The Enforcement and Investigation Bureau
The Enforcement and Investigation Bureau:
- examines allegations of fraud and other misconduct of insurance producers, insurers, securities entities, and banking entities;
- conducts field examinations, interviews complainants, and audits relevant documents;
- coordinates with insurance, securities and banking industry representatives; and
- collects, monitors and reviews the antifraud plans submitted by licensed insurers in compliance with statutory provisions.
The Enforcement and Investigation Bureau has two divisions:
 
Enforcement Division:
- collects, reviews, and monitors antifraud plans and annual antifraud statistical results submitted by licensed insurers operating in the District of Columbia;
- reviews antifraud plans to determine whether the Special Investigations Units of the insurers are meeting the antifraud statuary requirements;
- creates and institutes a viable antifraud plan, conducts antifraud training, and reports insurance fraud to the Investigation Division; and
- conducts examinations of the records of producers located or housed in the District of Columbia.
Investigation Division:
- examines allegations of fraud and other misconduct in the insurance, securities and banking or financial industries operating in the District of Columbia;
- intakes all fraud referrals from all sources to the Enforcement and Investigation Bureau;
- investigates allegations of fraud and other misconduct regarding the activities of investment advisors/representatives, broker dealers agents and banking or financial entities;
- performs background investigations of companies requesting admission to conduct insurance, securities and banking or financial business in the District of Columbia; and
- provides assistance to the Office of Legal Affairs.
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