February 12, 2022 – LOS ANGELES – The California Division of Insurance coverage has issued a Stop and Desist Order towards First Continental Life & Accident Insurance coverage Firm for illegally appearing as an insurance coverage firm within the state and offering well being protection with out the right certification. The Division additionally served 13 further Stop and Desist Orders on a number of entities and licensees that aided and abetted First Continental.

“When shoppers buy well being protection they need to have full confidence that they’ve the protection they’re promised,” mentioned Insurance coverage Commissioner Ricardo Lara. “Transacting insurance coverage with out the right licensing or certification will not be solely breaking the regulation, it’s placing shoppers in danger. My Division will proceed to take motion to guard shoppers and cease unlawful actions by firms and licensees.”

The Division launched an investigation after receiving info that California shoppers had been bought well being plans underwritten by First Continental. The investigation uncovered allegations that between October 2019 and September 2021 shoppers bought medical insurance plans underwritten by First Continental. Many of those shoppers thought their insurance policies included full medical protection; nonetheless, when these shoppers tried to make use of the protection they discovered the protection was restricted and didn’t cowl the medical bills they had been led to consider once they bought the insurance policies.

First Continental didn’t have authorization on the time to transact insurance coverage in California. First Continental was beforehand approved to transact in California, however after failing to fulfill policyholder necessities the Division issued a Stop and Desist Order towards the corporate in 2002. In June 2012, First Continental formally withdrew from the State of California and has remained with out the right certificates of authority to transact enterprise within the state.

Shoppers who’ve bought well being protection via First Continental or any of the beneath entities or licensees ought to contact the California Division of Insurance coverage at (323) 278-5000.

The Stop and Desist Orders had been served towards the next: 

• First Continental
• Administrative Ideas, Inc. – License #0C38805
• Affiliation for Higher Well being
• Affiliation Well being Care Administration, dba Household Care
• Evolve Well being
• First Well being Community
• Get Me Care
• Nationwide Affiliation of Most well-liked Suppliers
• Service Business Commerce Alliance
• Matthew Deprey – License #0M50797
• Curtis Garceau – License #4026934
• Fabian Vergara – License #0M31165
• Samantha Mabie – License #0L30001
• Scott Russell – License #0N03621
  Supply: CA. Dept; of Insurance coverage