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Texas Regulator Reports Recovering $58M in 2024 Restitutions

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The Texas Department of Insurance’s Fraud Unit contributed to investigations landing nearly $58 million in court-ordered restitution last year. According to TDI, more than 20 TDI investigators stationed around the state looked into over 350 insurance fraud allegations with a …

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Washington Senate Passes Restitution, Credit Scoring Study Bills

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The Washington state Senate passed three bills with insurance implications on Monday, including a bill giving the insurance commissioner the authority to order restitution to harmed policyholders and a bill studying the impacts of insurance rating factors like credit scores.

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Washington Insurance Restitution Bill Dies in House Committee

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A bill that would have given Washington’s insurance commissioner the power to order restitution to harmed policyholders failed to pass out of a House committee this week. Substitute Senate Bill 5331 failed to pass out of the House Consumer Protection …

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Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers

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A bill to allow the Washingtonis insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate Bill 5331 gives the commissioner authority to require insurers to …

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Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers

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A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate Bill 5331 gives the commissioner authority to require insurers to …

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Fraud Ringleader in Washington Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $7.1M in Restitution

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A Washington man has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison and ordered to pay $7.1 million for leading a fraud scheme that involved staged collisions. District Judge sentenced William Oldham Mize to 144 months in federal …

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Florida Contractor in Fatal Fall Incident Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

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A Florida framing contractor has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and millions of dollars in fines and restitution after he failed to obtain workers’ compensation insurance and ignored safety practices, leading to deadly consequences. Despite six previous citations …