California Names Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement Branch

California Department of Insurance Fraud Division Bureau Chief Rick Plein has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Enforcement Branch. Plein will replace retiring Deputy Commissioner Dale Banda.

Plein has more than 19 years of law enforcement experience. He was hired as an investigator for the CDI Fraud Division in 1992. During his career at CDI, Plein has served both Southern and Northern California through a variety of assignments including supervising fraud investigator, chief investigator-Fraud Division Headquarters, chief investigator-Sacramento Regional Office and Bureau Chief-Northern Region.