Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
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Texas Posts Workers’ Comp Notice of Employee Rights, Responsibilities
Jun 22 2006 // Pursuant to House Bill 7 (79th Legislature), the public counsel for the Office of Injured Employee Counsel developed and submitted a notice of injured employee rights and responsibilities to the Texas Department of...
Whitemore Agency Employee Arrested in N.C. for Embezzlement
Jun 16 2006 // Tammy Cope of Old Fort, N.C. has been arrested in McDowell County on six charges of embezzlement according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Department of Insurance investigators allege that Cope collected more than...
La. Commissioner Seeks to Extend Time to Sue Over Katrina/Rita Claims
Jun 6 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has issued Advisory Letter 06-04 to the approximate 100 companies with homeowners insurance policies in Louisiana, requesting their cooperation in extending from one to two...
La. Agent Faces Theft, Fraud Charges
May 25 2006 // A Shreveport, La., insurance agent was arrested and issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of his license for alleged felony theft and misappropriation of insurance premiums, Louisiana Commissioner of...
PIA of La. Stresses Preparation for 2006 Hurricane Season
May 24 2006 // Due to the upcoming start of Hurricane Season on June 1, the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana launched a public awareness campaign that includes the following tips for insurance consumers to prepare for the...
La. Senator Says Insurance Department is Doing Too Little – Too Late
May 19 2006 // Senator James David Cain, chairman of the Louisiana State Senate Insurance Committee, reacting to the announcement of investigations into insurers’ claims practices by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, says he...
Eight Indicted by San Diego County Grand Jury for Fraud
May 18 2006 // Eight Massachusetts residents have been indicted for insurance premium fraud charges by a San Diego County grand jury. The eight owners and employees of Massachusetts-based National Independent Contractors Association...
La. Agent Booked on Forgery Charges
May 18 2006 // A West Monroe, La., insurance agent recently was shut down and booked on five counts of forgery for allegedly falsifying information on documents while conducting the business of insurance, according to the Louisiana...
Accused of Taking Premiums, Former La. Agent Told to Cease and Desist
May 17 2006 // A former Pineville, La., insurance agent has been issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Pamela Carol Lee, 39, was ordered to...
St. Martinville, La., Producer Loses License After Felony Conviction
May 10 2006 // A St. Martinville, La. insurance producer was issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of her insurance licenses subsequent to her conviction for a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust in violation...
Insurers Oppose California Auto Repair Dispute Legislation
May 9 2006 // California is scheduled to consider a bill today, May 9, that is designed to resolve auto repair disputes between insurers and policyholders, according to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and general counsel of the...
TDI Offers Tips for Storm Season
May 9 2006 // As the recent severe storms across Texas have shown, a disaster can occur in any part of the state and often with little or no warning. Insurance offers financial protection against damage from natural disasters, but you...
La. Producer Accused of Pocketing Insurance Premiums
Apr 27 2006 // A Lake Charles, La., insurance producer was ordered to cease and desist operating in the business of insurance and received a summary suspension of his licenses for allegedly misappropriating insurance premium...
Insurers Say Auto Insurance Bill is ‘Good Public Policy’
Apr 26 2006 // The California Assembly Insurance Committee is considering a bill today that the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) says would prevent the Department of Insurance from altering auto insurance rating...
SIIS Unveils Program for Annual Conference
Apr 26 2006 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced the program for its 53rd Annual Educational Conference, June 27-28, 2006, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Dallas, Texas. “We have arranged an outstanding array of...
Mo. Department Files Complaint Against Producer Who Allegedly Pocketed $16,000 in Client Funds
Apr 18 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is seeking discipline against an insurance producer accused of allegedly issuing phony insurance policies. The agent, Michael Spillman of Lake Ozark, was to secure insurance coverage...
Sources: Coalition Against Insurance Fraud; Ohio Department of Insurance
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup Ohio pair indicted for alleged fraud, money laundering tallying $200,000 The Coalition Against Consumer Fraud and the Ohio Department of Insurance reported that two former dental office employees, Alberta Fay...
Former Calif. life insurance agent convicted for faulty notes
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the conviction of former life insurance agent Bassem Btadini, 51, also known as Bob Btadini. Btadini entered a no contest plea and was convicted of...
Proposed California Homeowners Regs Bad Public Policy, Associations Say
Apr 14 2006 // Homeowners’ insurance regulations proposed by the Department of Insurance would result in higher premiums for many Californians, force insurers to charge unfair homeowner rates and cause subsidies among...
Licensed La. Bail Bond Business Owner, Employee Arrested
Apr 6 2006 // A licensed Monroe, La., bail bond producer has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly allowing an unlicensed employee to write and sign bail bonds on behalf of the producer’s business, the...
