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 15 Percent Rate Reduction for Explorer Auto Insurance Policyholders
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November 12, 2008
Consumer Federation of America Awards ‘Excellent’ Rating to California Department of Insurance Web Site
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November 7, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Warns Seniors to Protect Themselves from Predatory Insurance Sales Practices
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November 6, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Encourages Brooke Customers to Verify Status of Insurance Policies
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November 3, 2008
Updated Location: Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Staff to Aid Fire Survivors at SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Monterey County
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October 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Community Relations
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October 14, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Visits Marek Fire Region with Governor Schwarzenegger, Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Living Expenses
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September 29, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Signing of Environmentally-Friendly Bill to Allow Paperless Transactions
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September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on New Consumer Protections for Seniors Targeted by Misleading Agents and Brokers
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September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns AIG Policyholders to Be Cautious If Approached to Replace Policies
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September 29, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Legislation to Reform State Compensation Insurance Fund
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September 26, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Offers Insurance Tips for College-Aged Adults and Their Parents During Back to School Season
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September 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement on Creation of New Enforcement Tools to Enhance Consumer Protections
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September 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement Welcoming New Restrictions on Illegal Title Marketing Activities
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September 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on National Recognition for Department's Information Technology Achievement
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September 17, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Issues Statement on Federal AIG Action and its Effect on AIG-Owned Insurance Companies in California
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August 27, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sets Framework For Environmentally–Friendly Automobile Insurance, Increased Options For Consumers
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August 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement Branch
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August 25, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on National Recognition for Department’s Information Technology Achievement
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July 24, 2008
Small Business California Honors Steve Poizner for Work on Behalf of Small Businesses
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July 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Fire Survivors at Butte County Assistance Center
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July 23, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces California to Receive More than $2 Million from Multi-State Settlement
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July 10, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces A $255 Million Dollar Rate Cut For Allstate Policyholders
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July 2, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Big Sur, Santa Barbara and Other Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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July 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $30 Million Reduction for Fireman's Fund Homeowners Policyholders
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June 23, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Aid Fire Survivors at Butte County Assistance Centers
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June 19, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Investigators to Humboldt and Ophir Fire Zones
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June 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Reminds Mandatory Fire Evacuees that Insurance May Cover Some Living Expenses
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June 12, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Unique Agreement to Create Incentives to Increase Disaster Preparation, Fire Mitigation
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June 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Summit Fire Disaster Assistance Centers
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June 5, 2008
Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Californians to Evaluate their Individual Travel Insurance Needs
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May 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys CDI Investigators To Summit Fire Zones to Assist Survivors with Recovery Efforts
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May 13, 2008
Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Disaster, New Survey Reveals
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May 13, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Congratulates New Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
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May 9, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Joins President Bush, Bipartisan Delegation to Visit Israel, Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Founding
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May 6, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Californians to Prepare for Possible Disaster During Wildfire Awareness Week
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May 2, 2008
Text of Letter from Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
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April 30, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner To Ensure Allstate’s Immediate Implementation Of Nearly $250 Million Auto Insurance Rate Reduction
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April 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Reforms to Title Insurance Industry to Eliminate Abuses and Unnecessary Costs From the System
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April 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Celebrates California Being Named a Leader in Consumer Protection
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April 24, 2008
Statement By Insurance Commissioner Poizner On Nearly $250 Million Court Victory For Allstate Customers
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April 21, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Issues Emergency Regulations to Improve Rate Approval Process
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April 16, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Recognized By Statewide
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April 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Names New Associate Deputy Commissioner and Press Secretary
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April 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Review of the California Insurance Guarantee Association
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April 1, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on Bush Administration Proposal to Overhaul Financial Regulation
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March 27, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Approves License for Buffett-Owned Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
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March 18, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Approves Auto Rate Reduction for Allstate Customers
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February 14, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $10 Million Settlement With Allianz For Allegedly Deceiving Seniors Into Purchasing Unsuitable Annuities
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January 16, 2008
Commissioner Poizner Announces $3.5 Million Settlement with LandAmerica Corporation, $2 Million Refunded to Customers
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January 11, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Declares Insurance Emergency to Cut Through the Red Tape, Expedite Claims Processing for Victims of Recent Winter Storms
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January 7, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Celebrates A Year Of Victories For California Consumers
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January 4, 2008
Responding to Current California Rainstorms, Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Residents to be Smart About Safety and Insurance
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Workers' Compensation

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October 24, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Rejects WCIRB's 16 Percent Increase in Claims Cost Benchmark
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September 16, 2008
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Pledges to Scrutinize WCIRB's Request to Raise Key Component of Workers' Comp Rates
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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
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May 9, 2008
Stability in Workers' Compensation Insurance Market Forecasted
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