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Washington Commissioner Disciplines Producers for Violations

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines to several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations during May. The fines totaled $12,250. They are: Insurance companies Benefit Marketing Solutions and Benefit Services Association, Norman, Okla. Kreidler ordered the …

Washington Commissioner Fines Producers More Than $24,000

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in March disciplined and issued fines totaling $24,250 against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. Insurance companies Unitrin Auto and Home Insurance Co., Jacksonville, Fla.; fined $20,000 Unitrin issued insurance policies using …

Safeco in California to Pay Out $3M For Using Credit Scores

Safeco Insurance Co. has agreed to pay a $900,000 fine and reform its approval process for homeowners and auto insurance coverage, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced Friday. Safeco was fined for the unapproved use of credit scores to deny …

Worker Finger Amputation Leads to $137K in Fines for Missouri Glass Plant

Piramal Glass USA Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21 safety and health violations after a worker lost a finger while repairing a machine at the Park Hills, Mo., manufacturing …

Illinois Based Company Fined $185K for Injury at Wisconsin Plant

Federal safety officials fined an Illinois-based company more than $185,000 after a worker suffered severe burns at the same northern Wisconsin plant where five people have been killed since 2008. Packaging Corp. of America was cited for 30 alleged safety …

Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M in Penalties, Fines for Worker Death in South Dakota

Federal officials announced that Adams Thermal Systems Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and fines in a prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …

South Padre Island Water Park Fined Nearly $100K for Workplace Hazards

A popular water park on Texas’ South Padre island has been fined nearly $100,000 after a 20-year-old lifeguard died and a maintenance supervisor was severely injured at the facility. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited …

Insurer Fined by South Dakota Says It Is Now in Full Compliance

A Nebraska-based insurance company that is being fined $325,000 for violating South Dakota laws and regulations says it has taken steps to ensure it is in full compliance. Omaha-based Ability Insurance says in a statement that the company remains committed …

South Dakota Fines Nebraska-Based Insurance Company

South Dakota’s Division of Insurance has levied a $325,000 fine against a Nebraska-based insurer for violating South Dakota laws and regulations. It is the largest such fine in South Dakota history, Insurance Division officials said. It comes after a three-year …

Oklahoma Lawmakers Seek to Increase Looting Penalties

Reports of dozens of arrests of suspected looters in tornado-ravaged areas of central Oklahoma prompted several legislators to call for increasing the penalty for taking items from victims of natural disasters. Moore police have arrested about three dozen people for …