Texas Department of Insurance

William P. Hobby State Office Building has the headquarters of TDI

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) regulates insurers and other companies that conduct insurance business in Texas, and assists Texas-based insurance consumers. TDI was originally founded in 1876 as the Department of Insurance, Statistics and History.^[1] The agency is headquartered at the William P. Hobby State Office Building at 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, United States.^[2]

Fraud Unit

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit is the state law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing laws relating to fraudulent insurance acts In the United States, insurance fraud is the second most costly white-collar crime next to tax evasion. TDI Fraud Unit criminal investigators work on a variety of cases; for example, claimant fraud, workers' compensation fraud, insurer fraud, life settlement fraud, and mortgage fraud.^[3]^[4] TDI Fraud Unit criminal investigators are licensed state of Texas peace officers, have full state police powers (armed, make arrests, and conduct investigations into violation of state laws), and have statewide jurisdiction. Fraud Unit criminal investigators specialize in financial crime and regularly conduct joint investigations with city, county, other state (DPS, Attorney General's Office), and federal law enforcement (FBI, IRS-CID, United States Postal Inspection Service, US Government OIGs, etc.), and other government agencies. Once a TDI Fraud Unit criminal investigator has completed a criminal investigation, the case is referred to a County, District and/or U.S. Attorney in order to seek indictment and prosecution. The TDI Fraud Unit employs criminal investigators, prosecutors, and crime analysts.^[5]

References

↑ "History." Texas Department of Insurance. Accessed January 23, 2015.
↑ "Contact Us." Texas Department of Insurance. Accessed October 24, 2008.
↑ "Facts and Frequently Asked Questions". Texas Department of Insurance. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
↑ Spurgeon, Brad (9 March 2015). "An Overview of the Texas Department of Insurance". Brad Spurgeon Insurance Agency Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
↑ "Fraud Unit Staff". Texas Department of Insurance. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

External links

Official website

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