Investigations and Fraud - California Department of … Insurance Crime Bureau Investigations and...
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Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
DIFP
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DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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Investigations and FraudCarrie Couch, Acting Director
Consumer Affairs Division
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Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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Agent Investigations & Fraud Trends
Dennis Fitzpatrick, Special Investigator Dana Whaley, Special Investigator
Investigations Section
Walt Waggoner, Senior Special AgentNational Insurance Crime Bureau
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DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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Authority
• Sections 374.085 and 374.190, RSMogrant DIFP authority to investigate complaints to determine if there have been violations of insurance laws
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DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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Complaints against• Producers (including business entity
producers)
• Bail bond agents
• MVESC producers
• Public adjusters
• Other licensees
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Top complaint categories• Misrepresentation
• Misappropriation
• Unlicensed activity
• High-pressure sales tactics
• Customer service issues
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DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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• Complaints►564
• Inquiries►653
• Phone calls►2,122
• Enforcement actions►197
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Investigations process• Letter sent to producer, complainant and
company, if applicable
• Response from producer required within 20 days (20 CSR 100-4.100)
• Producer’s position relayed to consumer• Subpoena conference, if necessary• Determine if insurance laws have been
violated
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DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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License applications - review• Licensing Section refers to Investigations:
►Negative background information
►Regulatory actions exist
►Open investigation• Applies to new apps and renewals
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Application Accuracy
• Background information►Criminal history►Administrative Actions►Judgments related to overdue monies by
producer►Delinquent tax obligation►Child support obligation in arrears
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NIPR Producer Database
• Central repository of producer licensing information
• General demographic and license information relating to all producers
• Regulatory Information Retrieval System (RIRS)
• Attachments Warehouse
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Fraudulent Insurance Act
• Sections 375.991 to 375.994, RSMo• Reporting fraud to DIFP:
National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)NAIC Online Fraud Reporting System
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From the Case Files
• Company/contractor acting as a public adjuster without a license after Joplin tornado
• Licensed insurance producer—unreported criminal background that was discovered through OFRS
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Case History
Husband (insurance producer) was operating Business Entity (Agency)
• Collected homeowners and/or auto policy premium
• Customer never received policy or cancellation notice
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Revocation
• Husband’s insurance license revoked
• Wife became licensed producer and continued poor business practices, but her license was also ultimately revoked in 2011
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Guilty Plea
Former insurance producer pleaded guilty to several counts of:►stealing
►forgery
►insurance fraud
►attempted stealing
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Questions?
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Get Social
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Disclaimer
The information provided in this presentation does not provide legal advice or interpretation and does not bind the Department in its enforcement of Missouri’s insurance laws.