Company Complaint Information

  

FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE
6301 OWENSMOUTH AVENUE
WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
800-327-6377

Company Performance

In compliance with California Insurance Code § 12921.1, the California Department of Insurance conducted a Consumer Complaint Study of all admitted insurance carriers. The company performance table provides the complaints determined by the department to require that corrective action be taken against the insurer, or leading to insurer compromise, or other remedy for the complainant, those that are found to be without merit, those with other outcomes, and justified complaints. Justified complaints often require additional review, as violations of California insurance laws may exist.

Year Closed Complaints
(TOTAL of Categories 1-3)
Category 1:
Complaints found to require corrective action, leading to insurer compromise, or other remedy for the complainant.
Category 2:
Complaints found to be without Merit.
Category 3:
Complaints with Other Outcomes
  Category 4:
Justified Complaints
2022 146 35 53 58   16
2021 155 32 62 61   13
2020 276 50 89 137   14

Violation Study

The following table represents number and type of violations found, by reference to the line of insurance and law allegedly violated.
Year Line of Coverage Law Section Summarized Description of Law # of Alleged Violations
2022 Fire CCR 2694a5 Failed to respond or did not provide a complete response 1
2022 Fire CCR 2694a3 In contravention of own rules, policies, procedures, guidelines 1
2022 Homeowners CIC 678(a)(2) On or after July 1, 2022, subdivision (a) of Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies if an offer or notice is mailed. 1
2022 Homeowners CIC 676(e) No notice of cancellation shall be effective unless it is based on physical changes in the insured property which result in the pr 1
2022 Homeowners CCR 2694a5 Failed to respond or did not provide a complete response 3
2022 Homeowners CCR 2694a3 In contravention of own rules, policies, procedures, guidelines 11
2022 Homeowners CIC 678(c)(1) Nonrenewals on or after 7/1/2020 shall require at least 75 days notice prior to expiration; notices issued effective 7/1/22 must c 3
2022 Homeowners CCR 2360.2 Eligibility guidelines 1

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Comparison Data

The information below is for complaints closed during the study period for this insurance company. The table provides the Justified Complaint Ratio, Market Share, Complaint Share, and Index for this company, grouped by the line of coverage the company was authorized to sell in this study period.

Year Line of Coverage JustifiedComplaint Ratio Market Share Complaint Share Index
2022 Commercial Multi-Peril .00 4.211 .00 .00
2022 Homeowners 1.76 7.244 4.10 .57

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For calendar year 2006, the Department's Consumer Services Division had received 276,419 consumer telephone calls, handled 33,054 written cases, and recovered $31,526,079 for consumers and policyholders.


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