Insurance Department Highlights 2015 Successes

Arrests for workers' compensation fraud and a crackdown on the underground economy were highlights of 2015, according to a statement from the California Department of Insurance. The department said in a New Year's Day statement that Insurance Commissioner Dave jones awarded $34.95 million in grants to district attorneys throughout the state to combat workers' compensation fraud in 2015. At the same time, the department made an additional $21.95 million available in grant funding for auto fraud. As of Nov. 30, Insurance Department detectives arrested 745 individuals on charges of ...