Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Producer Accused of Pocketing Insurance Premiums
Apr 27 2006 // A Lake Charles, La., insurance producer was ordered to cease and desist operating in the business of insurance and received a summary suspension of his licenses for allegedly misappropriating insurance premium...
Insurers Say Auto Insurance Bill is ‘Good Public Policy’
Apr 26 2006 // The California Assembly Insurance Committee is considering a bill today that the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) says would prevent the Department of Insurance from altering auto insurance rating...
SIIS Unveils Program for Annual Conference
Apr 26 2006 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced the program for its 53rd Annual Educational Conference, June 27-28, 2006, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Dallas, Texas. “We have arranged an outstanding array of...
Mo. Department Files Complaint Against Producer Who Allegedly Pocketed $16,000 in Client Funds
Apr 18 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance is seeking discipline against an insurance producer accused of allegedly issuing phony insurance policies. The agent, Michael Spillman of Lake Ozark, was to secure insurance coverage...
Sources: Coalition Against Insurance Fraud; Ohio Department of Insurance
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup Ohio pair indicted for alleged fraud, money laundering tallying $200,000 The Coalition Against Consumer Fraud and the Ohio Department of Insurance reported that two former dental office employees, Alberta Fay...
Former Calif. life insurance agent convicted for faulty notes
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the conviction of former life insurance agent Bassem Btadini, 51, also known as Bob Btadini. Btadini entered a no contest plea and was convicted of...
Proposed California Homeowners Regs Bad Public Policy, Associations Say
Apr 14 2006 // Homeowners’ insurance regulations proposed by the Department of Insurance would result in higher premiums for many Californians, force insurers to charge unfair homeowner rates and cause subsidies among...
Licensed La. Bail Bond Business Owner, Employee Arrested
Apr 6 2006 // A licensed Monroe, La., bail bond producer has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly allowing an unlicensed employee to write and sign bail bonds on behalf of the producer’s business, the...
Ind. Supreme Court Addresses Attack on Compensation Rating Bureau
Apr 5 2006 // The Insurance Institute of Indiana and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies applauded the decision by the Indiana Supreme Court to deny transfer on a case filed against the Indiana Compensation Rating...
Western insurance associations: How the West is run
Apr 3 2006 // Editor’s note:This is the first article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part II of this article will appear in a future issue. As people migrate to the West to enjoy the weather and opportunities for...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 3 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part II of this article will appear in a future issue. As people migrate to the West to enjoy the weather and opportunities for...
La. Hosts Health Care Symposium
Mar 30 2006 // The Health Care Commission of the Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Health Care Alliance (LHCA) will co-sponsor a health care symposium: “A New Vision for Health Care” on April 18. The...
Mo. Gov. Directs Insurance Dept. to Provide Assistance in Storm Aftermath
Mar 16 2006 // Gov. Matt Blunt said this week that representatives from the Consumer Services section of the Missouri Department of Insurance will be visiting areas of the state hardest hit by the recent severe weather. Major insurers...
Baton Rouge, La., Man Arrested in Business Auto Insurance Scam
Feb 22 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that special agents from his office, in a joint effort with members of the fraud section of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, arrested Walter Glenn McMillan,...
Former La. Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese
Feb 21 2006 // The Louisiana-based law firm of Adams and Reese LLP announced that former Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, J. Robert Wooley joined the firm effective Feb. 20, 2006. Adams and Reese, which has offices in Baton Rouge and...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Feb 19 2006 // Fraud Roundup Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According...
La. Commissioner Wooley to Leave Office Effective Feb. 15
Feb 2 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley issued a news release announcing his resignation as commissioner effective Feb. 15. Chief Deputy Commissioner Jim Donelon will take over the post. Following is the...
Baton Rouge, La., Woman Pleads Guilty in CE Credit Scam
Feb 1 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. reported that Marsha Lavernia Scott, aka Marsha L. Dillon, 3120 Lambert Drive, Baton Rouge, La., pled guilty on Jan. 23, 2006, to one count of filing false public records in...
ARIZONA DEPT. OF INSURANCE CHANGES PHONE NUMBERS
Jan 23 2006 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has changed its phone numbers. The new main switchboard number is (602) 364-3100. The Producer Licensing Section number is (602) 364-4457. The Property & Casualty Division can be...
La. Agent Charged with Pocketing Customer Premiums
Jan 19 2006 // A Bogalusa, La., insurance agent was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for alleged felony theft and withholding of insurance premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. The DOI ordered Patricia...
