Encino Insurance Adjuster Tried To Scam Eaton Fire Victims And Others, State Alleges

An Encino-based public insurance adjuster and a series of related companies allegedly submitted false claims, stole insurance funds and failed to complete repairs for more than a dozen clients, including two Eaton fire victims, according to a newly filed class-action lawsuit and a complaint from the state Department of Insurance.

The Department of Insurance is now moving to fine and revoke the licenses of Aleksandr Guldshtadt and his company, Nationwide Insurance Claims Advocates (NICA), and to reject a license application from his wife, Evghenia Gaiju, as result of its investigation, documents showed.

Read the entire news article. Los Angeles Daily News, by Jason Henry, May 10, 2025

NICB assisted the investigation.