CDI Gives $32M to Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud

The California Department of Insurance will distribute $32 million in grants to district attorneys in California to support efforts to investigate and prosecute workers’ compensation insurance fraud.

Every year, the Fraud Assessment Commission determines the grant funding based on assessments placed on California employers. CDI leads the Workers’ Compensation Grant Review Panel that reviews and makes grant funding recommendations based on multiple criteria including previous year performance based on application submitted by counties.

Below is a list of funding to the counties:

Insurance Commissioner’s Funding Recommendation

2012-2013 Potential Spending Authority

Alameda $1,425,916

Amador $413,186

Butte $108,600

Contra Costa $603,400

El Dorado $257,247

Fresno $1,122,000

Humboldt $178,400

Imperial $143,087

Kern $715,000

Kings $269,791

Lake $44,698

Los Angeles $5,937,916

Marin $233,731

Merced $94,012

Monterey $600,000

Napa $130,153

Orange $3,588,116

Plumas $0

Riverside $1,488,786

Sacramento $884,657

San Bernardino $2,206,339

San Diego $4,527,303

San Francisco $702,366

San Joaquin $478,031

San Luis Obispo $62,254

San Mateo $660,318

Santa Barbara $286,000

Santa Clara $2,452,358

Santa Cruz $149,332

Shasta $166,000

Siskiyou $33,007

Solano $173,388

Sonoma $74,419

Tehama $83,528

Tulare $504,393

Ventura $729,984

Yolo $246,676

TOTAL $31,774,392

Source: California Department of Insurance