Fraud of the Week Auto fraud - California Amount - $35,000 A joint investigation by the California Department of Insurance and the San Joaquin County…

This article reviews a number of issues surrounding deductibles and how they should be applied.

Discusses how to define an occurrence in the commercial property policy and how to apply the deductible when there are multiples of loss.

The Colorado Insurance Department has issued a bulletin regarding ALE and other settlement payments related to damage from various wildfires.

Looks at the differences in claims-made vs occurrence coverages, and how the retro date affects coverage under the claims-made form.

An insured is arrested because he lied about pre-existing damage to his vehicle when reporting a claim to try to get the damage covered.

An ambitious fraudster crashes cars and floods houses in attempts to get claim payments.

A woman lied to insurers both on her application and then in reporting claims.

This discussion concerns insurance coverage issues arising out of the word "occurrence", with a review of relevant legal cases.

Being beneficiary only works if the person is actually deceased.