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| | Claims Reflux Strikes Employers With Cheap Policies By Robert Warne - September 5, 2003 The California Department of Insurance recently threw a legal spike strip in the path of a San Diego company’s efforts to peddle a watered down alternative to workers’ compensation.
Richard White, Gary Miller and Monique Martinez rode the gravy train for a period of time by duping desperate employers into purchasing their low cost insurance product that purportedly met and exceeded state work comp requirements.
Through their company, American Employees Benefits Association the trio successfully legitimized their bogus insurance product offered by the United Employees Trade Association.
But once the claims started pouring in, the employers found out real fast that their cheap policies were worthless. The experience left the employers with a bad taste in their mouths due to the claims reflux they suffered after their employees’ claims were rejected and found out they were subject to fines for not having valid insurance.
White and Miller weren’t even licensed to transact insurance. The 70-year-old White got hit with a $92,000 fine which represented the lion’s share of the nearly $125,000 in penalties the three were ordered to pay.
"This is a serious threat to employers in California who are so desperate for relief from soaring workers' compensation insurance premiums," said Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. "If you, as an employer, hear an offer for workers' comp coverage that sounds too good to be true, beware. It's probably bogus."
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