Year 2001 Administrative Actions - July to September

Special Investigations Unit Year

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, 2001 and September, 2001. 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 American Home Shield Corp./American Home Shield of Maine, Inc. Unlicensed 2932 Sale of home warranty contracts without certificate of authority Settlement Agreement: $10,000 Administrative Assessment plus additional $15,000 designated for production of consumer brochure 7/5/01 Elmo, James E. Cheshire, CT Non-Resident Agent 3473 Misrepresentation on insurance agent license applications Consent Order: License Revocation; Disposition of all interests in any insurance business 7/10/01 Wilcox, Peter Hue Phoenix, AZ Non-Resident Agent 3573 Misrepresentation on insurance license applications (Failure to disclose other state's administrative action) Settlement Agreement: $250 Fine; Cease & Desist 7/11/01 Lang, Tamara Phoenix, AZ Non-Resident Agent 3535 Misrepresentation on insurance agent license application Settlement Agreement: $250 Fine; Cease & Desist 7/11/01 George, Keith Alan Harrisburg, PA Non-Resident Agent 3352 Misrepresentation on insurance agent license applications (Failure to disclose other state's administrative action) Settlement Agreement: $1,500 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 7/16/01 Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company in Salem Salem, MA Domestic Property Casualty Company 3674 Issuing homeowner's policies with unapproved rate deviation Settlement Agreement: $3,500 Fine: Cease & Desist 7/17/01 Lascola, Todd J. Fort Lauderdale, FL Non-Resident Agent 3030 Failure to maintain qualities of trustworthiness & suitability; Purchase of securities without customer authorization Consent Order: License Revocation; Disposition of all interests in any insurance business 7/20/01 Murphy, Gregory A. Lakeville, MA Agent 3319 Misrepresentation on insurance agent license applications Settlement Agreement: $7,500 Fine; Cease & Desist 7/23/01 S. Lois Hindmarsh Ins. Agency, Inc. Quincy, MA Agent & Broker 3595A Impersonation (Sale of insurance while license was lapsed) Settlement Agreement: $1,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 8/10/01 Warner, Glenwood F. Caribou, ME Agent 3421 Misrepresentation on insurance license application Consent Agreement: $1,000 Fine; License Revocation; Disposition of all interests in any insurance business 8/10/01 American Collectors Insurance, Inc. Cherry Hill, NJ Unlicensed 3357C Unlicensed solicitation of insurance policies; Premium procurement by fraudulent misrepresentation Settlement Agreement: $15,000 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 8/14/01 Valentine, John T. East Boston, MA Agent 3471 Misrepresentation on insurance license application Consent Agreement: $1,500 Fine; Cease & Desist 8/30/01 Itech Corporation Automated Insurance Quotation Systems Point Richmond, CA Unlicensed 2324A Impersonation; Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in insurance advertising Settlement Agreement: $1,000 Administrative Assessment; Cease & Desist 9/5/01 Landenberger, William M. Abington, MA Agent 3577 Misrepresentation on insurance license application (Failure to disclose bankruptcy) Consent Agreement: $1,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 9/7/01 Thomas P. McDonald Insurance Agency, Inc. Quincy, MA Agent & Broker 3598A Failure to renew corporate broker's license Settlement Agreement: Cease & Desist 9/10/01 Pare, William J. Salem, NH Non-Resident Agent 3317 Misrepresentation on insurance license application Hearing Officer Order on Motion for Summary Decision: $1,000 Fine; License Revocation 9/12/01 Helleberg, Paul C. Chelsea, MA Unlicensed 3708 Failure to Respond Dismissal of subject's appeal of license denial for failure to appear 9/20/2001 Withrow, Wilbur Randolph, MA Former Agent 3129 Failure to Remit collected premium to insurance company Settlement Agreement: License Revocation; Disposition of all interest in any insurance business 9/20/01 Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd. Hartford, CT Surplus Lines Carrier 3525 Engaging in surplus lines business without proper authority Settlement Agreement: $15,000 Administrative Assessment; Directive to apply for surplus lines approval; Cease & Desist 9/21/01 D'Olimpio, Paul F. Revere, MA Broker 3149C Allowing unlicensed individuals to solicit business in licensee's name Settlement Agreement: $5,000 Fine; Cease & Desist 9/27/01 Sentry Insurance A Mutual Company Stevens Point, WI Property & Casualty Company 3003 Sale of policies with non-approved endorsements Settlement Agreement: $14,500 Fine; Cease & Desist 9/28/01