April 10, 2024
A federal grand jury in Connecticut returned a six-count indictment charging a Norwalk, Connecticut business owner with fraud offenses related to his operation of a prize insurance business. According to the officials, Kevin Kolenda owns and operates Hole In Won …
July 11, 2016
Golf tournament insurance scammer and convicted felon Kevin Kolenda is wanted on a national extradition warrant after he failed to appear in Snohomish County Superior Court in Washington July 7 to face one felony charge for selling insurance without a …
September 17, 2015
The nonprofit behind the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic says it wasn’t informed until after the tournament its insurance wouldn’t cover cash prizes for holes-in-one on holes deemed too short. In a third-party complaint in Charleston federal court, Old White Charities …
August 21, 2015
Insurance underwriters claim they shouldn’t be responsible for reimbursing a charity for payouts to golf fans for two holes-in-one made during the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, because the aces weren’t long enough. The tournament’s …
April 21, 2015
It appears hole-in-one insurance scammer Kevin Kolenda has been at it again, according to detectives in Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office. Kolenda was arrested on Monday in Norwalk, Conn., during a search of his residence. Kreidler’s detectives worked in …
March 16, 2015
Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, has launched prize indemnity and over-redemption policy products. The new coverages come from CFC’s recently established contingency team and follow the appointment of Matt Helm as Contingency Practice leader last year. “Prize competitions and …
January 29, 2015
If pro golfer Ryan Palmer makes a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open today through Sunday, someone’s on the hook for $50,000. The hole-in-one policy is from Acersgolf.com, owned by Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers …
February 7, 2014
Kevin Kolenda, 56, a Connecticut businessman who has been reportedly defrauding golf tournaments and golfers for two decades, was sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court in Washington. Judge Jean Rietschel sentenced Kolenda to 86 days with credit for time …