DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NICB commends
California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 391,
sponsored by Assemblyman Randy
Voepel (71 – Santee).
In 2018, nearly 750,000 vehicles were stolen across the United States. Every state in the country
is affected—but not equally. This is the case in California where one-fifth of the nation's
vehicles are stolen, despite California constituting just 12 percent of the
country's population.
For these reasons, the National Insurance Crime Bureau—the
nation's leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting
insurance fraud and vehicle crime—recognizes Assemblyman
Randy Voepel (71 – Santee) for sponsoring AB 391, which was
signed into law by Gov. Newsom on October 8,
2019.
The new law will allow vehicle rental companies to more quickly
report a stolen vehicle or vehicle procured by way of fraud,
increasing the odds that the vehicle will be recovered and the car
thief caught, curtailing their ability to steal more vehicles.
Vehicle theft is not a benign crime. Vehicles are often stolen
under violent conditions, and increasingly criminal rings are
turning to stolen cars to make big money and to use in the
commission of other crimes. Vehicle theft increases familial
stress, impedes access to work, and leads to higher insurance
premiums for all Californians.
Assemblyman Voepel deserves credit for recognizing this threat
and taking legislative action to provide law enforcement with a
necessary tool to help thwart it.
REPORT FRAUD: Anyone with information
concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it
anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422)or
submitting a form on our website.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU:
Headquartered in Des Plaines,
Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit
organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and
defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through data analytics,
investigations, learning and development, government affairs and
public awareness. The NICB is supported by more than 1,300 property
and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations.
NICB member companies wrote over $496
billion in insurance premiums in 2018, or more than 81
percent of the nation's property/casualty insurance. That
includes more than 92 percent ($254
billion) of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn
more visit www.nicb.org.
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SOURCE National Insurance Crime Bureau