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News: 2010 Press Releases

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December 31, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Praises New Regulations To Combat Underinsurance In Homeowners' Insurance Coverage

December 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges Gov.-Elect Brown to Continue to Protect Workers’ Comp Reforms

December 27, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest Of Business Owner For Insurance Premium Fraud

December 22, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Draft Guidance Statement To Clarify That Health Insurers Must Offer Coverage To All Children

December 22, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Customer Service Improvement With Additional Examination Sites

December 21, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Fines Trans World Assurance Company $275,000 For Selling Banned Insurance Policies to G.I.'S

December 20, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns Southern California Residents Standard Homeowners Policies Do Not Cover Flood Damage

December 20, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest Of Business Owner For Insurance Premium Fraud

December 16, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Lake County Insurance Agent Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling Money From A Senior

December 16, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Successfully Blocks PacifiCare's Proposed $120 Million Dividend Payment

December 14, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces $72 Million Rate Reduction For Mercury Insurance Auto Policyholders

December 14, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Removes Four Companies From List of Barred Iran Investments

December 13, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Blocks $120 Million Dollar PacifiCare Dividend

December 9, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest Of Insurance Broker For Theft From An Elder

December 7, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Report Highlighting Four Years Of Outstanding Consumer Advocacy

December 2, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Approves California's First-Ever Pay-As-You Drive Auto Insurance Program

November Back to Top

November 24, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 18-Year Prison Sentence And $4.3 Million In Restitution Against Sacramento Man

November 23, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest Of Los Angeles Life Insurance Agent For Alleged Felony Theft And Identity Theft

November 22, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges Seniors To Protect Themselves From Predatory Insurance Agents

November 19, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Rejects Request for Increase in Workers' Comp Cost Benchmark

November 18, 2010
PPO Report Card Shows California Lagging Behind Most Of The Nation On Quality Health Care

November 9, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sues To Stop Insurance Companies From Investing In Iran

October Back to Top

October 28, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum To Assist San Bruno (Glenview Neighborhood) Explosion And Fire Survivors With Recovery Efforts

October 22, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges California Teens to Protect Themselves with Proper Insurance Coverage During National Teen Driver Safety Week

October 21, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges Consumers To Prepare For Disaster During California Shakeout Drill

October 20, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Riverside Bail Bonds Agent Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping Customer At Gunpoint

September Back to Top

September 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Praises New Law Modernizing Disclosure to Homeowners

September 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Six Orange County Residents Busted For Allegedly Stealing $1.5 Million From LA County

September 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Warns Vista and San Diego-Area Homeowners to Prepare for Wildfires

September 29, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Warns Santa Barbara Homeowners to Prepare for Wildfires

September 27, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Settlement of Enforcement Action for $505,000 Against Two Insurers

September 24, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Modesto Motel Owner Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud

September 23, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Offers Tips to Consumers About the Impact of Federal Health Care Provisions Going Into Effect Today

September 14, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Warns San Bruno Explosion Victims to Beware of Scam Artists

September 10, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Offers Support To San Bruno Explosion And Fire Victims, Reminds Them That Insurance May Cover Living Expenses

September 1, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Loma Linda Husband and Wife Arrested for Allegedly Forging Workers' Comp Insurance Documents, While Failing to Cover Employees

August Back to Top

August 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Settlement with Corinthian Title Company

August 25, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Reminds Kern County Wildfire Evacuees That Insurance May Cover Living Expenses

August 25, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Asks: Are Los Angeles-Area Homeowners Prepared For Wildfires?

August 19, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Reacts to Industry Lawsuit to Halt Consumer Protections Against Illegal Rescissions

August 18, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner: Vacant Homes Pose Insurance Risks

August 5, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Cracks Down on Illegal Rescissions With Tough New Regulations

July Back to Top

July 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Reminds Wildfire Evacuees Throughout the State that Insurance May Cover Living Expenses

July 28, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Issues Tips for Consumers Shopping for Long Term Care Insurance, And Those Facing Premium Increases

July 27, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Up to $100 Million Rate Reduction for Farmers Auto Insurance Customers

July 26, 2010
Court Upholds Commissioner Poizner's Authority to Protect California Policyholders

July 23, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Releases New Notification Tool for Online Health Insurance Rate Filings

July 20, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Shuts Down Vehicle Warranty Company for Allegedly Operating As Unlicensed Insurance Company

July 16, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Bruno Man Arraigned in Connection with 'Crash and Buy' Insurance Fraud Scam

July 15, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Livermore Man Busted in Connection with 'Crash and Buy' Insurance Fraud

July 9, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Contra Costa County Man Charged with Operating Ponzi Scheme, Cheating Victims Out of Nearly One Million Dollars

July 9, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Six Sacramento Residents Charged with Insurance Fraud After Torching Vehicle to Cash In On Insurance Claim

July 8, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Father, Daughter, Accomplice Arrested for Allegedly Lying About Who Was Driving Vehicle at Time of Accident

July 7, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Man Arrested, Charged with Filing Six False Auto Insurance Claims for Existing Damage to His Vehicles

July 7, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Los Angeles Bail Agent Arrested, Charged for Allegedly Stealing $30,000 in Bond Collateral

July 7, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Central Valley Men Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud After Suspicious Circumstances Surround Burning of 2003 Honda Accord

July 2, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces $30 Million in Grants to Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud to Local Law Enforcement

July 1, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Insurers Divest Nearly $400 Million in Iran-Related Assets

June Back to Top

June 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Releases Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Rate Filings

June 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces $11 Million Multi-State Settlement with Conseco Life Insurance Company

June 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Stockton Insurance Agent Convicted Of Stealing From Senior Clients After Fleeing Country

June 29, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Second Insurer Applies to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance, Increasing Options for California Drivers

June 24, 2010
Second Health Insurer Withdraws Rate Hike Filing After Poizner's Actuarial Review Process Finds Major Math Errors

June 23, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Bakersfield Man Surrenders to Authorities, Charged with Sham Disappearance of His Pickup, Filing False Claim

June 23, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Agent From Covina Sentenced for Grand Theft

June 21, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges California Residents to Take Advantage of Affordable Auto Insurance Option

June 18, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Woodland Man Arrested for Allegedly Faking Injuries to Receive More Than $400,000 in Workers' Comp Benefits

June 17, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Orders Vehicle Warranty Company to End Illegal Telemarketing, Stop Operating as Unlicensed Insurance Company

June 17, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Napa Woman, San Jose Man Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing Auto Insurance After A Car Accident

June 16, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Santa Cruz Man Arrested for Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud

June 16, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Bay Area Cousins Arrested for Suspected Auto Insurance Fraud

June 16, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Tough New Actuarial Reviews for All Major Health Insurer Rate Increases

June 15, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Riverside Man Pleads Guilty to Committing $1.5 Million Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud

June 11, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Manhattan Beach Woman Arrested On $500,000 Bail For Alleged Disability Insurance Fraud

June 11, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Former California Department Of Corrections Employee Sentenced For Workers’ Comp Fraud

June 10, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Man Arrested in Alleged Street Racing-Related Insurance Fraud

June 9, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Solano County Deputy Sheriff for Alleged Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud

June 3, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Salinas Chiropractor in Connection with Workers' Comp Fraud

June 2, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Former City and County of San Francisco Claims Examiner for Fraudulently Spending Public Money

May Back to Top

May 21, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces First Insurer Applies to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance, Increasing Options for California Drivers

May 19, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Central Valley Insurance Agent Arrested for Stealing from Clients

May 19, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Sacramento Roofing Business Owner for Alleged Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud

May 13, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces More Than 1000 Insurers Agree to Voluntary Sanctions Against Iranian Government

May 13, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Two Santa Cruz Suspects Arrested, Face Charges For Filing False Auto Insurance Claim

May 12, 2010
Poizner Announces Prunedale Woman Ordered To Pay $40,000 Restitution For Insurance Fraud, Perjury And Elder Abuse

May 7, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests Of Inland Empire Quartet, Including Former Banning Police Officer and His Father, On Felony Auto Insurance Fraud

May 7, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Mountain View Man for Alleged Working While Receiving Insurance Payments for Work-Related Injury

May 5, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges Californians to Prepare for Wildfires One Year After Jesusita Fire Ravaged Santa Barbara

May 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Examination of Anthem's Claims-Related Data

April Back to Top

April 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Father and Son Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud, Perjury

April 30, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Posh Bagel Founder, Posh Bakery CEO and Accountant Arrested, Charged in Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme

April 29, 2010
California Department of Insurance Uncovers Substantial Errors in Anthem Blue Cross Rate Filing; Anthem Withdraws Rate Applications

April 21, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Eight Arrests in San Diego Staged Auto Accident Insurance Fraud Ring Bust

April 21, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Deploys Insurance Experts to Local Assistance Center to Aid El Centro Earthquake Survivors

April 21, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Proudly Recognizes Dept. of Insurance Fraud Division Participation in This Year's 26th Annual 'Baker to Vegas Cup Relay'

April 20, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Mother and Son Arrested, Face Felony Auto Insurance Fraud and Hit and Run Charges

April 20, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Californians to Be Wary of Scam Artists in the Wake of New Health Care Legislation

April 16, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns Imperial County Earthquake Survivors to Beware of Scam Artists

April 14, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Man Arrested, Charged with Felony Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud

April 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Mercury Insurance May Have Illegally Overcharged Consumers

April 7, 2010
Insurance Broker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Grand Theft And Insurance Fraud By Taking $4.6 Million In Premiums

April 5, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Urges All Californians to Evaluate Need for Earthquake Insurance

April 1, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces La-Based Attorney Surrenders After Being Charged With 28 Felony Counts In Alleged Complex Organized Auto Fraud Ring

March Back to Top

March 29, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Salinas Men Plead Guilty To Denying Injured Employees Workers’ Compensation Benefits

March 26, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces San Jose Husband-Wife Duo Arrested For Allegedly Lying About Circumstances Surrounding Auto Accident

March 26, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces That 460 Insurers Have Already Agreed To Forgo Future Investments In Iran-Related Companies

March 23, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Porterville Insurance Agent Steals From Church, Pleads Guilty To Grand Theft

March 18, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Settlements with Advantage Title and Two Title Representatives Over Alleged Illegal Rebating

March 16, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces @CDInews Twitter Account

March 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Highest Enrollment in Low Cost Auto Insurance Program in Three Years

March 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Street Race Video on YouTube Leads to Arrest of Diamond Bar Siblings for Alleged Auto Fraud

March 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Appointments To Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee

March 8, 2010
Sacramento man was convicted and sentenced on March 4 to 240 days in the Sacramento County Jail, five years probation and ordered to pay more than $26,365 in restitution to State Farm Insurance Company. 

March 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Encourages Californians to Consider State's Low Cost Auto Insurance

March 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 6 Percent Fee Cut, Fourth Fee Reduction Since Taking Office

March 2, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Conviction Of Tarzana Woman In International Stolen Museum Artifacts Case

February Back to Top

February 26, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Lawndale Insurance Agent on Grant Theft Charges

February 26, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Resolution of Golden State Mutual Insurance Company

February 22, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Hundreds of Legal Violations During an Investigation of Anthem Blue Cross' Practices

February 22, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Licensing Action on Riverside County Man in Alleged $4 Million Insurance Scam

February 19, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Two San Diego Men Plead No Contest in Workers' Compensation Fraud Cases

February 18, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Guilty Plea From San Diego-Area Woman on Grand Theft Charges

February 18, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns Residents in Mudslide Areas to Watch Out for Scam Artists

February 18, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Releases New Fact Sheet on New Medigap Plans Coming in June

February 17, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces No Contest Plea from Commerce Man in Workers' Comp Fraud Case

February 13, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Anthem Blue Cross Agrees To Delay Health Insurance Increase

February 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Artesia Insurance Broker Arrested on Grand Theft, Diversion of Premium Charges

February 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Bakersfield Insurance Agent on Grand Theft, Embezzlement and Perjury Charges

February 12, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $399,000 Settlement with Old Republic Title for Alleged Rate Inducements to Lenders

February 10, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Protects California Policyholders from Risky Iran-Related Investments

February 8, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Fights for Consumers, Calls for Postponement of Health Insurance Rate Increase for Anthem Patients and Policyholders

February 8, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Riverside County Duo in Alleged $4 Million Insurance Scam

February 8, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Simi Valley Extended Family Arrested for Allegedly Falsifying More Than $1.4 Million in Insurance Claims

February 6, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Reminds Californians That Water, Mud Damage From Storms May Be Covered By Auto Insurance

February 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Calls Anthem Blue Cross Health Insurance Rate Hikes Alarming

February 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $112 Million In Consumer Dollars Recovered By Department in 2009

February 2, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Two San Jose Residents Arrested For Allegedly Falsifying Time of Auto Accident

January Back to Top

January 29, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Nearly 20% Increase in Use Low Cost Auto Insurance Program

January 29, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Long Beach Insurance Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft

January 28, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Whittier Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Falsifying Insurance Claim After Car Was Found Destroyed By Fire

January 25, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $20 Million in Restitution in Staffing Services Inc. Fraud Case

January 22, 2010
Commissioner Poizner Announces Two Santa Clara County Residents Arrested for Allegedly Falsifying Time of Auto Accident

January 20, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Receives Fraud Fighting Awards from Employer Fraud Task Force

January 13, 2010
In Light of Recent Earthquakes, Insurance Commissioner Poizner Urges Californians to Update Preparedness Plans, Evaluate Need for Earthquake Insurance

January 13, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of San Jose Man for Allegedly Ditching Car in Mexico, Reporting it Stolen, Filing False Insurance Claim

January 11, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Morgan Hill Couple Arrested for Not Carrying Workers' Comp Insurance at Local Cafe

January 7, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 100 Percent Compliance With Terror Financing Probe

January 6, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Revocation of Stockton Insurance Agent's License for Alleged Insurance Fraud, Forgery and Grand Theft Involving Seniors

January 6, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Court Upholds $500 Million Award Against U.S. Life Insurance Co.

January 5, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Azusa Man Pleads Guilty to Auto Insurance Fraud