The States of California and Illinois reward whistleblowers who expose frauds on private insurers within the state. Notably, all types of insurance fraud are covered by their laws – not just health insurance fraud. These insurance commission laws are modeled on the False Claims Act, and require whistleblowers to file sealed lawsuits on behalf of those States.
If a whistleblower’s lawsuit is successful, the whistleblower is entitled to a monetary reward of between 30% and 50% of the government’s recovery.
M&S understands insurance fraud like few others. Our Insurance Commission team is led by Jay Angoff, a former state insurance commissioner who oversaw implementation of the Affordable Care Act. For more information about our experienced team of insurance fraud and whistleblower lawyers, please contact us today.