Wells Fargo is leaving the California renters insurance market due to violations

January 22, 2019January 20, 2019 G. Turner

California Renters Insurance - Wells Fargo Building

The financial services giant gave up its license in the state as a part of a wider settlement. Wells Fargo is no longer licensed to sell or broker California renters insurance for at least three years. The firm has given up its license for personal insurance in the state as a part of a settlement with California. The bank agreed to the settlement over allegations of signing unknowing customers up for policies. Aside from no longer being able to sell California renters insurance and life insurance coverage, the bank also…

Wells Fargo personal insurance business to shut down in Q1 2018

November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 H. Cutner

wells fargo personal insurance business exit

The firm announced its intention to exit this sector and will start phasing out marketing immediately. Wells Fargo & Co announced it will be leaving the personal insurance business and will start reducing its marketing in that area. The exit from that market should be complete at some point during the first quarter of next year. Until it has fully exited the personal insurance space, it will continue selling and supporting those products. The company has stated that it intends to keep making personal insurance products available until it completely…

Prudential insurance policy sales to cease through Wells Fargo

December 14, 2016December 12, 2016 Nordstrom

Following the recent account sales scandal at the latter firm a few months ago, product sales are being suspended. Prudential Financial announced this week that the Prudential insurance policy sales by Wells Fargo & Co are suspended. This insurance news follows closely on the heels of the San Francisco bank’s sales practices scandal this fall. Wells Fargo is continuing its management of the fraud scandal backlash from a few months ago. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office worked with federal regulators in announcing that Wells Fargo was caught using fraudulent…