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North Dakota Fines 2 Insurance Companies

North Dakota insurance regulators have fined two mutual insurance companies $10,000 each for operating outside their authorized territories. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says his office fined West McLean Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of Minot and Cando-based Family Mutual Insurance …

Texas Workers’ Comp September Enforcements Include $118K in Fines

Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for September include $118,000 in fines, the department announced. Final disciplinary orders for September 2011, in alphabetical order, are: Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America …

UK’s Willis Limited Reaches Settlement with FSA

UK insurance broker Willis Limited, a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it has reached a settlement with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for breaches of the FSA Handbook. Willis explained that the findings principally concern the way it …

Texas Workers’ Comp May Enforcements Bring More than $70K in Fines

Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for May 2011 resulted in more than $70,000 in fines. Division of Workers’ Compensation final disciplinary orders for May 2011 include (in alphabetical order): American …

Judge: No Reduction in Fine, Restitution in Louisiana Man’s Death

A federal judge has declined to reduce the $1 million fine and $2 million in restitution he ordered paid by a Colorado company that admitted partial responsibility for the death of a Baton Rouge plant worker. Chief U.S. District Judge …

Tennessee Insurance Agents Win Investigation Protections, Lower Fines

Tennessee insurance agents who come under investigation by the state will enjoy some new due process protections and face lower financial penalties if found in violation of any laws under a measure just signed into law. For years agents have …

Texas’ February Enforcements Bring Nearly $1M in Fines, Restitution

Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February 2011 resulted in fines and restitution totaling $920,170. The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the actions included six license revocations and three license denials. Numerous …

TDI December Enforcement Actions Result in Nearly $575K in Fines, Restitution

Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December 2010 include four license revocations, and fines and restitution totaling $574,348. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting TDI’s Public Information Office. …