Spotlight: Auto Insurer Fined for Unlicensed Workers

One of the state’s largest auto insurance brokerages has been fined $300,000 for using unlicensed employees to sell policies, the state Department of Insurance said. Fullerton-based Eastwood Insurance Services Inc. was also ordered to pay an additional $25,000 to cover costs. State investigators found that from July 1994 to December 1995, Eastwood used 22 to 32 unlicensed workers to sell car insurance to more than 1,900 customers. Eastwood disputed the findings, but agreed to the fine.