Enforcement Branch - Deputy Commissioner
Eric Charlick
Biography
 Deputy Commissioner Eric Charlick joined the California Department of Insurance in 1998. Eric oversees the Enforcement Branch, which is responsible for the Department's law enforcement and investigative functions and consists of over 300 professionals, including over 160 sworn peace officers who investigate various forms of insurance fraud committed by consumers and insurance agents. Prior to accepting his appointment with the Department in 2024; Eric served as Chief of the Fraud Division. As Chief, he oversaw complex criminal investigations in automobile insurance fraud, workers' compensation fraud, property, life, and casualty fraud, and disability and healthcare fraud. Eric earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from the California State University, Sacramento and a Master's Degree in Public Administration, with a specialization in Criminal Justice, from the University of Management and Technology. In 2023, Eric graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy Program, a 10-week professional course of academic work. Eric is also a board member of the Anti-Fraud Alliance and a member of the Executive Committee for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The Enforcement Branch is the investigative body of the California Department of Insurance. The mission of the Branch is to protect the public from economic loss and distress by actively investigating, arresting, and referring, for prosecution or other adjudication, those who commit insurance fraud and other violations of law; to reduce the overall incidence of insurance fraud and consumer abuse through anti-fraud outreach and training to the public, private, and governmental sectors. To accomplish its mission, the Enforcement Branch investigates criminal and regulatory violations relating to insurance transactions from point-of-sale through the claims process and administers five grants. The grant programs provide funding to county district attorney offices to assist with their efforts to investigate and prosecute insurance fraud. The Enforcement Branch consists of:
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