Date Filed:
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Settlement Amount:
$44,000,000
A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company who is accused of knowingly issued insurance policies that were ineligible under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) federal crop insurance program and falsified documents.
The United States alleged that between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2002, Fireman’s Fund backdated policies, forged farmers’ signatures, accepted late and altered documents, whited-out dates and signatures, and signed documents after relevant deadlines. The policies were issued by Fireman’s Fund offices in Modesto, California; Lambert, Mississippi; Fargo, North Dakota; Lubbock, Texas; Prosser, Washington; and Overland Park, Kansas.
