The California Department of Insurance has the power to summarily revoke a licensee who is convicted of a felony. A “summary revocation” does not allow the client to present a defense—the revocation is done as a matter of law following a felony conviction. We were hired on behalf of a California licensee who suffered a
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Department of Insurance License Discipline Trends
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
As a massive public agency with 320,000 licensed agents in California, the Department of Insurance (DOI or CDI) has an extensive infrastructure for the investigation and discipline of insurance producers. As is often true of financial industry regulators, there are marked trends in investigations and discipline in certain areas of public concern.
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Restricted Department of Insurance Property and Casualty Broker-Agent License Granted After Hearing: Previous License Application Denied Following Identity Theft, Receiving Stolen Property, Misstatement on Application
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results, Professional License Law
Our firm represented an applicant to the California Department of Insurance who had applied for a Property and Casualty Broker-Agent License for the second time, after previously being denied in 2017. The applicant had three convictions: two for receiving stolen property, and one for unauthorized use of identity, between 2010 and 2012. The 2017 application…
Department of Insurance Grants Restricted License After Summary Revocation
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing, Case Results
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…
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…
Insurance License Granted Despite Felony Conviction
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results, Uncategorized
Our firm was successful in achieving a restricted license for an insurance producer who had a number of prior convictions, including a felony burglary conviction. After the client initially applied for his insurance license, his application was summarily denied due to his record. The California Department of Insurance has the right to summarily deny (without…
DOI License Granted Without Hearing to Applicant Convicted of Felony Assault
By John Bishop on
Posted in Case Results
Senior Associate Ms. Lindsay Johnson recently represented a prospective insurance agent who had been summarily denied a license because of a felony conviction for assault. As we have discussed on the blog before, a “summary denial” is a denial that precludes the applicant from even having an administrative hearing on the issue of fitness for…
Insurance License Disciplinary Case Dismissed After Hearing
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
In early 2013 we tried a case involving a criminal conviction suffered by a California insurance producer. The insurance producer had been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse. The allegations in the police report, introduced into evidence at hearing, were sensational, alleging multiple acts and a past pattern of wrongdoing. The Department took the position that…