Affirmative Insurance Acknowledges Receipt of Subpoena from Illinois Department of Insurance

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. of Addison, Texas, a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, announced that its insurance company subsidiaries and one of its agencies have received subpoenas from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Insurance, requesting documents and seeking information in connection with its industry-wide investigation into producer compensation arrangements.

The company indicated that the subpoenas it has received are “consistent with the subpoenas delivered to most other Illinois domestic insurance companies and major insurance brokerage firms.”

Affirmative said it conducts “its business with the highest of ethical standards,” and that it intends “to fully cooperate with the state of Illinois in its investigation.”

The company also indicated that “as other states may launch similar investigations into producer compensation arrangements and request information and documents, Affirmative Insurance intends to fully cooperate with those investigations as well.”

Affirmative currently offers products and services in 11 states, including Texas, Illinois, California and Florida.