Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) News

Michigan Orders Former Agent to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance Certificates

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist order to Terrell Lee Smith also known as “Sam.” …

Michigan Insurance Agents Accused of Pocketing Premiums, Unlicensed Activity

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has issued a cease and desist order against Angella Swain-Jones (alias Stacey or Sarah) and summarily suspended the insurance license of Cornell Jones and his agency Select Insurance Services of Flint. …

Michigan Says Man Was Selling Fake Auto Insurance in Parking Lot

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has told a man who the department says has been selling fake auto insurance in a parking lot after hours to stop. The DIFS issued a Cease and Desist Order against …

Michigan Places Consumers Mutual Insurance in Rehabilitation

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has placed Consumers Mutual Insurance of Michigan (Consumers Mutual) in rehabilitation. Consumers Mutual has been offering health insurance through Michigan’s health insurance marketplace. The company and the DIFS jointly announced in …

Michigan Agent Charged with Felony Embezzlement

A Michigan insurance agent faces felony embezzlement charges following an investigation by the the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS). After receiving a complaint from an insurance company, DIFS discovered that Vladimir Ivanovich Tatarly of Lake Orion was …

Michigan Regulators Shut Down Unlicensed Madison Heights Agent

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered Alicia D. Bonner of Look Insurance in Madison Heights to cease and desist from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance policies. The agency is located at 26080 John R Road, …

Michigan Regulators Suspend Licenses of Insurance Agent, Agencies

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced it suspended the insurance licenses of Alia Bahoora and her insurance agencies: Assurity Insurance Agency I, Assurity Insurance Agency II, Assurity Insurance Agency III and Assurity Insurance Agency IV. The …

Michigan Orders Unlicensed Agent, Fictitious Insurer to Stop Selling Insurance

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered Ray Coleman, Midwest Insurance Group and RPM Insurance Group (RPM) to cease and desist from selling, soliciting or negotiating insurance policies, regulators announced. According to the DIFS order, a …

‘One-Day’ Policy Sales Lead to Agent License Suspensions in Michigan

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced it has suspended the licenses of father and son insurance agents Ali Ali and Adnan Ali-Aljadri and their insurance agencies AAS and ASA for violating numerous provisions of the Michigan …

Michigan Woman Ordered to Stop Unlicensed Insurance Sales

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) recently ordered Irene Bess of Detroit to cease and desist from the sale of insurance in the state. At the company’s request, DIFS conducted an investigation of activities involving United Services …