2013 Orders
Orders posted below are unverified duplicates of official orders actually entered. To get an official version of the order contact:
Renee Molnes
Phone: 360-725-7047
Email: legal@oic.wa.gov
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| Alvarez, Leticia S. Federal Way, WA |
Creating false documents and providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or materially untrue information in the license application. | 1/4/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0004 | |||||
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| American Community Mutual Insurance Company Livonia, MI |
If rehabilitation is not concluded by close of business December 31, 2013, the Washington State certificate of authority shall be revoked. Should American Community Mutual Insurance Company receive offers of acquisition, the Company agrees to provide the OIC with information about the acquiring party sufficient to enable the OIC to determine whether the acquiring entity is eligible to hold a Washington State certificate of authority. | 3/11/2013 | Consent Order Suspending Certificate of Authority | 13-0065 | |||||
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| American Family Mutual Insurance Company Madison, WI |
No insurer shall make or issue an insurance contract or policy except in accordance with its filing then in effect. | 1/25/2013 | $10,000 fine | 13-0002 | |||||
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| Ardiente, Billi Jo Auburn, WA |
Failure to respond to inquiries by the OIC within fifteen working days. | 1/2/2013 | Consent Order Rescinding Previous Revocation Order No. 12-0212 And Levying A Fine $500.00 Fine | 13-0003 | |||||
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| Atkinson, Richard Leonard Lawrenceville, GA |
Failure to report administrative action; failure to respond. | 2/13/2013 | License revoked. | 13-0061 | |||||
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| Atlass Insurance Group Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Failure to timely respond to an inquiry of the Insurance Commissioner; Failure to timely report an administrative action. | 4/22/2013 | Consent Order Rescinding Order No. 11-0171 And Levying A Fine $500 Fine | 13-0112 | |||||
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| Bako, Shawn A. Tonawanda, NY |
Failure to report administrative action; failure to respond. | 1/31/2013 | License revoked. | 13-0037 | |||||
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| BancInsure, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK |
BancInsure, Inc. agrees to not write any new business in Washington State without prior approval of the OIC and to maintain the risk-based capital levels as required by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Final Order No. 12-1024-TRN. | 4/16/2013 | Consent Order | 13-0107 | |||||
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| Bartley, Joshua Eden Prairie, MN |
Probation due to back taxes owed to the State of Minnesota. | 1/28/2013 | Consent Order Setting Conditions For Probationary Non-Resident Insurance Producer’s License | 13-0012 | |||||
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| Bethel University St. Paul, MN |
Issued 4 annuities prior to reveiving its Certificate of Exemption. | 3/19/2013 | $1,100 Fine | 13-0078 | |||||
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| Boruff, Randy E. Ephrata, WA |
Altering an application for insurance without the applicant's written consent and not in such manner as to indicate clearly that such insertions are not to be ascribed to the applicant; Knowingly making a false or misleading statement or impersonation in an application for insurance to an insurer; Altering forms requesting changes to a client's policy without her permission, and falsifying the client's and beneficiary's-initials. | 3/28/2013 | Consent Order Levying A Fine $750 fine | 13-0086 | |||||
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| Bridge, Russell Lacey, WA |
Failing to timely respond to an inquiry of the Insurance Commissioner relative to the business of insurance; Failing to provide proof of payments on his court debt and committing a violation of the Washington Insurance Code, licensee has violated the conditions of his probationary license. | 3/12/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0088 | |||||
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| Brown, Michael J. Silverdale, WA |
Making false statements, misrepresentations, and demonstrating untrustworthiness. | 2/4/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0024 | |||||
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| Bryant, Patrick Boise, ID |
Failure to pay $500 fine imposed by OIC Order No.12-0086. | 4/8/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0121 | |||||
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| Cashion, Connie E. Holliday, TX |
Failing to respond to inquiries by the OIC; failing to provide a replacement fingerprint card as requested | 4/8/2013 | Consent Order Rescinding Previous Revocation Order No. 12-0339 and Levying A Fine | 13-0116 | |||||
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| Central Washington University Foundation Ellensburg, WA |
Failure to timely file. | 2/19/2013 | $750 Fine | 13-0051 | |||||
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| Cherokee Guarantee Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group Phoenix, AZ |
Wrote a policy before being registered. | 1/23/2013 | $250 Fine | 13-0005 | |||||
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| Chittock, Russell B. Longview, WA |
Failing to promptly account for and pay any premiums to an insurer; improperly withholding monies received in the course of doing insurance business | 2/20/2013 | Consent Order Levying a Fine | 13-0031 | |||||
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| Clements, Todd S. Boise, ID |
Failure to pay fees; failure to respond. | 4/24/2013 | License revoked. | 13-0140 | |||||
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| Columbia Title Agency LLC Vancouver, WA |
Allowing its title company employees to attend and volunteer their time at an event that is not sponsored solely by a charity event; Cosponsoring, subsidizing, or contributing fees, prizes, gifts, or giving things of value to off-premises producer functions, including a golf tournament. | 2/4/2013 | Consent Order Levying A Fine $750.00 fine | 13-0032 | |||||
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| Commercial Travelers Mutual Insurance Company Utica, NY |
Failure to maintain minimum required capital and surplus. | 4/1/2013 | Order Suspending Certificate of Authority | 13-0101 | |||||
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| Coordinated Care of Washington Tacoma, WA |
None | 4/2/2013 | Solicitation Permit for initial financing of a domestic health care service contractor | 13-0111 | |||||
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| Daily, Jack O. Eagle, ID |
Probation due to tax debt. | 4/15/2013 | Consent Order Setting Conditions For Probationary Non-Resident Producer’s License | 13-0113 | |||||
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| Diaz, Maria Federal Way, WA |
Submitted applications with false information. | 2/5/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0043 | |||||
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| Edmund C. Scarborough, IBCS Group, Inc., and Walter W. Wolf Spokane Valley, WA |
Acting as an unauthorized insurer and soliciting and transacting insurance business in this state on behalf of an unauthorized insurer or insurers, without being licensed as a surplus lines broker. | 3/8/2013 | Order to Cease and Desist | 13-0084 | |||||
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| Erickson, Kent L. Mount Vernon, WA |
Failing to promptly pay premiums to the insurer and failing to maintain a separate premium account from all other business and personal funds. | 5/10/2013 | Consent Order Levying A Fine $2,000 Fine | 13-0122 | |||||
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| First American Title Insurance Company Santa Ana, CA |
Alleged violations of WAC 284-29-235 and WAC 284-29-220 | 5/6/2013 | $25,000 fine to be paid per Stipulation and Agreed Order. | 13-0021 | |||||
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| FNI Works, Inc., doing business as Anchor Solutions, and James Speer and Kathy Speer, Individual Respondents Shoreline, WA |
Issuing contracts purporting to provide insurance coverage to Washington residents to reimburse the consumer for the amount of the consumer’s deductible in the event the consumer has a claim under the consumer’s auto or home owners insurance. None of the Respondents is authorized to issue insurance contracts or licensed to sell insurance in Washington and no authorized or surplus lines insurer underwrote the insurance that was sold to home owner policy holders to cover their homeowners insurance deductibles. Although Respondents had arranged for a surplus lines insurer to cover the automobile deductible coverage they were selling, the premiums they collected for this coverage substantially exceeded the premiums specified in the surplus lines policy and none of the premiums collected by Respondents were remitted to the surplus lines insurer. | 3/25/2013 | Order To Cease And Desist | 13-0099 | |||||
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| Gaul, Tiara L. Harlan, IA |
Failure to report administrative action; failure to respond. | 4/9/2013 | License revoked. | 13-0123 | |||||
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| General Board of the Church of Nazarene Lenexa, MO |
Failure to timely file. | 3/4/2013 | $750 Fine | 13-0070 | |||||
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| Gibson, Michael R. Spokane, WA |
Failure to respond | 2/20/2013 | Order revoking license | 13-0068 | |||||
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| Gramercy Insurance Company Dallas, TX |
Failure to maintain required capital and surplus. | 1/22/2013 | Suspension of Certificate of Authority | 13-0011 | |||||
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| Guardian Protection Products, Inc.
RPM Wood Finishes Group
Hickory, NC |
Unregistered protection product guarantee provider. | 4/17/2013 | Order To Cease And Desist | 13-0135 | |||||
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| Harlow, Danny J. Ridgefield, WA |
Offering and providing gift cards to prospective clients for scheduling a consultation. | 4/5/2013 | Consent Order Levying A Fine $500 Fine | 13-0079 | |||||
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| Health Alliance Northwest Health Plan, Inc. |
None | 1/31/2013 | Solicitation Permit | 13-0040 | |||||
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| Hueller, David Green Bay, WI |
Failure to notify OIC of his criminal prosecution within thirty days after the initial pretrial hearing; Failure to timely respond to an OIC inquiry; Failure to timely notify OIC of any change of address. | 4/9/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0126 | |||||
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| Humana Health Plan, Incorporated Louisville, KY |
Failure to timely file. | 5/9/2013 | $750 Fine | 13-0128 | |||||
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| Independent Dealer Group, Incorporated Mehwah, NJ |
Failure to timely file. | 5/7/2013 | $750 Fine | 13-0137 | |||||
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| Ippolito, Michael P. South Hadley, MA |
Failure to report license revocations; Failure to respond; Submitting false applications for insurance. | 3/18/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0095 | |||||
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| Johnson, Priscilla G. Longview, WA |
Knowingly accepting insurance business from a person who is required to be licensed and is not so licensed. | 2/28/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0075 | |||||
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| Liberty University Inc Glen Ellyn, IL |
Failure to timely file. | 2/20/2013 | $500 Fine | 13-0052 | |||||
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| Lincol General Insurance Company York, PA |
Failure to maintain minimum capital and surpls. | 2/19/2013 | Order Suspending COA | 13-0064 | |||||
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| Lordjer, Lordjer Seattle, WA |
Incorrectly answering “no” to the question on his license application regarding criminal convictions, judgments, or deferrals; Failing to respond to the Commissioner’s inquiries. | 3/5/2013 | Order Revoking License | 13-0081 | |||||
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| Loyal Christian Benefit Association Erie, PA |
N/A | 4/11/2013 | Order Rescinding Prior Suspention | 13-0103 | |||||
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| Loyal Christian Benefits Association Erie, PA |
Failure to maintain minimum required capital and surplus. | 4/1/2013 | Order Suspending License | 13-0103 | |||||
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| Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle Seattle, WA |
Failure to timely file. | 2/25/2013 | $750 Fine | 13-0047 | |||||
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| Lyndon Property Insurance Company St. Louis, MO |
Using unapproved rates in violation of RCW 48.19.040(6) | 4/29/2013 | $20,000 Fine. | 13-0131 | |||||
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| McCay, Peter A. Bothell, WA |
Providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete or materially untrue information in the license application. | 4/2/2013 | Consent Order Levying A Fine $500 Fine | 13-0105 | |||||
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| McDonald, Patrick S. Dallas, TX |
Engaging in rebating by paying the premium for consumers as an inducement to the purchase of insurance. | 1/25/2013 | $500 fine. License suspended for three months. | 13-0001 | |||||
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| McGough, Latoryah Fremont, MI |
Probation pending fulfillment of delinquent debt. | 2/25/2013 | Consent Order Setting Conditions For Probationary Non-Resident Insurance Producer’s License | 13-0058 | |||||
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These enforcement actions taken by Mike Kreidler, Washington state Insurance Commissioner, are a primary tool in protecting the people of Washington.
| Type of Entity | Authority to Suspend or Revoke | Authority to Fine |
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| Agent or broker | RCW 48.17.530 | RCW 48.17.560 |
| Insurance company | RCW 48.05.140 | RCW 48.05.185 |
| Health care service contractor | RCW 48.44.160 | RCW 48.44.166 |
| Health maintenance organization (HMO) | RCW 48.46.130 and RCW 48.46.135 | |
Updated 05/02/2013
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