A CDI investigation

“CDI investigators and detectives work to protect consumers from fraud.  This type of suspected insurance fraud leaves victims unprotected which could cause great financial harm.”

CSLEA President Alan Barcelona

ORANGE – On February 25, 2026, insurance broker, Andre De Gazon, 56, of Bellflower, was arraigned at the Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement after allegedly using his status as a licensed insurance agent to pocket more than $100,000 of unremitted insurance policy premiums from victims.

An investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) was launched after a complaint was filed by one of De Gazon’s alleged victims. The brokerage company became aware of a problem when the Managing General Agent for its insurance carrier notified them that their premium payment was never forwarded by De Gazon.

De Gazon was a licensed insurance agent and owner of Liability Risk Management & Insurance Services, Inc., which specialized in locating professional liability policies for clients, or the clients of other retail brokers, with insurance carriers. Investigators allege that between June 2022 and October 2023, Liability Risk Management accepted $105,816.42 in premiums from victims and failed to remit those premiums directly to insurance carriers.  

The investigation found that De Gazon allegedly failed to remit the full amount of premiums owed to insurers which put his victims at risk of losing their insurance coverage. The victims then had to pay the insurance carrier directly in order to maintain their coverage, resulting in double payments for coverage that should have only been paid for once. The premiums, allegedly pocketed by De Gazon, were not recovered.

De Gazon was arrested at his home on January 29, 2026. De Gazon’s insurance license expired in July 2024. This case is being prosecuted by the Major Fraud unit of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.