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4967 REVIEW GRANTED Although the Unfair Insurance Practice Act prohibits a plaintiff from stating a private cause of action for fraudulent conduct by an insurer, the insurer can be subject to liability to a private party under the Unfair Competition Law for fraudulent conduct.CitationZHANG v SUPERIOR COURT (The Unfair Insurance Company) 178 CA4 1081 (rev grtd)
[See: Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies 46 C3 287 (1988); Zephyr Park v. Superior Court 213 CA3 833 (1989);Textron Financial Corp v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. 118 CA4 1061(2004); Insurance Code 790.03; Unfair Competition Law, Business and Professions Code 17200]
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