State and federal courts in New York have recently issued a number of significant decisions in cases involving allegations of insurance fraud in the criminal and administrative arenas. The results were decidedly mixed for the government.1 However, the fact that there have been so many important cases in the courts, together with at least one new major legislative development relating to criminal insurance fraud, suggests that insurance fraud may finally be gaining the attention it deserves in New York.
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In February, the Court of Appeals decided People v. Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc.2 Here, the Attorney General brought a civil action against the insurance brokerage firm now known as Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. The complaint contended that Wells Fargo had engaged in “repeated fraudulent or illegal acts” in violation of Executive Law Section 63(12), which permits the Attorney General to apply to the Supreme Court for an order enjoining the continuance of such actions.
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