August 9, 2022
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek announced last week that the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has partnered with their exam vendor to offer insurance agent licensing exams in Spanish and Hmong. “It’s important that Wisconsin insurance agents reflect …
February 18, 2022
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek announced this week that the Consumer Affairs section, in conjunction with the legal liaisons and the legal department, at the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) recovered $4,716,458 last year for Wisconsin consumers that …
February 1, 2021
The Consumer Affairs department at the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) recovered $3,987,247 for Wisconsinites through their complaint process last year, Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable says. In 2020, the Consumer Affairs department closed 3,611 consumer complaints. These complaints …
March 20, 2020
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is asking insurers operating the state to offer flexibility to insureds who are incurring economic hardship during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This flexibility can include offering non-cancellation periods, deferred premium …
June 6, 2018
A Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to repay more than $1 million after state regulators found she engaged in multiple unfair trade practices involving an elderly consumer. Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) reported that Blanche Berenzweig …
May 17, 2016
A former Wisconsin insurance agent has been ordered to pay more than $516,000 in restitution and a forfeiture of over $1 million for allegedly of misappropriating funds, making misrepresentations about insurance policies, and forging customer signatures on insurance documents, the …