In 2019, we represented a licensee of the Department of Insurance who had previously held a restricted license due to a criminal conviction. After the initial restrictions were lifted, the client was disciplined twice by FINRA, revoked in another state, and had an application denied in yet another state. The client failed to notify DOI
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California Department of Insurance Agent License Defense
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law, Uncategorized
The California Department of Insurance (DOI or CDI) regulates California insurance brokers, insurance adjusters, bail bondsmen, annuity salespeople and others. The California Department of Insurance License Background Bureau processes applications for insurance brokers, agents, adjusters, and bondsmen. The Producer Background Licensing Section investigates and evaluates adverse actions, such as convictions, in applicant’s backgrounds. The Department…
Before Appealing, Consider Reconsideration
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
After receiving an order revoking or disciplining a license, there is a less expensive alternative to a direct appeal that a licensee can take just after getting an adverse decision but before attempting an appeal in the courts: a Petition for Reconsideration filed directly with the state agency. Petitions for Reconsideration are the licensee’s opportunity…