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New York Regulator Issues Second Enforcement Action Under Cyber Rules

The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) second enforcement action to date under its cybersecurity regulation underscores the importance of promptly investigating potential cybersecurity events. It also raises questions about whether insurance coverage would be available for amounts paid …

California Fines Online Benefits Firm Zenefits $7M Over Unlicensed Employees

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today levied $7 million in penalties against online benefits broker Zenefits for multiple license violations. Zenefits was charged with allowing unlicensed employees to transact insurance and circumventing insurance agent education requirements. This is the largest …

Penn. Regulators Collected $71K in Fines, $3.4M in Restitution in Q1

Pennsylvania regulators announced on Thursday their quarterly enforcement actions for the 2012 first quarter. The Pennsylvania insurance department said its office of market regulation closed 27 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations and 3,211 written consumer complaint and inquiries in …

Penn. Regulators Recovered $3.2M in Restitution for Consumers in 2011

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said its office of market regulation completed 334 enforcement actions and market conduct examinations in 2011. In all, the department issued 141 orders and adjudications, collected more than $900,000 in penalties and fines and recovered $3.2 …