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The company's office manager is also accused of multiple felonies for her role in the scheme.
Road fatalities were not down everywhere as some states, such as Ohio, saw deaths increase during the period.
The adjuster is alleged to have made more than 1,200 bogus payments to 326 co-conspirators. More arrests are expected.
Topa Insurance was fined $2.1 million over an allegation that more than two dozen auto claims were mishandled.
Insurance fraud can cost U.S. consumers as much as $308.6 billion each year, according to a 2022 study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.
The defendants involved in the alleged scheme said the records were irrelevant and privileged, as the criminal charges were dismissed.
Since April, more than 500 felony charges have been filed and 132 vehicles, valued at $11.5 million, have been recovered.
An insurer's special investigations unit seeks the truth by surveying each claim individually and independently.
Overall, 21% of auto and 30% of home policyholders said they've misled their insurer to save money.
Cars with lower repair costs typically also cost less to insure, according to Mercury Insurance.
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