Year 2004 Administrative Actions - July to September

Special Investigations Unit Year 2004

The following chart represents a summary of the administrative actions taken against insurance producers and insurance companies by the Division's Enforcement Section between July, 2004 and September, 2004. If you require additional information concerning a particular administrative action, please send your request via e-mail to the Enforcement Email Address. For each administrative action, please note the following definitions.

Licensee Name Type of License Case No. Primary Allegation(s) Disposition Effective Date Eboigbe, Samson E. Lowell, MA Producer 3661 Failure to Maintain Trustworthiness & Suitability for Licensure Consent Agreement: License Revocation; Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 06/29/2004 Snape, John W. Old Lyme, CT Non-Resident Producer 3803 Placing health insurance business with unlicensed company; Failure to maintain trustworthiness and suitability for licensure Hearing Officer Order on Motion for Summary Decision: License Revocation; $26,000 Fine; Restitution of $4,861; Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 07/01/2004 Atwater, David L. Damariscotta, ME Non-Resident Producer 4390A Sale of insurance while unlicensed or unappointed Consent Agreement: $100 Fine; Cease & Desist 07/01/2004 Hunt, Thomas F. Centerville, MA Producer 3830 Placing health insurance business with unlicensed company; Failure to make required disclosure on license applications; Conducting business in unlicensed name Consent Agreement: $2,500 Fine; Cease & Desist; Compliance Program 07/02/2004 CIGNA Health Care of Massachusetts, Inc. Worcester, MA Health Maintenance Organization 4749 Failure to comply with utilization requirements of managed care law Settlement Agreement: $15,000; Demonstrated adherence to proposed compliance plan 07/02/2004 Beier, Eric Haverhill, MA Producer 4495 Failure to Make Required Disclosure on license application Hearing Officer Order on Motion for Summary Decision: License Revocation; $3,000 Fine; Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 07/06/2004 Lucia, James D. Bridgewater, MA Producer 4706B Failure to make required disclosure on license applications Settlement Agreement: $3,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 07/12/2004 O'Connell, William M. Jr. Castle Rock, CO Non-Resident Producer 4558 Failure to Make Required Disclosure on license application Settlement Agreement: $300 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 07/21/2004 Mallozzi, Anthony R. Worcester, MA Producer 4734 Misrepresentations on life insurance application Settlement Agreement: $2,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 07/22/2004 Larkin, Geoffrey B. Chicago, IL Non-Resident Producer 4694 Failure to Make Required Disclosure on license application Settlement Agreement: $500 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 07/26/2004 Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company Pawtucket, RI Property Casualty Company (In Rehabilitation) 4414D Paying Commission to Unlicensed Entity Settlement Agreement: Cease & Desist 07/29/2004 Major, Thomas J. Great Barrington, MA Unlicensed 4655 Acting as insurance adjuster without proper license Settlement Agreement: $1,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 07/30/2004 Mohawk Insurance Agency, Inc. Dorchester, MA Producer 4745A Sale of insurance while unlicensed or unappointed; Failure to notify Division of dissolution of corporation Settlement Agreement: $20,000 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 08/09/2004 Bailey, Viola Dorchester, MA Producer 4529 Failure to Make Required Disclosures on license applications Settlement Agreement: $3,000 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 08/12/2004 Provencher, Richard R. Lowell, MA Producer 4561 Issuing False Certificates of Insurance; Failure to Remit Premium to Insurance Company Settlement Agreement: Permanent License Revocation (effective 10/16/2004); Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 08/13/2004 Elster, Robert Charles Jr. Sonoma, CA Non-Resident Producer 4662 Failure to Make Required Disclosures on license application Settlement Agreement: $350 Fine; Cease & Desist 08/16/2004 Mauro, Paul J. Milford, MA Producer 2904 / 3366 Failure to Make Required Disclosure on license applications Settlement Agreement: $6,500 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 08/17/2004 Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company Glenview, IL Life, Accident & Health Company 3087E Paying commission to unlicensed entity Settlement Agreement: $25,000 Civil Penalty; Cease & Desist 08/17/2004 Allain, Brian P. Sterling, MA Producer 4660 Failure to make required disclosure on license application Settlement Agreement: $500 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 08/18/2004 Allstate Life Insurance Company Northbrook, IL Life, Accident & Health Company 4583A Use of unapproved policy forms Settlement Agreement: $25,000 Civil Penalty;Cease & Desist 08/20/2004 Fenton, Sean D. Boynton Beach, FL Non-Resident Producer 3657 Failure to make required disclosure on license application Settlement Agreement: $500 Fine; Cease & Desist 08/24/2004 Cassin, Daniel J. West Hartford, CT Non-Resident Producer 4547 Failure to report claim; Falsification of claim documents Settlement Agreement: Permanent License Revocation; Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 08/30/2004 Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency, Inc. Needham, MA Business Entity Producer 4783 Failure to report administrative action within 30 days Settlement Agreement: $250 Civil Penalty; Cease & Desist 08/30/2004 Weiner, Jeffrey A. Taunton, MA Producer 4528 Failure to make required disclosure on license applications Settlement Agreement: $750 09/02/2004 Bertolino, Richard P. Lynnfield, MA Producer 3896 Failure to make required disclosure on license applications Settlement Agreement: $1,500 Civil Penalty; 09/06/2004 Palmer, George Albert Caribou, ME Non-Resident Producer 4380 Failure to make required disclosure on license applications Hearing Officer Decision & Order: License Revocation; Cease & Desist from all insurance activity 09/07/2004 Meyers, Cheryl Lynn Ft. Wayne, IN Non-Resident Producer 4446 Failure to make required disclosure on license application Settlement Agreement: $500 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 09/17/2004 Brown, Richard L. Framingham, MA Producer 4586 Failure to make required disclosure on license applications Hearing Officer Decision & Order: $2,500 Fine; Cease & Desist 09/22/2004 Hartstone, Gerald A. Jamaica Plain, MA Producer 4757 Failure to remit return premium to insured Settlement Agreement: License Revocation (effective 1/24/05); Immediate Cease & Desist from violations and from all insurance activity 09/27/2004 Premier Insurance Company of MA Worcester, MA Domestic Property Casualty Company 4745B Paying commission to unlicensed entity Settlement Agreement: $3,000 Civil Penalty; Cease and Desist 09/30/2004